| Jurisdiction Name: | Austin |
| State/Province: | TX |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | Municipality |
| Population: | 790,390 |
| Population Range: | 250,000 to 999,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2008 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections, community food security |
| Keywords: | access, advisory group, affordability, food access, food policy, food policy council, food security, food systems, local, local food, planning, planning tool, sustainability, sustainably grown food |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Austin City Council |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | n/a |
| Support Entity(s): | Travis County Commissioners |
| Funding Amount: | not available |
| Funding Sources: | not available |
| Policy Outcome(s): | established the Austin-Travis County Sustainable Food Policy Board; the Board produced the Austin-Travis County Sustainable Food Policy Board Yearly Planning Tool outlining priority policy objectives (see Additional Resources for more details) |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
