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Bike for Good Bicycle Food Rescue at Old Town Farmers’ Market Bike for Good Bicycle Food Rescue at Old Town Farmers’ Market

Bike for Good Bicycle Food Rescue at Old Town Farmers’ Market - PowerPoint Presentation

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Bike for Good Bicycle Food Rescue at Old Town Farmers’ Market - PPT Presentation

Community food rescue program using bicycles and burley cargo trailers Started in May 2015 with USDA FMPP Grant What is Bike for Good Increase access to fresh produce for low income community Raise awareness of bicycling as a viable means of transport in the City ID: 807803

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Bike for Good

Bicycle Food Rescue at Old Town Farmers’ Market

Slide2

Community food rescue program using bicycles and burley cargo trailers

Started in May 2015 with USDA FMPP Grant

What is Bike for Good?

Slide3

Increase access to fresh produce for low income community

Raise awareness of bicycling as a viable means of transport in the City

Engage community

$7,500 lbs. food rescued in 2015

Program goals

Slide4

Last Sat of the month: May to October

Volunteers arrive at market at 11:30 am

Hook burley cargo trailers to bicycles

Load donated food from vendors into trailers

Bike food to Annie B. Rose home (~0.5 miles)

6 to 10 volunteers @ each event

Program Snapshot

Slide5

BPAC – Jake and Jerry!

Volunteer Alexandria website signup

Market newsletter, FB, Twitter, media

Local MotionBicycle

Listserves

Flyers at bike shops,

VeloCity

Word of mouth

Volunteer outreach – Major Success!

Slide6

Paid for trailers and bike supplies

Grant ends

in 2016

Looking for partner to take this over in 2017 and beyond!

USDA FMPP GRANT and Beyond

….

Slide7

Youtube Video of Gleaning and Biking

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

DdijqOf5m4Q

Slide8

Questions?