Blog

Mar 7
3 min

FARM BILL 2023 | Not Just a Bill: A Marker Bill!

What is a marker bill? It's created to show support for particular topics related to large federal packages, like the 2023 Farm Bill.

Dec 28, 2022
3 min

Highlights from the Green Umbrella 2022 Annual Meeting

Food Policy Council Director and Other Initiative Leads Presented at the Green Umbrella 2022 Annual Meeting and Celebration

Dec 15, 2022
3 min

Healthiest Cities & Counties Challenge Highlights StoryMap

We participated in the Healthiest Cities and Counties Challenge with the APHA 2020-2022, and the project was turned into a virtual StoryMap!

Oct 14, 2022
1 min

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

Oct 10, 2022
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 5, 2022
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 6, 2022
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.

Aug 15, 2022
1 min

Educators Workshop Kicks Off Back to School with Food Focus

School’s starting! To get ready, we partnered up with Hamilton Co. R3Source to host Turn Your Classroom Inside Out!: An Educators Workshop.

Jun 24, 2022
5 min

Sharing What We've Learned: Conference Season 2022

This June, we've had several such opportunities, and the Food Policy Council has been well-represented at events near and far.

Jun 18, 2022
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)!

Apr 11, 2022
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!

Apr 7, 2022
2 min

GCRFPC Featured in Ohio Farm to School Newsletter

The GCRFPC was recently featured in the OH Dept. of Ag's OH Farm to School Monthly Newsletter in the southwest regional spotlight edition.

Jan 24, 2022
1 min

2021 Impact

Read our new 2021 Impact Report, which overviews our four current workstreams and highlights key outcomes and actions you can take!

Jan 7, 2022
5 min

Policies Supporting Innovative Regional Supply Chains Deliver

Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) and its Farm to School partners have been able to mitigate supply chain gaps and keep students fed.

Jan 4, 2022
1 min

Cincinnati Public Schools Leads with Local Food

CPS's Nutrition Program was able to feed 35,500 children every day, even during the pandemic. And they bought local food, too!

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

Dec 14, 2021
3 min

Specialty Crop Block Grant: Progress Report

Through the Specialty Crop Block Grant, we are getting more locally produced specialty crops into schools. Read more: Year 1 Report.

Dec 6, 2021
2 min

First Annual GATHER a Success!

Friends, partners and members of the Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council came together for our first annual GATHER event.

Nov 25, 2021
2 min

Building a Food Secure Community

2021 Recap + 2022 Preview: We envision a future in which our region is a food secure community, where all residents have access.