Celebrating National Farmers' Market Week at Green Drinks!
The Food Policy Council hosted Green Umbrella's monthly Green Drinks at Fibonacci Brewing to spotlight National Farmers Market Week.
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- Aug 4
- 4 min
2023 Farm Bill Letter-Writing
A form of advocacy that almost everyone can participate in: write your legislator!
- Jul 31
- 6 min
Food Policy Council Endorses the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA)
The Food Policy Council endorses the Agriculture Resilience Act and spotlights regional implementation opportunities.
- Jul 21
- 4 min
Food Policy Council Hosts Farm Bill Train-the-Trainer!
The Food Policy Council hosted two Train-the-Trainer opportunities to expand the region's capacity to advocate for the 2023 Farm Bill.
- Jun 14
- 4 min
Food Policy Council Facilitates Farm Bill Workshop at MRSS
Our Community Connections Coordinator facilitated a letter-writing workshop with the support of partner organizations. Green Umbrella...
- Jun 1
- 5 min
FIELD REPORT: Regional Food Policy Councils Community of Practice Gathering
The Regional Food Policy Councils Community of Practice hosted us and 10 other FPCs in May for a gathering at The Ohio State University.
- May 22
- 3 min
FPC Presents Urban Agriculture Report to Cincinnati City Council
We presented on urban agriculiture to the Cincinnati City Council's Climate, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee.
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Food Policy Council News
Food Policy Council Spring 2023 Newsletter: It's Farm Bill season!
- Apr 20
- 2 min
FARM BILL 2023 | The Local Farms and Food Act
We recently joined other organizations in the support of Senator Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) bipartisan bill, The Local Farms and Food Act.
- Apr 11
- 1 min
FARM BILL 2023 | Recording: Session with Slow Food
Slow Food values "good, clean, and fair food," and that guides their advocacy work around the 2023 Farm Bill. Brett Rapkin-Citrenbaum, Farm
- Apr 5
- 4 min
FARM BILL 2023 | Nutrition Marker Bills
The Nutrition Title requires receives a massive portion of the funding that is authorized by the federal Farm Bill.
- Apr 3
- 1 min
FARM BILL 2023 | Videos: Overview & Curated Recommendations
The Food Policy Council created a two-video playlist about the 2023 Farm Bill, focused on the Greater Cincinnati Region.
- Mar 30
- 5 min
FIELD REPORT: Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit 2023
Our Community Connections Coordinator, Amanda, attended the Kentucky Local Food Systems Summit on March 29, 2023.
- 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!
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Reducing Holiday Food Waste
Our Director, Maddie Chera, joined Georgine Getty, Executive Director of Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen and Social Center, and Tony Staubach,
- Nov 30, 2022
- 4 min
We Joined a Community of Practice of Regional Food Policy Councils
Among 11 Councils Nationwide Selected to Participate and Advance Regional Approaches to Food System Policy
- Oct 13, 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 4, 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 18, 2022
- 6 min
Our New Strategic Plan
From spring through late summer 2022, we undertook a comprehensive strategic planning process to chart a course for the coming few years.
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