Southcoast Food Policy Council Working Groups

Education and Communication Working Group

The SFPC Education and Communication Working Group focuses on creating a broad, knowledgeable group of citizens who understand the food system and how to engage with the SFPC  through educational campaigns and food forums over the next few years. Each working group manages its own initiatives and policies.

Initiatives:

• Eat Local Challenge, a 21 day challenge to encourage people eating local and providing education through videos, podcasts, and reading materials.
• Food Summit, a gathering of food system stakeholder from the region to talk about how we can build a regional food system.
• FarmCoast Documentary, a short film about the challenges of farmers and aquaculture in the Southcoast area.
• Collecting Testimony

Policy Priorities:

• Farm-to-School FRESH grant bill
• Food Literacy bill

Application to join a Working Group. You will be contacted after you send in your application to sfpc@marioninstitute.org.

Send us your thoughts or questions to spfc@marioninstitute.org or call 508-748-0816 x110.