Next Food Policy Council Meeting - Wednesday, February 7th

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Join Us for the Next Meeting of the DC Food Policy Council!

Join the DC Food Policy Council to continue the conversation about DC's food policy. We will hold our next meeting on Wednesday, February 7th from 6 - 8:30pm PM, at 441 4th St NW, Room 1107. Join us before the meeting's official business begins from 5:45-6 PM for networking. The last half an hour of the meeting will include time for the working groups to meet briefly to discuss next steps and their upcoming plans.

Agenda

Open Networking 5:45-6:00pm

Welcome & Introductions: 6pm

a. Food Policy Council Members
b. Ex-Officio DC Agency Members

Updates from Director Cidlowski:

DCFPC 2017 Annual Report
Milan Urban Food Policy Pact
Sustainable DC 2.0
Farm Bill
Food Economy Study

Presentation:

Mid-Atlantic Grocery Supply Chain Resilience Project Mark, Scott HSEMA (Homeland Security & Emergency Management Agency)
DCFPC 2018 work plan & Working Group Restructuring
1. DCFPC Members Discussion
2. Community Members Discussion

Working Groups Breakouts:

Business & Labor
Food Equity & Access
Urban Agriculture
Sustainable Procurement
Health, Nutrition Education & Food System Education - NEW

Announcements & Next Steps

Next Full DCFPC Public Meeting – April 4th
Note: DCFPC Working Group meetings will now be held on a new schedule based upon the vote at this meeting. Our new schedule will be updated on the calendar online after the vote.

Can't come to the meeting but still want to get involved?

Follow the Livestream of the event on Facebook Live or Periscope of our partner DC Greens.

RSVP to the Meeting

ANNOUNCEMENT: FOOD ECONOMY SURVEY

The survey and interview phase of the Food Policy Council's DC Food Economy Study is well underway. We are asking food businesses in the District to answer questions about themselves, their businesses, and the District's food economy and regulatory environment through a survey and interviews.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DCFood_Survey
We would like to share the survey with as many food sector businesses as possible to get a highly representative sample, and we need YOU to help us in this effort.

Given your interest and participation in the Food Policy Council, you likely have many connections in the food sector. Please share the survey link with those contacts (and encourage them to complete it!), as well as ask them to forward the survey on to their own contacts. Please note, the survey is for food businesses owners or managers only, not general members of the public.

Many businesses have already been sent an individualized survey link by e-mail and/or mail as part of a random sample. Please encourage your contacts to look for correspondence from DCFPC to complete the survey through that link. If they have not received an individual link, they should use the general survey link here:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DCFood_Survey

Please e-mail us at dcfoodpolicy@dc.gov if you have any questions, and thank you for your assistance in this important data gathering effort!

ANNOUNCEMENT: MILAN URBAN FOOD POLICY PACT

This Thursday, January 25, Mayor Bowser will sign DC on to the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact (MUFPP) at the meeting of the US Conference of Mayors. This international pact, first signed on October 15, 2015, is a commitment by local governments to create sustainable, inclusive, and equitable food systems. The text of the pact can be found on the MUFPP website.

For more information, keep an eye on Mayor's Bowser's press page.

The mission of the DCFPC is to identify regulatory burdens on the local food economy, collect and analyze data on the food economy and food equity, promote positive food policies, and guide organizations and individuals in the local food economy.

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