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Machias Food System Meeting - Audience Polling Results

Session Name: Machias Food System Meeting
Date Created: 5/2/13 5:38:58 PM Active Participants: 27 of 27
Average Score: 0.00% Questions: 19

Results by Question

1.) What is your gender? (Demographic Assignment)

Responses

Percent Count
Male 37.5% 9
Female 62.5% 15
Totals 100% 24
2.) Please tell us your age range (Demographic Assignment)

Responses

Percent Count
under 25 12.5% 3
25-35 4.17% 1
36-45 37.5% 9
46-55 25% 6
56-65 20.83% 5
over 66 0% 0
Totals 100% 24
3.) MAY - OCTOBER: What percentage of your weekly food budget do you estimate that you spend on local food? (Multiple Choice)

Responses

Percent Count
less than 5% 13.04% 3
~6-10% 17.39% 4
11 - 25% 17.39% 4
26-50% 21.74% 5
greater than 50% 30.43% 7
Totals 100% 23
4.) NOVEMBER - APRIL: What percentage of your weekly food budget do you estimate that you spend on local food? (Multiple Choice)

Responses

Percent Count
less than 5% 37.5% 9
~6-10% 16.67% 4
11 - 25% 20.83% 5
26-50% 16.67% 4
greater than 50% 8.33% 2
Totals 100% 24
5.) What is your primary "hat" in attending this meeting about local food (NOTE - you will get a secondary hat too)? (Demographic Assignment)

Responses

Percent Count
Farmer (w/ off farm sales) 16.67% 4
Fisherman 0% 0
Distributor 0% 0
Retailer 4.17% 1
Consumer - household 41.67% 10
Food transformer (processor) 0% 0
Grower - preparing to sell 4.17% 1
Support system 20.83% 5
Homesteader/Grower 12.5% 3
Consumer - institutional 0% 0
Totals 100% 24
6.) What is your secondary "hat" in attending this meeting about local food? (Demographic Assignment)

Responses

Percent Count
Farmer (w/ off farm sales) 0% 0
Fisherman 0% 0
Distributor 0% 0
Retailer 0% 0
Consumer - household 39.13% 9
Food transformer (processor) 4.35% 1
Grower - preparing to sell 4.35% 1
Support system 39.13% 9
Homesteader/Grower 13.04% 3
Consumer - institutional 0% 0
Totals 100% 23
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 0% 0
Education/Research 68.75% 11
Marketing/Trade Association 12.5% 2
Policy/Legislation 12.5% 2
Technical Assistance 6.25% 1
Totals 100% 16
8.) In what way do you as a consumer participate in the local food system? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Buying club 18.18% 16
Community Supported Agriculture 7.95% 7
Farmers market 21.59% 19
Pre-order 12.5% 11
Direct from producer 19.32% 17
Local products from retailers 20.45% 18
none of the above (yet) 0% 0
Totals 100% 88
9.) Management 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
Pricing/invoicing 3.33% 1
Financing - credit, grants, loans 10% 3
Time management 6.67% 2
Tax issues for farms 10% 3
Tools & equipment - sizing, maintenance, choice 3.33% 1
Alternative pest control. 13.33% 4
Markets and marketing 26.67% 8
Distribution networks 26.67% 8
Totals 100% 30
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 5.71% 2
Poultry production - eggs and meat 0% 0
Hoofed animals - dairy and meat 2.86% 1
Vegetable production - field and greenhouse 28.57% 10
Season extension 22.86% 8
Aquaculture 8.57% 3
Fruit tree production 31.43% 11
Enter answer text... 0% 0
Totals 100% 35
11.) Time of year? Please indicate the months when you would participate (more than one answer OK). (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
January 19.35% 6
February 22.58% 7
March 25.81% 8
April 16.13% 5
November 16.13% 5
Enter answer text... 0% 0
Totals 100% 31
12.) Location? Please indicate your preferred location for training (more than one answer OK). (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Calais 0% 0
Machias 76% 19
Eastport 8% 2
Milbridge 16% 4
Totals 100% 25
13.) Time? Please indicate the best time to attend a workshop (more than one answer OK). (Multiple Choice)

Responses

Percent Count
Weekday morning 17.65% 3
Weekday afternoon 11.76% 2
Weekday evening 23.53% 4
Saturday 23.53% 4
Sunday afternoon 23.53% 4
Totals 100% 17
14.) Distribution - what distribution issues hinder your growth? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Available hubs with storage capacity. 28.57% 6
Logistics and dispatch 19.05% 4
Available truck capacity 23.81% 5
Insufficient/inefficient back haul loads 0% 0
Cost of distribution 28.57% 6

0% 0
Totals 100% 21
15.) Access to capital - where does this affect you most? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Production 33.33% 9
Distribution 0% 0
Processing 14.81% 4
Marketing 14.81% 4
Infrastructure - buidings, boats, equipment 37.04% 10
Totals 100% 27
16.) Critical mass of growers - how do we support/attract new and/or expanded production? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Mentoring program for new farmers 24.24% 8
Producer grant/loan program 27.27% 9
Coordinated County-wide support network. 39.39% 13
Market research 9.09% 3

0% 0
Totals 100% 33
17.) Storage - what are the critical issues that hinder expansion? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Freezer capacity 13.04% 3
Central food hub facilities 13.04% 3
Dry storage capacity 21.74% 5
Refrigerated storage 52.17% 12

0% 0
Totals 100% 23
18.) Do you agree that Washington County could benefit from the creation of a County-wide Food Council? (Multiple Choice)

Responses

Percent Count
Yes 86.36% 19
No 0% 0
Need more information 13.64% 3
Totals 100% 22

19.) Feedback - did polling help the discussion? (Multiple Choice - Multiple Response)

Responses

Percent Count
Useful to see results immediately 37.5% 12
Interested to see full summary from all 5 meetings 37.5% 12
Not useful, got in the way 0% 0
Too many questions 3.13% 1
# of questions OK 18.75% 6
Comments? 3.13% 1
Totals 100% 32