HEAL Measure
  Healthy Food Access  

Connected & Sustainable Local Food System Activities:

• Youth-led food projects

• Sense of belonging in food system

• Products integrated into equitable local food system distribution

• Residents in priority populations in food leadership and planning

• community gardens incorporated into school curriculum

• Community gardens established

• Establish Institutional purchasing pilot (farm-to-school and -healthcare purchasing)

• Cooking classes and local food programs for youth

 

Economic Empowerment Through Food System Activities:

• Income generation

• Local foodmakers engaged and trained

• Retailers selling local products accept snap/hip dollars

 

Access to healthy food Activities:

• Establish Alternative Food Access Points (CSA, Fresh Chef Meal Kits, Mobile Market)

• Snap/hip gap reduced

• Increased local procurement for marginalized residents

• Increased enrollment in snap/hip

• Build community leadership to reduce the snap gap

• Establish winchendon alternative grocery store

• Open gardner food processing center

• Open winchendon maker space with commercial kitchen