2023 Farm Bill Letter-Writing
A form of advocacy that almost everyone can participate in: write your legislator!
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- Aug 1
- 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 25
- 2 min
Food Policy Council News
Today, more than halfway into 2023 and almost a year since we finished our strategic plan, I am happy to report that we’re doing that work!
- Jul 22
- 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.
- Jul 19
- 2 min
News Round-Up: Late April-July 2023
Our quarterly newsletter can't contain all the latest news in food across the region, so we share this brief round-up separately here.
- Jun 2
- 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 1
- 1 min
News Roundup: March-April 2023
Our quarterly newsletter can't contain all the latest news in food across the region, so we share this brief roundup separately here.
- Apr 26
- 2 min
Food Policy Council News
Food Policy Council Spring 2023 Newsletter: It's Farm Bill season!
- Apr 21
- 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 6
- 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 7
- 4 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.
- Jan 31
- 1 min
Winter Term Intern Works on Food Policy Communications
Oberlin College first-year student Ana Santos worked with our Food Policy Council as part of their internship with Green Umbrella
- Jan 25
- 2 min
Food Policy Council News
Winter means getting inspired and prepared, right? So let’s go—together! Greater Cincinnati Reg. Food Policy Council Winter 2023 Newsletter
- 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,
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
Amanda Lukas Begins Role as Community Connection Coordinator
Quick Update The Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council recently hired Amanda Lukas as its Community Connections Coordinator. In...
- 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
- Nov 14, 2022
- 2 min
2022 Annual GATHER Celebration
This week we hosted GATHER at Tikkun Farm in Mt. Healthy, OH. GATHER is our annual end-of-year event for council members, volunteers, and...
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