2021 Plan

• last years plan - https://gitlab.com/our-sci/rfc-docs/-/wikis/2020-Yearly-Lab-Plan
• Grantham plan - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHS-S44fyTQWrnddU-ROIFZW0rKQ3ewnf-0Yg_Y9Pyg
• Grantham budget - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gs_muGjvW5-6M70fK5tgU3i3kGI-_vJVBhM22aNQ5nY/

Questions -->

• What's the strategic objective(s) for the year?
• RFC as product makes sense
• Interested in extending (depeening) our definition of quality
  • Strategy for improving quality in food
  • Strategy for improving quality in soil
  • What are the priorities for the existing lab versus the other lab?
  • What should we extend products into
  • interest in meat, milk, etc. probably not
  • What have we learned from 2020, and what do we need to learn next

What's the strategic objective(s) for the years

Move towards in-field or on-farm produce quality transparency and guidance.

Extend (depeening) our definition of quality

• We can do some in the RFC Lab (with the UV VIS), but a good portion needs to be done in Mass.
• Strategy for improving quality in food
• Strategy for improving quality in soil
• What are the priorities for the existing lab versus the other lab?

Should we add crop types?

• interest in meat, milk, etc.
• What have we learned from 2020, and what do we need to learn next.

RFC as a product

General Discussion

Who do we want to use the knowledge or data we build?

A consumer wants to identify the quality of a piece of produce that they are looking at

Near term objective of this app

• 'official' information channel
• this is what is primarily shown
• 'crowd-sourced' information channel
• this is shown secondarily

Types of data - Sent to the lab by a known and trusted partner - Sent to the lab by someone (paid for sampling) - It was measured in the store using a meter by a known and trusted partner - It was measured in the store using a meter by someone

How do do this - We should probably focus on design charettes and spec'ing this correctly then creating a fundable real plan based on good user feedback and design

1. For a consumer to make a personal purchasing decision

Tables	high fidelity	low fidelity
consumer: a piece of fruit
consumer: the best fruit I can find
???

Tables	high fidelity	low fidelity
farmers: what is the quality of my produce right now?
farmers: what practices / changes should I make to improve quality?
???