Seasonality and Food on the Southern Gulf Islands

by Anna Romanova MA-SLM

Food Security:
Food availability Food access Utilization Stability

Sustainability

Food Security

Seasonality

3 Farmers markets 2 Farmers Institutes Over 130 farms

Challenges
Land cost Food availability Supply-demand problem Transition perspective

Efforts
Festivals and events Collaboration between Harbour House and farm Farm tours Community gardens Winter Garden Program

Challenges
Food availability

Efforts
Festivals, events

Land cost

Example of Harbours House collaboration

Supply/demand

Community gardens

Openness to changes Farm tours

Winter Garden Program

Consumer demand for local produce at extended season farmers market 3 farmers markets 4 type of surveys 5 month of data collection 699 participants

Michigans surveys
56% of shoppers actually start to attend the farmers market in May or later 69% of shoppers want to start to attend market in January or February 61% of shoppers actually stop to attend market in November or December 91% of shoppers want to stop to attend market in November or December Approximately $ 170,453 spent by participants per year

86% supermarkets 67% farmers markets 41% health food store 28% personal gardens 20% farm stands

Places of fresh produce purchases

PLANNING GUIDE FOR A FOOD PRESERVATION PROGRAM, SOUTH CAROLINA

High-acid and Lowacid Canning

Jams and Jellies Drying

Freezing
Pickling