Local Government Food Policy Database
FoodWorks: A Vision to Improve NYC
| Jurisdiction Name | New York |
| State / Province | NY |
| Country | United States |
| Type of Government | Municipality |
| Population | 8,175,133 |
| Population Range | 1 million or more |
| Year | 2010 |
| Policy Links |
Download PDF |
| Policy Type | plan |
| GFC Topic | community food connections, community food production, community food security |
| Keywords | access, agricultural production, agriculture, compost, composting, consumption, distribution, economic viability, environmental sustainability, farm, farmer, food access, food consumption, food distribution, food processing, food production, food transport, food work, hunger, local, local food, local food access, obesity, post-consumption, processing, produce market, production, regional, regional agriculture, regional farmers, regional farms, rural, rural agriculture, SNAP, sustainability, transport, urban, urban agriculture, WIC |
| Adopting Government Department(s) | New York City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s) | New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn |
| Supporting Entity(s) | Baum Forum, New York City Coalition Against Hunger, The New School, Earth Institute at Columbia University, FGE Food & Nutrition Team, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Karp Resources, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture |
| Funding Amount | not available |
| Funding Sources | not available |
| Policy Outcome(s) |
Plan proposed a series of initiatives and policy changes at each phase of New York City |
| Additional Resources |
http://www.council.nyc.gov/html/action/acpdfs/foodworks_report_update_2013.pdf |
