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Advancing Greenwich’s food security initiatives by 
strengthening & leveraging relationships, knowledge and networks
 

 
Follow-up 
May CoP
 

 
Thank you to everyone who joined the May CoP. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Megan Sweeney and Lissette Carbajal from the GB&GC for hosting us in their beautiful new building, and to Christian Duborg for presenting such comprehensive and well-thought-out data. Should additional questions or ideas come to mind, please feel free to reach out to Christian directly.
 
Follow-up:
Consider participating in the 2026 State of Food Insecurity Community Voice Survey: English here and Spanish here and extending it to your networks. 
 
State plans:
  • New Jersey Food Security Strategic Plan here
  • Rhode Island Relish Rhody here 
  • Maine's Roadmap To End Hunger here
  • Vermont Agriculture & Food System Strategic Plan here
  • Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan here

 
Up-next 
July CoP
 

Foodshed attended Carrot Day at Hamilton Avenue Elementary School to support efforts to expand Farm to School within Greenwich Public Schools.

 
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Zoom
 
CT Farm To School 
Compass Snapshot
 
Martha Ramkellawan, GPS Food Service Director and B Regan, Southwest 
CT Regional Farm To School Coordinator, will join us to talk about their collaboration and the CT Fresh Ed Compass tool.
 
The CT Fresh Ed Compass is a Farm to School readiness and growth tool developed by the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) in partnership with the University of Connecticut. The Compass captures important elements of Farm to School operations according to each local educational agency (LEA). The CSDE and the Regional Farm to School Coordinators will use the Compass Snapshot to develop or inform action plans with each LEA to further incorporate Farm to School practices into their district or school initiatives, food service operations, or programming.
 

 
Farm 
Bill
 

 
The Food Research & Action Center is hosting: The High Stakes of the Senate Farm Bill: SNAP, State Costs, Food Systems, and Community Consequences.
 
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
 
The Senate is crafting its Farm Bill proposal and the implications are significant, for all of us. 
 
Join FRAC for a timely one-hour webinar examining what the emerging proposals could mean for SNAP administration, state budgets, food access, local economies, and the millions of households who rely on these programs.
 
This conversation will bring together municipal and state leadership, alongside experts in healthcare, food systems, and agriculture policy to explore the real-world consequences of the decisions being debated in Washington—and what they could mean for implementation, community stability, and economic resilience across the country.
 
With Senate discussions moving quickly, this is a critical opportunity to elevate practical realities, on-the-ground impacts, and the perspectives of those navigating these challenges every day.
 

WE have the power to be food system changemakers.
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Greenwich Foodshed Alliance, a program of The Foodshed Network, is 
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