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The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust is presenting these data tools for your information and use, but did not create them. These tools may be subject to copyright, and should be used within the terms of use outlined in any copyright restrictions.
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We hope you find these tools useful. We advise you to keep in mind that the content in these tools may cover sensitive issues that could be triggering for certain individuals.
Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics
This report provides comprehensive metrics regarding food and agriculture in the United States for measuring racial equity status in food systems, which are intentionally selected and categorized by Food Access, Food and Farm Business, Food Chain Labor, and Food Movement for the purpose of county, state, or national use.
Institutional Buyer Interview Questions
This questionnaire surrounds the purchasing patterns and interest in local products, the preferred local suppliers and the partnership, barriers to purchasing local products, etc. The questionnaire offers a high-level overview of organizations’ economic and decision-making practices and informs gaps within the local food system as well as provides perspective on local agricultural sales.
Partnerships to Improve Community Health Produce Prescription: Survey and Interview Tools
This evaluation includes four different tools: a produce intake questionnaire, a follow-up guide to interviewing, a Market Manager Interview Guide, and a Nutrition Provider Interview Guide. Questions asked in these tools center around the Produce Prescription Program (PRx) and are useful to deepen the understanding of produce consumption, purchasing habits, farmers’ market utilization, and perspectives on food vouchers in the low-resourced neighborhoods, strengthen the program, and foster the healthier eating habits in the community.
Food System Racial Equity Assessment Tool: A Facilitation Guide
This guide provides a practical step-by-step guide for group discussion on building a food system with racial equity, social justice, and sustainability. Recommended questions are listed and categorized by People, Place, Process, and Power for thoughtful discussion, which further helps key stakeholders identify gaps and issues that need to be addressed and move forward to inclusive programming and policymaking programs/policies.
Examining the Impact of Community Health Produce Prescription Initiative
This research study shows that the produce prescription program positively impacts the local fruit and vegetable purchasing and consumption among low-resourced neighborhoods in Northeastern North Carolina.
Kids Count Data Center
This tool reflects data of various indicators related to child well-being, such as education, safety and risky behaviors, family structure and income, poverty, housing, and community environment. The data is at the city, county, school district, and state levels. It is updated annually, and when applicable, the data are stratified by race and ethnicity, age, and family nativity.
The NC Investment Map
This tool provides resources for individuals and organizations interested in supporting affordable housing and sustainable local food systems in North Carolina. The data are based on statewide statistics, and when applicable, they can be accessed at the county level. The website also features dashboards and maps.
Farmer Interview Questionnaire
The Farmer Interview Questionnaire serves as a guide for interviewing farmers. It provides a high-level overview of individual farmers’ practices and insight into the local food system, which could help prioritize areas for a local food system and agriculture. The Farmer Interview Questionnaire includes both closed-ended and open-ended questions about farmers’ products, practices, access to markets, and interest in and barriers to various opportunities. This questionnaire could be administered in person, over the phone, or online and used as part of a food systems needs and assets assessment.