| Jurisdiction Name: | Douglas County |
| State/Province: | KS |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 112,864 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | |
| Policy type: | resolution |
| Year: | 2013 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | City of Lawrence, advisory board, advisory group, distribution, environmental quality, food distribution, food policy council, food production, food system, healthy, joint advisory board, joint city/county advisory body, local, local food production, production, public funds, sustainability, sustainable |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Douglas County Board of County Commissioners |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Douglas County Department of Sustainability |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $7000/yr, staff support |
| Funding Sources: | Douglas County |
| Policy Outcome(s): | established the Douglas Food Policy Council as a joint city/county advisory body |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
