Surveys and Audiences

Survey Description Target Audience
2012 Farm Energy Working Group Survey Survey to assess the interest in a Farm Energy Working Group.  Collaborative partner/member

2015 Survey for Buyers on the Impact of Food Hubs/Food Co-ops

Wallace Center survey of food hubs to determine to what extent food hubs help participating local food farmers and buyers. Institutional or wholesale buyers

 

2015 Survey for Farmers and Food Producers on the Impact of Food Hubs/Food Coops Wallace Center survey of food hubs to determine to what extent food hubs help participating local food farmers and buyers. Farmers
Building partnerships pre-workshop questions Assess who the audience was at a workshop on building partnerships Food system practiotioner
Central Iowa Farmers Market Manager Survey Unitter Way of Central Iowa and Eat Greater Des Moines project to promote central Iowa farmers markets in 2015 and 2016 seasons. This survey is one of the evaluation tools used to understand who uses Central Iowa farmers markets and how many producers currently accept food assistance, as well as understand the impact of efforts to promote the farmers markets.  Farmers market manager
Community capacity, community capitals survey Survey to understand the current conditions in [CITY] to help community members work toward their desired futures for their community.  Consumers/community members
Community of Practice (CoP) Workshop Follow-up Survey Follow up survey sent to CoP workshop participants: impact on knowledge, behavior, practice or systems change.  Program or meeting participant
Community of Practice (CoP) Workshop Post-Conference Survey Post CoP workshop survey measuring knowledge, behavior and intentions changes.  Program or meeting participant
Community of Practice Workshop Survey  CoP workshops survey to understand what workshop the audience has participated in.  Program or meeting participant
Cover Crop Pre-Workshop Survey Understand the audience present at the cover crop workshop.  Program or meeting participant
Cover Crop Post-Workshop Survey Understand knowledge, behavior and intentions change.  Program or meeting participant
CSA member survey These three surveys aim to understand and evaluate the impact of a collaborative CSA. Consumer/ community members
CSA primary coordinator survey These three surveys aim to understand and evaluate the impact of a collaborative CSA. Food system practitioners
CSA producer survey These three surveys aim to understand and evaluate the impact of a collaborative CSA. Farmers
CSCAP Team survey Survey developed to establish a baseline assessment of Corn-based Systems Coordinated Agriculture Project (CSCAP) team member opinions, beliefs, and activities related to climate change and the CSCAP.  Grant recipient
Early Food Hub Development Workshop follow-up survey Survey to evaluate the effectiveness of an "early food hub development workshop" developed by the Wallace Center Food hub manager
FVWG Partner Survey Evaluation of the Fruit and Vegetable Working Group to measure its impact on participants in Iowa.  Program or meeting participant
Healthy Harvest of Northern Iowa producer survey Gathering input for this coalition's strategic plan.  Farmer
High Tunnel survey 2013 Evaluation of the impact of a "Vegetable Production Budgets for a High Tunnel" publication Farmers
Impact of ISA's Farm to Table and Local Flavors programs - Farmer survey Survey used to evaluate the impact of the Illinois' Stewardship Alliance's Farm to Table and Local Flavors programs on the local food economy.  Farmers
Impact of ISA's Farm to Table and Local Flavors programs - Restaurant survey Survey used to evaluate the impact of the Illinois' Stewardship Alliance's Farm to Table and Local Flavors programs on the local food economy.  Institutional or wholesale buyers
Interview Protocol - Des Moines Public Schools Nutrition Services Kitchen Staff Evaluating the successes and challenges of a program where a school kitchen sourced produce from local farmers.  School staff
Interview Protocol - Des Moines Public Schools Nutrition Services Managers Evaluating the successes and challenges of a program where a school kitchen sourced produce from local farmers.  School staff
Interview protocol - Farm to School Pilot Project Farmers Evaluating the successes and challenges of a program where a school kitchen sourced produce from local farmers.  Farmers
Interview protocol - Summer feeding site staff Evaluating the successes and challenges of a program where a summer feeding program sourced produce from local farmers.  School staff
Interview protocol - Summer feeding site staff Evaluating the successes and challenges of a program where a summer feeding program sourced produce from local farmers.  Farmers
LFFI Project Evaluation The Leopold Center conducted an evaluation of seven projects funded by the Local Food and Farm Initiative (LFFI) in 2012 and 2013.  Grant recipient
NGFN participant survey Survey conducted to better understand who the "National Good Food Network" webinars are reaching and the impact of the webinars. Program or meeting participant
Opportunities and challenges of an inter-organization collaboration Survey to understand the opportunities and challenges of a multi-partner collaboration Collaborative partner/member
Putting the pieces together pre-meeting clicker survey Baseline survey to understand who the attendants at a meeting are. Program or meeting participant
Putting the pieces together post-meeting clicker survey Survey to understand the behavior changes, intentions changes in meeting participants.  Program or meeting participant
Questionnaire for the Des Moines Food Service Evaluate the successes and challenges of sourcing local foods for a summer feeding program and farm to school month. School staff
RBEG TA Feedback Evaluate the technical assistance provided by RBEG consultants. Program or meeting participants
Regional Food Hub Manager Survey Survey conducted by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture to assess the state of food hubs in Iowa.  Food hub manager
RFSWG 2014 evaluation Survey used to ecaluate the economic impact of local foods in Iowa, using Iowa local food coordinators as key stakeholders and target audience for the survey. Food system practitioners
RFSWG evaluation fall 2015 Regional Food System Working group meeting evaluation Program or meeting participants
RFSWG Survey Survey to evaluate the impact of Regional Food System Working Group on participants and representative organizations.  Program or meeting participant
SALT Survey Survey to evaluate the effectiveness of Sustainable Agriculture Land Tunure (SALT) materials and programming. Program or meeting participant
SARE PDP Community of Practice Training Pre-Conference Survey Survey to learn about interests and expectations for a SARE professional development training.  Program or meeting participant
SNAP-Ed Community Partners Q1 Report University of Minnesota - Community Partners survey; survey across 15 grantees to evaluate the impact of their project, focusing on Policy, Systems and Environment changes. 4 quarterly surveys, each a little different.  Grant recipient
SNAP-Ed Community Partners Q2 Report (Additional questions only) University of Minnesota - Community Partners survey; survey across 15 grantees to evaluate the impact of their project, focusing on Policy, Systems and Environment changes. 4 quarterly surveys, each a little different.  Grant recipient
Strategic Planning Meeting Survey (first meeting) Survey to evaluate the successes and challenges of a strategic planning meeting, taken at the end of the meeting.  Program or meeting participant
Strategic Planning Meeting Survey (Six week follow up) 6 week follow up survey to evaluate the successes and challenges of a strategic planning meeting. Program or meeting participant
TA Interviews Interview template to survey technical assistance providers on the impact a Wallace Center project (where they provided technical assistance) had on them.  Service provider
Wallace Center Food Hub Manager survey Food hub manager survey to assess the state of food hubs participating in a Wallace Center program, and evaluate the impact of the program on their food hubs.  Food hub managers
Wellness team capacity survey/scorecard Survey distributed to school "resource contacts" to evaluate the schools' wellness team capacity.  Food system practitioner
Women, Land and Legacy Evaluation Evaluate the impact of participating in Women, Land and Legacy (interview).  Program or meeting participant
Women, Land and Legacy Impact Survey Evaluate the impact of participating in Women, Land and Legacy (interview).  Program or meeting participant
Mini-survey for customers during Farmers Markets attendance counts Short survey for customers at a farmers market to evaluate their awareness of food access programs at the farmers market.  Consumers/community members

 

 

 

 

 

2015 Survey for Farmers and Food Producers on the Impact of Food Hubs/Food Co-ops