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.
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- 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 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 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 13
- 2 min
GUEST POST: Report from OEFFA 2023
Several of our Network Members attended the Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA) annual conference in Feb. 2023.
- 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...
- Oct 31, 2022
- 2 min
Food Policy Council News
Today brings National Farm to School Month to an end. We're looking back at the month’s exciting kickoff with Local Menu Takeovers.
- 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
- Sep 19, 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.
- Sep 12, 2022
- 2 min
Cincinnati Signs Milan Urban Food Policy Pact
Cincinnati recently joined other cities across the world in signing onto the Milan Urban Food Policy Pact.
- 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.
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