What is a Food Policy Council?
Rather than many separate advocates working alone on individual issues within a food system, food policy councils (FPC) create a platform for organized and unified action. FPC’s bring together members of the community and stakeholders from different food-related sectors to examine how the food system is operating to develop suggestions and plans on how to improve it. Focus areas include the supply, quality, price, production, distribution, and consumption of food.
Our Mission
A network of food champions whose mission is to develop a resilient and reliable local food system rooted in community engagement, collaboration and education.
Our Vision
A robust and sustainable local food system that provides all Genesee County residents with affordable and healthy food.
Meeting Schedule
Second Thursday of Each Month from 3:00 - 4:30 pm
Crim Office (452 Saginaw St) & Virtually via Zoom
Get Involved
Individual and public support for our food system is vital, as is having a coordinated group of individuals and organizations that share in the vision of a robust and sustainable local food system that provides all Genesee County residents with affordable and healthy food. We are in search of:
- Members of food-related sectors including but not limited to health, non-profit and advocacy organizations.
- Advocates of food access, economic development and food procurement.
- State or local government officials that want to shape public policy around food, improve coordination around existing programs and create new programs.
- Innovative ideas to improve the local food system, promote economic development and make the food system more sustainable and socially just.
- Individuals that value networking, sharing resources and information.
- Solutions land use issues, food labor rights and environmental issues, urban agriculture and food waste.
