urban food policy strategies: los angeles - powerpoint presentation
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• Background
• Timeline
• Mission
• Structure
• Food Policy Priorities & Action Plans
OVERVIEWOVERVIEW
• 1996 to 1999- Food Security & Hunger Partnership
• September 2009- Mayor announces Los AngelesFood Policy Task Force (LAFPTF)
• November 2009- 20 member LAFPTF convenes
• July 2010- LAFPTF Presents Good Food for AllAgenda to Mayor
• October 2010- “Good Food for All Agenda” Launch atTaste of the LA Foodshed Celebration
• January 2011- 34 member Los Angeles Food PolicyCouncil convenes
• February 2011- First LAFPC Working Group meeting
LAFPC TIMELINE
WHAT IS GOOD FOOD?
Healthy
Affordable
Fair
Sustainable
MISSION
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The Los Angeles Food Policy Council is a collaborativenetwork working to make Southern California a Good Foodregion for everyone- where food is healthy, affordable fair,
and sustainable.
OUR STRUCTURE
LAFPC WORKING GROUPS
Los Angeles Regional Good Food System
• 140 diverse stakeholders• 90 organizations• 7 (soon to be 8) working groups
FOOD POLICYPRIORITIES &
ACTION PLANS
• Regional Food Hub
• Los Angeles Regional FoodshedAssessment
• Food system code/regulatory review
Action Area 1: A Good Food Economy
• Street vendor focus groups
– Issues, needs, and opportunities
• Support pilot projects across county
– South LA (Department of Public Health)
– Boyle Heights
– MacArthur Park
• Host street vending festival
Action Area 2: Street Food
• Good Food purchasing policies– City and county government– Schools– Green Business Certification for Restaurants
• Improve the school food environment– 2011-2012 LAUSD menu changes– Breakfast in the Classroom
Action Area 3: Build a Market for Good Food
• Expanded CalFresh enrollment– Resource coordination across programs and services– Outreach and awareness
• Farmers’ Markets– EBT Machines– Veggie Vouchers– Land Use Protections
• Monitor City’s Surplus Food Ordinance
Action Area 4: Improve Food Security and Nutrition
Action Area 5: Good Food Retail in UnderservedNeighborhoods
• Support FreshWorks Fund/CHFFI
• Support Community Market ConversionProgram– Develop nuts and bolts toolkit for Good Food
mom and pops.
• Host public forum on co-op development
• Zoning for health
• Survey Urban Farms/Community Gardens
– Technical assistance needs
– Urban Ag enterprise profiles
– Yield and water use data
• Evaluate & Update Land Access Regulations
• Update Community Garden Guidebook
Action Area 6: Grow Good Food
• Good Food resource hub website
• Mayor’s Good Food Day of Service
• Food System speakers series (radio, online, inperson)
• “LA Food Kullections” mobile app
Action Area 7: Education & Outreach
• Funding for FPC coordinator
• LAFPC established
• Land analysis for community gardens
• Funding for Regional Food Hub Feasibility Study
• School food pilot program proposal for Mayor’s Partnership Schools
• City/County/LAUSD/Regional Food Bank/CFPA/LAFPC- Food Stamp
outreach and enrollment program proposal
• UCLA Food System Workers Study
• Farmers’ market managers meetings (EBT, incentives, zero waste, land
use)
• Good food procurement summit (County, City of LA, school districts)
• Green Business Certification for Restaurants
• LAUSD RFP- Local sourcing/social responsibility incorporated
• Public engagement website
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