11-02-18 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Starting with questions on the shortcomings of Smithfield's hog lagoon covering announcement.. Next... we are working with the NC Alliance for Health to increase healthy food access. NCers can help by completing this 5 minute survey  please. :). More below. Cheers! News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 10.31.18 CNBC: Stalled Farm Bill Grabs Election Attn, Expected on Front Burner When Congress Returns 10.29.18 NPR: Devin Nunes' Re-Election Tests Whether All Politics Are Now National Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 11.1.18 NFU: Over 200 Farm, Food and Rural Groups Endorse Agribusiness Merger Moratorium Bills 10.31.18 Indyweek: To Create a Truly Sustainable Food Economy, Small Farms, Govt Must Meet in the Middle 10.30.18 The Guardian: 'It's not fair, not right': how America treats its black farmers 10.28.18 Des Moines Register: This Ag Downturn is 'Piece of Cake' Compared to 1980s 10.25.18 NPR's The Salt: 5 Major Crops in the Crosshairs of Climate Change UC Berkely: Study Finds Popular Meal-Kit Cos May Be Creating Low-Wage Dead-End Jobs Funding Opportunities 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 research grants on open-source plant-based and clean meat options. Deadline Nov 21. USDA Farm to School announced two request for proposals: Farm to School Grant RFA (Deadline Dec 4) and Farm to School Training & Curricula RFP. Deadline Nov. 26.  Compeer Financial Fund for Rural America has opened their grant program application; priority for Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin territory. Deadline Nov. 30 FoodShot Global is awarding up to $10 million in equity, up to $20 million in debt, and $525,000 in prize funding for innovations in soil health.  Deadline is December 1. Community Food Strategies's micro-grant program for NC food councils/networks. Deadline Dec. 17 Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! The Food Research and Action Center and the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign are submitting comments about how the Department of Homeland Security's proposed "public charge" rule would increase rates of hunger and food insecurity among immigrant families. Read how to get involved here.  Event Highlight 11.9.18 Durham, NC Triangle NC Regional Gathering for Food Councils Additional Events 11.5 - 11.7.18 Boulder, CO NIFTI National Field School 11.5 - 11.8.18 Baltimore, MD Choose Food Symposium 11.5.18 Pittsboro, NC The Business of Agriculture Series 11.6 - 11.8.18 Sacramento, CA The Business of Indian Agriculture & Business Planning Development Training Workshops 11.12 - 11.15.18 Chevy Chase, MD National Young Farmers Coalition Annual Leadership Convergence 11.14 - 11.18.18 Portland, OR North American Biodynamic Conference 11.15 - 11.16.18 Raleigh, NC 2018 Rural Assembly 11.30.18 Wilson, NC The N.E.W. Business of Agriculture: Regional Opportunities for Growth 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 Transplanting Traditions - Associate Director; Deadline Nov 15 American Heart Association Voices for Healthy Kids - Policy Research Manager; Open  National Farm to School Network - Policy Specialist; Deadline Nov 16 National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Policy Specialist NC State Extension - statewide Local Food Program Manager; open until filled New England Grassroots Environment Fund - Program Manager; open until filled Research Interesting report from Touro University and the Food Empowerment Project in Vallejo, CA: Bringing Community Voices to the Table 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 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