Sentences with phrase «community food initiatives»

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This initiative was developed in response to the rapidly expanding brewery community within the food and beverage industry.

Today's announcement allows the food bank community to continue capacity building initiatives and enables food banks to increase their effectiveness in acquiring and sharing fresh foods.

Through our MyPlate, MyState initiative, we are working to connect American families with the foods grown in their communities — raising awareness that all healthy foods and flavors have a place on MyPlate.

Ben has cooked with a number of great social initiatives including the Food Know How project, Scarf Community Dinners, Give a Fork Sustainable Seafood lunch, OzHarvest and more!

New Grounds Food sources fair - trade coffee from The Chain Collaborative, a nonprofit that facilitates social, environmental, economic and quality - focused initiatives in coffee - dependent communities.

As part of this initiative, we accept SNAP benefits for CSA share purchases and offer 10 heavily subsidized CSA shares to the community through our partnership with the Philipstown Food Pantry.

Further With Food will feature content on best practices for preventing, recovering and recycling food loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiatiFood will feature content on best practices for preventing, recovering and recycling food loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiatifood loss and waste; educational materials; research results; and information on existing government, business and community initiatives.

The People's Food Plan is an initiative of the AFSA, an organisation created to represent the interests of farmers, small - to medium - sized food businesses, food social enterprises, community food systems actors and the eaters of AustraFood Plan is an initiative of the AFSA, an organisation created to represent the interests of farmers, small - to medium - sized food businesses, food social enterprises, community food systems actors and the eaters of Austrafood businesses, food social enterprises, community food systems actors and the eaters of Austrafood social enterprises, community food systems actors and the eaters of Austrafood systems actors and the eaters of Australia.

With the support of Blue Horizon, Seattle Food Tech joins a community of companies and social initiatives that can work together to change our food sysFood Tech joins a community of companies and social initiatives that can work together to change our food sysfood system.

This initiative was developed in response to the rapidly expanding brewery community within the food and beverage industry.

we have an entire committee that was developed from my initiative that has administrative members, board members, community members and food service... all were supposed to work together on this... but that never happened, as the food service would just go back and do what they wanted, it was more to appease the superintendent and the board that they attended and acted as though they were trying to work with us.

Over 1,900 have volunteered to offer their unique talents and knowledge of food and nutrition to «Chefs Move to Schools,» an initiative that pairs chefs with interested schools in their communities.

A new video highlights the work of many Bronx organizations and initiatives to grow healthy food in school yards, community gardens, community centers and parts of parks.

In less than a year we have implemented many of the action items in our health and human services plan, «Initiatives for a Strong Community,» as varied as bringing fresh foods and vegetables to inner city neighborhoods labeled «food deserts,» to completing a chronic neglect study and incorporating its findings into our child welfare response programs, to increasing participation in the SNAP program to reduce hunger.

Last year through the initiative, the Youth Bureau funded such community service projects as a bicycle giveaway for Utica children; making Christmas cards to send to veterans and service members; soliciting donations, collecting money and walking in Utica's version of America's Greatest Heart Run and Walk, the Walk to end Alzheimer's and Making Strides to End Breast Cancer Walk; cleaning the yards of senior citizens; preparing food and serving meals at local food pantries; youth mentoring and tutoring and other community activities.

During the evening, the team highlighted the GM's work to support communities across the Sahel in climate resilient development, as part of the Great Green Wall initiative and its efforts to scale up the Great Green Wall Initiative, to jointly «Grow a World Wonder», since the Great Green Wall is part of the solution to many global challenges, including food security, conflict prevention and environmental migration.

Serving food at community sites and activities has had a welcome side effect — youth participation in existing initiatives, like summer reading programs at local libraries, has increased.

35 Celebrate Fitness and Sports Month in May; rising food prices hurt more healthful - lunch initiatives; health experts express concerns about in - school coffee shops; network links community, classroom, and cafeteria to promote wellness.

A multi-partner initiative led by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that supports climate resilience, food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of living aquatic resources in coastal communities, especially in small island developing staFood and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that supports climate resilience, food security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of living aquatic resources in coastal communities, especially in small island developing stafood security, poverty alleviation and sustainable management of living aquatic resources in coastal communities, especially in small island developing states.

Taking part in community initiatives, including delivering demonstrations at Banbury Food Fair, supporting charity dinners and serving a meal for hundreds of people at Reading Town Meal, allows students to contribute to the local economy whilst creating ties for when they leave any of these colleges and go into the workplace.

As a social innovator, Erin served as co-founder of uGO: A Community Wellness Venture, a multi-faceted community health and fitness initiative focused on empowering families to make healthy food choices and take action within their comCommunity Wellness Venture, a multi-faceted community health and fitness initiative focused on empowering families to make healthy food choices and take action within their comcommunity health and fitness initiative focused on empowering families to make healthy food choices and take action within their communities.

These initiatives include our monthly low - cost vaccine clinics, our low - cost spay / neuter program, our assistance with trapping and altering feral cats, our community pet food bank, and more!

With a mandate to support creative initiatives, Alserkal Avenue is known for supporting local talent and cultural projects: Quoz Arts Festival, the first free, community arts festival in the UAE, Galleries Night, a biannual feature on Dubai's art calendar; galleries and creative spaces simultaneously open their doors to the public, including live performances by local musicians; and Urban Market, a seasonal, daylong, outdoor festival to bring the community together, celebrating arts, food and creativity.

Promoting energy sustainability means that as an individual I need to think beyond the light bulb, and not only promote renewable energy initiatives in my community, but also reduce my consumptive patterns, reuse as much material as possible, consider the embodied energy used to produce my food, and continue minimizing my use of fossil fuels.

St. Lukes School, New Canaan, Conn.: They have students working to clear the St Luke's campus of invasive species, raise their own food and undertaking many other initiatives, including clearing invasives, in the surrounding community.

The United Nations Food Gardens initiative was developed from the premise that community food gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while also empowering communities to grow food in an increasingly urbanizing woFood Gardens initiative was developed from the premise that community food gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while also empowering communities to grow food in an increasingly urbanizing wofood gardens can serve as an excellent source of local produce while also empowering communities to grow food in an increasingly urbanizing wofood in an increasingly urbanizing world.

Signed by President Rosenberg Commits college to purchasing 30 % real food by 2020 Real food is local, community - based, fair trade, humane, and / or ecologically sound Visit the Real Food Campus Commitment Website to learn more about the initiatfood by 2020 Real food is local, community - based, fair trade, humane, and / or ecologically sound Visit the Real Food Campus Commitment Website to learn more about the initiatfood is local, community - based, fair trade, humane, and / or ecologically sound Visit the Real Food Campus Commitment Website to learn more about the initiatFood Campus Commitment Website to learn more about the initiative.

As senior communication strategist and senior analyst, in the Food and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Karen Perry Stillerman manages campaigns and initiatives aimed at transforming and modernizing the American food system to make it safer and healthier for consumers, farmers and farm workers, rural communities, and the environmFood and Environment Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), Karen Perry Stillerman manages campaigns and initiatives aimed at transforming and modernizing the American food system to make it safer and healthier for consumers, farmers and farm workers, rural communities, and the environmfood system to make it safer and healthier for consumers, farmers and farm workers, rural communities, and the environment.

In the wake of the Flint, Michigan public water crisis, the Hood River County citizen - initiative highlights the need to protect community access to safe drinking water FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 22, 2016 CONTACT: Michael O'Heaney 510.684.6417 [email protected] Aurora Del Val 971.678.4748 [email protected] Julia DeGraw 971.266.4528 [email protected] PORTLAND — The Story of Stuff Project, Food &...

Topics covered include everything from local food festivals to potential civil unrest in the face of rising fuel prices to urban community gardening to supermarket's phoney «local» food initiatives - click below the fold for parts two, three and four.

The above video comes from Waiheke Island's Fabulous Fruit Tree initiative, which is aiming to plant 20,000 fruit and nut trees to act as a buffer for community resilience in case of food shortages.

But in coupling community design initiatives like Canstruction with other food security and local urban planning programs (like rescuing food «waste», permablitzes, community and roof gardens), it could be a multi-pronged and creative way to tackle hunger, poverty and sustainable food issues in our cities, starting with one can.

Hupy and Abraham has a long track record of being involved in and giving back to the community, from scholarships, to safety initiatives, to providing food for the hungry.

Dubbed the Zero Hunger Zero Waste initiative, Kroger is aiming to end hunger in communities where it does business while eliminating food waste across the company by 2025.

Professional Experience American Red Cross (Douglasville, GA) 11/2007 — Present Communications Manager • Lead the strategic direction and implementation of all public relations and communication functions to achieve American Red Cross Blood Services collection goals and organizational objectives • Collaborate with Chapter counterparts to promote a singular American Red Cross image and messaging throughout the state • Develop viable communications plan to assure effective community awareness of critical need for donations • Produce market communications and develop media outreach initiatives, including press releases, media inquiries, and special project updates, to ensure image and brand consistency • Author and edit scripts, presentations, and speeches for use by senior - level organization executives • Establish partnership within the community to enhance awareness of the blood donation program while leveraging key relationships with local - and state - level media professionals • Develop and implement an annual public relations and communications budget to ensure self - sufficiency and utilize financial resources in an efficient manner • Execute and supervise all staff - related functions including hiring, training, evaluation, and career development to create a well - qualified team and enhance operational success • Plan and implement employee award and recognition programs to honor milestone achievements, customer service excellence, and the accomplishment of national initiatives • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with standard operating procedures, Safety Quality Identity Potency Purity (SQUIPP), the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and all other applicable federal, state, and local entities

Café Worker — Duties & Responsibilities Utilize strong interpersonal skills to provide exceptional customer service Train and direct staff ensuring they understand that brand and adhere to corporate protocols Ensure compliance with all applicable health and safety regulations Utilize medical background to assist with health and nutrition objectives Enforce corporate food and beverage quality standards Develop a loyal client base through community building initiatives Build and strengthen relationships with clients, staff, vendors, and community leaders Perform administrative duties such as data entry, filing, faxing, and phones as needed Responsible for multimillion equipment, inventory, facilities, and vehicles Represent brand with positivity, dedication, and professionalism Support the vegan raw food movement in personal and professional life

They say the then Labor Government rejected the most hard - hitting recommendations of the blueprint laid out in the 2008 report of the National Preventative Health Taskforce for addressing obesity and diet - related chronic disease, although made progress through the establishment of the Australian National Preventative Health Agency, dedicated funding to new, community - based prevention initiatives, and early work on a National Food Plan.

Community dietary patterns were found to respond directly to improved stock management and food supply, 5,6 and multistrategy, community - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviourCommunity dietary patterns were found to respond directly to improved stock management and food supply, 5,6 and multistrategy, community - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviourcommunity - directed nutrition programs in some remote communities resulted in marked and sustained improvements in anthropometrical, biochemical and haematological risk factors for chronic disease.7, 8 Knowledge gained from such studies has broadened the focus of Indigenous nutrition initiatives to include the «supply side» (improving food quality and access to healthy food in remote communities) as well as the «demand side» (promoting nutrition through behaviour change).

It provides internships and workshops to engage teenagers and young adults in producing healthy foods for their communities and provides intensive, hands - on training to those interested in establishing similar farming initiatives in other urban settings.

Urban Market of Williamsburg, was facilitated by New Market Tax Credits provided by New York City Economic Development Corporation and United Fund Advisors as part of their initiatives to bring fresh food to underserved communities throughout the five boroughs.