ROOM AT THE TABLE - Intersight - University at Buffalo

County Food Policy Council is in Appendix E.3. A representative from the
Department of Environment and Planning could serve as a Food Policy
Council Coordinator, to facilitate discussions. The sample resolution which
enables the Dane County Food Policy Council is provided (See Appendix
1).
The Erie County Food Policy Council would be a body to address
any problems raised about the local food system, coordinate efforts in a
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institution like Cornell Cooperative Extension to gain much­needed support
and resources could bolster the Food Council by providing resources and
insight.
The Erie Food Policy Council would set its own agenda, which
could comprise of any of the following:
­ Authoring local food purchase program policies
­ Articulating incentives for direct purchases from local growers
­ Coordinating local assistance or emergency food programs
­ Educating the community about food resources and healthy eating
habits
­ Organizing conferences to get the public involved in supporting
local food
­ Gathering and interpreting data on local production and consumption
patterns
­ Food crisis response like disasters or shortages
­ Assisting with the recognition and development of new urban or
rural farms
­ Ensuring local children have access to healthy foods in schools
­ Fostering economic development by championing local food
purchasing
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