09-28-18 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Shocker, looks like Farm Bill will be pushed til after fall elections. Right on cue Food Policy Action has released its Eater's Guide to Congress. In NC, flood recovery work continues. Find articles below. And I'm again sharing this link for ways to help. Every dollar really does make a difference. Cheers! News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 9.27.18 The Fence Post: Big Four Issue Bland Statement As Usda Prepares For Expiration Of Current Law 9.27.18 Ag.com: Farm Bill, Just Another in a Roster of Disappointments? 9.21.18 The Hill: Bob Martin Op-Ed: Voters Expect A Sustainable Farm Bill For All 9.20.18 Hoosier Ag Today: Frustration Mounts Over Farm Bill Inaction 9.20.18 RadioIowa: Senator Ernst Says Prospects For New Farm Bill Starting To Wane 9.17.18 AgWeek: Little Known Farm Bill Provisions (LAMP) Make A Big Difference In Rural Areas (like LFPP…) Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 9.27.18 Wall St Journal: After Florence, Smithfield Plans Fresh Look at Disaster Prep. (hint: start by fixing your damn manure lagoons!) 9.27.18 CBS News: U.S. Kids Eating More Fast Food, Healthier Options Not Helping 9.26.18 Red Tomato: Blood, Guts and Truth from Red Tomato 9.25.18 FoodDive: Walmart Mandates Blockchain Use of Leafy Greens Suppliers 9.24.18 Wall St Journal: Walmart Requires Lettuce, Spinach Suppliers to Join Blockchain by 1.31.19 9.24.18 NC Policy Watch: Coal Ash Flowing Like Pudding In Neuse River Near Duke's Goldsboro Power Plant 9.24.18 CLT Observer: NC supplies the nation's sweet potatoes. Florence has put this year's crop in doubt 9.24.18 Food Dive: Blue Apron pledges to stop using 'gestation cages' 9.22.18 WashPost:  I saw Florence sending millions of gallons of animal poop flooding across North Carolina  Funding Opportunities The Conservation Fund and CSX announce the $2K - $10K Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food. Deadline Sep. 28 Healthy Eating Research released a call for proposals focused on beverage consumption in early childhood. Deadline Oct. 3 EPA Smart Growth Local Foods, Local Places applications open. Deadline Oct. 22 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces application for the $25k Culture Of Health Prize. Deadline Nov. 1 Annie's Grants for Gardens is accepting applications for funds to fund edible garden projects. Deadline Nov. 11 Good Food Institute is awarding $3 million in grants to those researching open-source plant-based and clean meat options. Deadline Nov 21. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Policy Alert!  Only a few days remain for Congress to finish a new bill or pass a temporary extension of the old one. Either way, farmers and communities are counting on action. Read NSAC's blog post to learn more about what is at risk and how you can help!  Event Highlight 10.1.18 Los Angeles, CA Fresh Perspective: Food, Equity and Community Development Funders' Bus Tour Additional Events 10.1 - 10.3.18 Baltimore, MD Reinventing our Communities: Investing in Opportunity 10.1.18 Pittsboro, NC The Business of Agriculture Series  10.2 - 10.4.18 Durham, NC Croatan Forum 10.2 - 10.5.18 Prior Lake, MN Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition 10.3.18 (Webinar) Removing Structural Barriers for the Next Generation of Farmers: Land, Capital, Gender, and Race 10.9.18 (Webinar) BFRDP for Ranchers and Grazers, Part 2 10.10.18 Gastonia, NC Planning for Healthy Communities: The intersection of health and community planning 10.10.18 Falcon Heights, MN The NICK Summit 10.12 - 10.15.18 Bellingham, WA U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance IV National Assembly 10.12.18 Deadline to apply for the Fair Food Business Boot Camp 10.13.18 Durham, NC Durham Bowls 10.16.18 Durham, NC Farming While Black: Uprooting Racism, Seeding Sovereignty Find more events on our national events calendar. If you have events you'd like added, please email Hannah.quigley@self-help.org.  Back to top OF INTEREST Job Opportunities Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Network is hiring for two positions; Member and Strategic Partnerships Manager and Program Associate; Deadline Oct. 1 Center for Environmental Farming Systems - Technical Niche Meat Program Coordinator; Proposed hire date of 10.1.18 NC Alliance for Health - Grassroots Coordinator; Deadline extended! Research The Winston-Salem Foundation and Black Philanthropy Initiative, Rethinking Philanthropy: An Exploration of Black Communities in Forsyth County Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems and Community Development and the Journal of American Indian Education released a call for papers, Indigenous Food Sovereignty in North America. Deadline Jan. 15 And...  USDA and US Department of Health and Human Services announced a call for nominations to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Submit nominations by Oct. 6.  That's All Folks! David Beck, Policy & Media Director Self-Help Credit Union & affiliates 301 W Main St Durham NC 27701 david.beck@self-help.org, 919-956-4495 Forward this email to a friend Copyright © 2018 Self-Help, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Self-Help 301 W Main St Durham, NC 27701 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list