Supporting Agricultural Viability and Community Food Security: A Review of Food Policy Councils and Food System Plans

Publisher: American Farmland Trust

Author(s): Freedgood, Julia, Royce, Anelkis

Document Type: Report

Format: Electronic

Free of cost: Yes

Description:

American Farmland Trust identified and reviewed 134 food policy councils and food system plans to determine if they lead to state and local government actions to strengthen community food systems.

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Growing Food Connection Topic: community food connections

Main Food Topics: agriculture, agriculture preservation, food access, food availability, food distribution, food marketing, food processing, food procurement, food production, food security, food system

Sub Food Topics: Affordability, SNAP, agricultural practices, buy local, community garden, farm to school, farmers market, food infrastructure, food stamps, fruit, low-income, produce, underserved population(s), vegetables

Public Policy Topics: Non-binding policies, Physical projects, Plans, Programs, Public investment, Regulations/laws

Geographic Scale: County, Exurban, Municipality, Region, Rural, State/province, Suburban, Urban

Local government or Regional resource focus:

Does the resource address the food security needs of underserved populations in rural, suburban, or urban settings? YES