Exploring food system policy: A survey of food policy councils in the United States

This article provides an overview of results from a survey of 92 food policy councils in the United States. Results show food policy councils are engaged in policy processes at multiple levels and focus on multiple topics. However, there is similarity in the types of their activities, which include procurement (i.e., local food sourcing by institutions), agriculture (e.g., land preservation, urban agriculture) and access to healthy food (i.e., access in underserved areas), followed by community gardening, food planning, farmers