| Jurisdiction Name: | Cass County |
| State/Province: | IA |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 13,956 |
| Population Range: | 2,500 to 19,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | motion |
| Year: | 2009 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | aggregation, agriculture, buy local, farm, farm stand, farm to institution, farmers market, food aggregation, food policy, food policy council, food production, food retail, food security, food system, healthy eating, healthy food, institution, local, production, public funds, retail, rural, rural agriculture, sales tax, school, tax |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cass County Board of Supervisors |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Cass County Local Food Council |
| Support Entity(s): | Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative |
| Funding Amount: | $1,500 |
| Funding Sources: | Local Option Sales Tax Fund |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Established the Cass County Local Food Council; appropriated $500 from the Local Option Sales Tax Fund toward its annual operation; contributed $1000 to help fund the regional local food coordinator position; the council has since organized seminars, coordinated a summer farmers market, assisted with Cass County Community Food Assessment, supported the Local Food Coordinator hired by the Southwest Iowa Food and Farm Initiative, and conducted a comprehensive survey to identify all area producers and buyers. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
