Sentences with phrase «support local food systems»

The Food Corridor is an access economy technology built to support local food systems.

The Food Security Project works with seven communities to begin working towards revitalizing, strengthening and supporting the local food systems of the Black Mesa region.

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The local and downstream environmental benefits of watering throughout the system and down into the Lower Lakes and Coorong include assisting native fish spawning and movement, improving the health of native vegetation, supporting waterbirds and increasing food sources for native species.

Despite the opportunity lost with the cancellation of the forum, AFSA and the VFMA will continue our efforts to engage regulators in a constructive dialogue of how they might work within the existing regulatory framework to best support and enable the producers and communities who are building local, transparent and fair food systems.

As a Certified B Corporation, founding member of Slow Money, and member of 1 % For the Planet, Mamma Chia donates 1 % of all its gross sales to support farmers, community groups and organizations that are building healthy and local food systems.

In this video, see how DuPont uses its global resources and food industry expertise to deliver a food safety system that supports local food manufacturers around the world.

This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate a way to take charge of the food system and support local farmers.

With increasing national and state support for local food system development, the political climate is favorable for the development of a packing house

Nick Rose, Secretary and National Coordinator for AFSA, is currently establishing a new body in Australia called Sustain: The Australian Food Network, which aims to do similar work to support and connect local government authorities and other food systems stakeholders across the counFood Network, which aims to do similar work to support and connect local government authorities and other food systems stakeholders across the counfood systems stakeholders across the country.

And so as the Polyfaces, White Oaks, Gunthorps, Jonai, Buena Vistas, and Old Mill farms of the world toil to grow food deeply embedded in our local communities and imbued with their values of respect for people and animals and care for the land, we must support them / us, just as we must find ways to help others get onto the land to grow more food in small - scale agroecological systems.

We can choose to support a more equitable and sustainable food system by purchasing local, organic or small - scale produced food as well as adopting a plant - based diet, low in animal products - which have the highest eco-footprint.

Through increased awareness and accessibility, food consumers can also choose to support local food producers, increasing the resilience of Sydney's food system and simultaneously reducing the environmental footprint of our food.

Potawatomi Bingo Casino (Milwaukee, Wis.) An internal education and standards program for cook chill systems, the effectiveness of which has not only improved costs, safety and efficiency — but also led to on - site workshops for local, state and federal inspectors that support better food safety for the greater community.

CHEF KATE ADAMICK, Principal of Food Systems Solutions ® LLC, is a New York City - based consultant specializing in integrating operational changes, site - based programming, and public - private partnerships to implement, reinforce and support the healthful transformation of institutional meals programs and aid in developing local and sustainable agriculture sSystems Solutions ® LLC, is a New York City - based consultant specializing in integrating operational changes, site - based programming, and public - private partnerships to implement, reinforce and support the healthful transformation of institutional meals programs and aid in developing local and sustainable agriculture systemssystems.

If you really want to improve school meals, here are 10 effective ways to support the hard - working school nutrition HEROES who are reshaping local and national food systems, teaching kids about where food comes from, and feeding millions of children their best meals of the day — every day — in thousands of schools across our country.

The Chicago Food Policy Action Council (CFPAC) has been working with the Mayor's Office to bring the Good Food Purchasing Program to Chicago over the past three years and building support for the policy through a local coalition made of a broad representation of the voices of Chicago's food sysFood Policy Action Council (CFPAC) has been working with the Mayor's Office to bring the Good Food Purchasing Program to Chicago over the past three years and building support for the policy through a local coalition made of a broad representation of the voices of Chicago's food sysFood Purchasing Program to Chicago over the past three years and building support for the policy through a local coalition made of a broad representation of the voices of Chicago's food sysfood system.

«Buying local supports a more sustainable food system because true sustainability goes beyond the methods used in food production to include every step that brings food from farm to plate.»

From community - supported local farmers, community gardeners, and seed saving activists, to underground distribution networks of contraband foods and food resources rescued from the waste stream, this book shows how ordinary people can resist the dominant system, revive community - based food production, and take direct responsibility for their own health and nutrition.

Supporting local / regional food systems helps support local, sustainably run farms, can help protect our health and the health of our communities, and helps stimulate local economies.

The Know Your Farmer interactive map shows USDA - supported projects and programs related to local and regional food systems for the years 2009 - 2011.

Their farmer's market also received a $ 25,000 grant from the USDA in 2015 in support of local food systems and healthier eating.

Our interest in aquaponics as a means of supporting local and sustainable food production grew as we continued our research into food, food production, distribution, and the industrialized food system that has developed since World War II.

Casting your vote for local foods is a simple way to immediately support a lower - impact food system.

Think about it: If something were to happen overnight that rendered cheap energy and the ability to ship in food (raw, processed or otherwise) from hundreds or thousands of miles away obsolete, would your local food system be able to support its surrounding population?

In the framework of the Cities Farming for the Future programme and the From Seed to Table programme RUAF supported strategic multi-stakeholder planning of local and national urban agriculture policies and programmes for the development of urban agriculture and city region food systems in 18 cities of 12 countries in the global South.

The purpose of CITYFOOD is to raise awareness on resilient city - region food systems and (intra - and peri --RRB- urban agriculture, create an advocacy platform for cities to gain political recognition and support from national governments and international support organizations, to provide information to cities around the world, stimulate exchange of experiences, identify and disseminate important lesson and good practices, and facilitate cooperation between cities worldwide and between local governments and civil society in this area.

There is no shortage of support needs for communities to address the impacts of climate change in agricultural systems, including support for adaptation for vulnerable regions and transformation to sustainable and resilient food production systems, built around local food economies.

They will also learn the challenges facing rural farming communities worldwide and explore the possibilities for supporting farming livelihoods and rebuilding local food systems for the public good.

We support local efforts in Los Angeles and across the State of California to make possible the transition to fully sustainable food, energy, and infrastructure systems.

Which of course doesn't negate the non-carbon aspects of the benefits of eating as much local food as possible: Connection with your food producers, eating seasonal to as to be more in touch with your environment, money staying in the local economy, supporting diverse agricultural systems, etc., etc..

A sustainable food system should be supported by a backbone of local food.

Instead, we should channel resources into programs that support organic agriculture, local and regional healthy foods, beginning farmers, conservation, and diversified, pasture - based systems that protect our water, build healthy soil, and provide greater biodiversity and habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.

This means ensuring funding for programs like KIDCO, JTED, and JobPath; building a stronger public transit system; and supporting local partners like community food banks, who work each day to provide resources to those who need it most.