USDA Programs and Their Impact
Our Food Policy Council presented in the Food System Policy Track in a session called "USDA Programs & Their Impact," at the OHNIN Convening
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- Oct 9
- 3 min
Local Menu Takeover Brings Regional Products to Our Schools
Four local school districts piloted Feed Our Future’s Local Menu Takeover, serving locally sourced food in select schools early Oct.
- Oct 4
- 2 min
Local and Regional Food Systems Advocacy in Washington, D.C.
Director Maddie Chera represented the Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council last week at an advocacy “fly-in” in Washington, D.C.
- Sep 5
- 2 min
Green Umbrella Adopts Healthy Food and Beverage Guidelines
Green Umbrella leads in Healthy Food and Beverage Guidelines. Together, we can create an environment where healthy is the easy choice.
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Photo Feature Depicts Last Mile Food Rescue
A recent front-page feature in the Cincinnati Enquirer featured a photo diary of the process of volunteering with Last Mile Food Rescue.
- Jun 17
- 1 min
USDA StoryMap Features Our Local Food Promotion Work
The United Stated Department of Agriculture recently featured our work in their Agriculture Marketing Service newsletter (June 16, 2022)!
- Jun 12
- 2 min
Queen Mother's Market Awarded Healthy Food Financing Initiative Funds!
Queen Mother's Market Cooperative in Cincinnati's Walnut Hills neighborhood received funding through America’s HFFI.
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Healthiest Cities & Challenges Highlights Report Released
Read about our community partnerships in the newest Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge Highlights Report by the APHA!
- Mar 3
- 1 min
Neighborhood-Led Good Food Enterprise Launches in Walnut Hills
Mona Jenkins and other co-founders and supporters recently held a launch party to kick-off fundraising for the Queen Mother's Market Coop.
- Dec 31, 2021
- 4 min
Regional Food Systems Partnership Grant: Progress Report
Learn more about what the GCRFPC and partners accomplished and learned in Year 1 of our USDA RFSP grant.
- Dec 21, 2021
- 1 min
Using Data and Collaboration to Address Food Insecurity in the Region
In the News: "A New Data Tool Could Help Local Organizations Tackle Food Insecurity" Madeline Ottilie | WCPO
- Nov 22, 2021
- 1 min
Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge: Highlights
The newest Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge Highlights Report delves into how our team works to advance health equity.
- Nov 1, 2021
- 2 min
Food Policy Council: Soup-er Stars
The Leadership team of the Food Policy Council recently planned our first GATHER celebration, and we checked in about our favorite soups.
- Oct 25, 2021
- 5 min
Food Policy Council: Scary Food?
We asked the attendees at some of our October meetings to share a story about a scary, gross, or unusual (to you) eating experience.
- Oct 14, 2021
- 2 min
Food System Stories: Jessica's Story
Jessica shares about the social and emotional values of food, food challenges in Cincinnati, and the magic of vegetables.
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Food System Stories: Marisha's Story
Marisha shares the recent history of food access in Price Hill and explains why she is so excited about Meiser's Fresh Grocery & Deli.
- Sep 13, 2021
- 9 min
Food System Stories: Kendra's Story
Kendra identifies some of the issues that we can address to make feeding her family easier.
- Sep 8, 2021
- 2 min
Food Policy Council: Promising Developments
Thoughts from Our September 2021 Meeting The Food Policy Council meets every other month for a general meeting to share updates among our...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 5 min
Community Voices: Biggest Kitchen Disaster
Thoughts from Our August 2021 Meeting The Community Voices in Food Movement project brings together representatives of food system...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 1 min
Announcing: Food System Stories
The GCRFPC is launching a community-driven storytelling project about experiences in our regional food system, called Food System Stories.