Food System Meetings
Calais Food System Meeting - Audience Polling Results
Session Name:
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Calais Food System Meeting
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Date Created:
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4/23/13 6:44:44 PM |
Active Participants:
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21 of 21 |
Average Score:
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0.00% |
Questions:
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19 |
Results by Question
1.) What is your gender? (Demographic Assignment)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Male |
30% |
6 |
Female |
70% |
14 |
Totals |
100% |
20 |
2.) Please tell us your age range (Demographic Assignment)
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Responses |
|
Percent |
Count |
under 25 |
0% |
0 |
25-35 |
15.79% |
3 |
36-45 |
5.26% |
1 |
46-55 |
26.32% |
5 |
56-65 |
47.37% |
9 |
over 66 |
5.26% |
1 |
Totals |
100% |
19 |
3.) MAY - OCTOBER: What percentage of your weekly food budget do you estimate that you spend on local food? (Multiple Choice)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
less than 5% |
5% |
1 |
~6-10% |
40% |
8 |
11 - 25% |
25% |
5 |
26-50% |
10% |
2 |
greater than 50% |
20% |
4 |
Totals |
100% |
20 |
4.) NOVEMBER - APRIL: What percentage of your weekly food budget do you estimate that you spend on local food? (Multiple Choice)
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Responses |
|
Percent |
Count |
less than 5% |
50% |
10 |
~6-10% |
10% |
2 |
11 - 25% |
20% |
4 |
26-50% |
10% |
2 |
greater than 50% |
10% |
2 |
Totals |
100% |
20 |
5.)
What is your primary "hat" in attending this meeting about local food
(NOTE - you will get a secondary hat too)? (Demographic Assignment)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Farmer (w/ off farm sales) |
33.33% |
7 |
Fisherman |
4.76% |
1 |
Distributor |
4.76% |
1 |
Retailer |
0% |
0 |
Consumer - household |
19.05% |
4 |
Food transformer (processor) |
0% |
0 |
Grower - preparing to sell |
0% |
0 |
Support system |
28.57% |
6 |
Homesteader/Grower |
4.76% |
1 |
Consumer - institutional |
4.76% |
1 |
Totals |
100% |
21 |
6.) What is your secondary "hat" in attending this meeting about local food? (Demographic Assignment)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Farmer (w/ off farm sales) |
10% |
2 |
Fisherman |
0% |
0 |
Distributor |
0% |
0 |
Retailer |
5% |
1 |
Consumer - household |
40% |
8 |
Food transformer (processor) |
10% |
2 |
Grower - preparing to sell |
0% |
0 |
Support system |
20% |
4 |
Homesteader/Grower |
15% |
3 |
Consumer - institutional |
0% |
0 |
Totals |
100% |
20 |
7.)
If one of your "hats" is being part of the local food Support System
(NOTE - could be your 3rd "hat"), what is your primary supporting role?
(Demographic Assignment)
|
Responses |
|
Percent |
Count |
Lending |
8.33% |
1 |
Education/Research |
33.33% |
4 |
Marketing/Trade Association |
25% |
3 |
Policy/Legislation |
33.33% |
4 |
Totals |
100% |
12 |
8.) In what way do you as a consumer participate in the local food system? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Buying club |
20.31% |
13 |
Community Supported Agriculture |
1.56% |
1 |
Farmers market |
25% |
16 |
Pre-order |
7.81% |
5 |
Direct from producer |
21.88% |
14 |
Local products from retailers |
23.44% |
15 |
none of the above (yet) |
0% |
0 |
Totals |
100% |
64 |
9.)
Management workshops - Please indicate whether you would attend
workshops in the following subject areas (more than one answer OK).
(Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Pricing/invoicing |
5.88% |
2 |
Financing - credit, grants, loans |
2.94% |
1 |
Time management |
14.71% |
5 |
Tax issues for farms |
11.76% |
4 |
Tools & equipment - sizing, maintenance, choice |
5.88% |
2 |
Alternative pest control. |
17.65% |
6 |
Markets and marketing |
17.65% |
6 |
Distribution networks |
23.53% |
8 |
Totals |
100% |
34 |
10.)
Production workshops - Please indicate whether you would attend
workshops in the following subject areas (more than one answer OK).
(Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
|
Responses |
|
Percent |
Count |
Cranberry and blueberry production |
9.68% |
3 |
Poultry production - eggs and meat |
12.9% |
4 |
Hoofed animals - dairy and meat |
6.45% |
2 |
Vegetable production - field and greenhouse |
19.35% |
6 |
Season extension |
22.58% |
7 |
Aquaculture |
6.45% |
2 |
Fruit tree production |
22.58% |
7 |
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0% |
0 |
Totals |
100% |
31 |
11.)
Time of year? Please indicate the months when you would participate
(more than one answer OK). (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
January |
8.82% |
3 |
February |
17.65% |
6 |
March |
20.59% |
7 |
April |
20.59% |
7 |
November |
32.35% |
11 |
Enter answer text... |
0% |
0 |
Totals |
100% |
34 |
12.)
Location? Please indicate your preferred location for training (more
than one answer OK). (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Calais |
48% |
12 |
Machias |
24% |
6 |
Eastport |
24% |
6 |
Milbridge |
4% |
1 |
Totals |
100% |
25 |
13.) Time? Please indicate the best time to attend a workshop (more than one answer OK). (Multiple Choice)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Weekday morning |
15.79% |
3 |
Weekday afternoon |
10.53% |
2 |
Weekday evening |
42.11% |
8 |
Saturday |
21.05% |
4 |
Sunday afternoon |
10.53% |
2 |
Totals |
100% |
19 |
14.) Distribution - what distribution issues hinder your growth? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Available hubs with storage capacity. |
40% |
6 |
Logisitcs and dispatch |
26.67% |
4 |
Available truck capacity |
20% |
3 |
Insufficient/inefficient back haul loads |
0% |
0 |
Others, let's discuss |
13.33% |
2 |
Totals |
100% |
15 |
15.) Access to capital - where does this affect you most? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
|
Percent |
Count |
Production |
25% |
3 |
Distribution |
0% |
0 |
Processing |
16.67% |
2 |
Marketing |
16.67% |
2 |
Infrastructure - buidings, boats, equipment |
41.67% |
5 |
Totals |
100% |
12 |
16.) Critical mass of growers - how do we support/attract new and/or expanded production? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Mentoring program for new farmers |
8.33% |
1 |
Producer grant/loan program |
33.33% |
4 |
Coordinated County-wide support network. |
41.67% |
5 |
Market research |
0% |
0 |
Others, let's discuss. |
16.67% |
2 |
Totals |
100% |
12 |
17.) Storage - what are the critical issues that hinder expansion? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
|
Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
Freezer capacity |
31.25% |
5 |
Central food hub facilities |
18.75% |
3 |
Dry storage capacity |
12.5% |
2 |
Refrigerated storage |
31.25% |
5 |
Others - let's dicuss |
6.25% |
1 |
Totals |
100% |
16 |
18.) Do you agree that Washington County could benefit from the creation of a County-wide Food Council? (True / False)
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Responses |
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Percent |
Count |
True |
63.64% |
7 |
False |
36.36% |
4 |
Totals |
100% |
11 |
19.) Feedback - did polling help the discussion? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)
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Responses |
|
Percent |
Count |
Useful to see results immediately |
10.34% |
3 |
Interested to see full summary from all 5 meetings |
44.83% |
13 |
Not useful, got in the way |
3.45% |
1 |
Too many questions |
6.9% |
2 |
# of questions OK |
31.03% |
9 |
Comments? |
3.45% |
1 |
Totals |
100% |
29 |
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