REMINDER + POLICY ACTION ALERT

Advancing Greenwich’s food security initiatives by strengthening

& leveraging relationships, knowledge and networks

Greenwich Food Alliance is a program of The Foodshed Network.

 
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE 
(CoP)

 
Friday, January 31, 2025
9:00 - 10:15am
Greenwich Town Hall | Mazza Room
 
Agricultural Improvement Act of 2018 
FARM BILL
 
Samantha Cave, 
Strategic Content Designer at National Family Farm Coalition 
&
Reggy Saint Fortcolin,
Founder of Sovereign Land Trust
 
This in-person meeting will include time for initiative updates and a discussion, via zoom, with Samantha and Reggy about the status of the USDA Farm Bill.  
 
Agenda here
CoP webpage here
 
See image below for a breakdown of the Farm Bill. 
Note: nutrition = SNAP and other food and nutrition assistance benefits. 
 

 
FOOD + AG POLICY
 

Farmland Access: H.B. 5064 An Act Concerning an Option to Purchase Restricted Agricultural Value. Learn more about this important policy and submit testimony HERE!

Use my written testimony as a template: here.

 
GFA-WORKING GROUPS
 

Help us spread the word! We welcome anyone who interested in helping us advance this work.

- Equity + Access: here

- Farm to School: here

- Food + Ag Policy: here

Why municipal food alliances/councils are important: 3 min video

 
EVENT
 

Greenwich Food Alliance, in collaboration with Food Rescue US-Fairfield County, Greenwich Land Trust and Waste Free Greenwich invite you and your networks to Community Solutions to Advance a Sustainable Food System. See details HERE.

FARM BILL 101 | see here

 
“Food is our most intimate and powerful connection to each other, our cultures and to the earth. To transform our food system is to heal our bodies, transform our economy & protect our environment.” 
 
HEAL Food Alliance