[Electronic-lan] Fw: Help Design our Food System Plan!

[Charlie Bryan]

FYI. Several meetings are coming up for neighborhoods to learn about the food system assessment and give input on the development of the countywide food system plan.


Charlie Bryan

Secretary, Lawrence Association of Neighborhoods


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From: hschnoes at douglas-county.com <hschnoes at douglas-county.com>
Sent: Monday, November 7, 2016 1:08 PM
Subject: Help Design our Food System Plan!

Help identify actions to support our local food system! The Douglas County Food Policy Council is hosting 5 community conversations to inform the countywide Food System Plan.

All residents of Douglas County are encouraged to participate. The meetings will include a brief presentation of local findings from food system research.  Participants will then be invited to weigh in with their ideas about actions and policies to support the Douglas County food system.

The meetings will take place:

·         Thursday, November 10, 6:00pm to 7:30pm: Lecompton Community Building, Lecompton

·         Saturday, November 12, 10:00am to 11:00am: Union Pacific Depot, Lawrence

·         Monday, November 14, 6:00pm to 7:30pm: Douglas Co. Fairgrounds, Meeting Hall, Lawrence

·         Tuesday, November 15, 6:30pm to 8:00pm: Community Center, Eudora

·         Wednesday, November 16, 6:00pm to 7:30pm: Lumberyard Arts Center, Baldwin City

The Food System Plan will be completed in the spring of 2017.

The initiative to create a county-wide Food System Plan emerged through the update process for the Comprehensive Plan, Horizon 2020. The Comprehensive Plan update process identified Agricultural Land Preservation and Local Food System Support & Development as two of 19 key community issues.  The Douglas County Food Policy Council was tasked with creating a county-wide Food System Plan.

Additional information about the Food System Plan can be found at https://www.douglascountyks.org/fpc/food-system-plan
The Food Policy Council is a 23-member advisory body that advises the Douglas County Commission and Lawrence City Commission on policies to strengthen the local food economy.  http://douglascountyks.org/fpc/
Social media can be shared from: https://www.facebook.com/LawrenceandDouglasCountySustainability/
Thank you!

Helen Schnoes
Food Systems Coordinator
Douglas County
1100 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, KS 66044
Office: (785) 832-5157
Cell: (785) 551-9436

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