01-18-19 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Well... the guv'ment remains shut... Not sure what else to say but lots of news below! News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 1.16.19 KFGO (via Reuters): U.S. shutdown taking toll on FDA, USDA inspection roles: experts 1.15.19 Des Moines Register: Rep. King's removal from Ag Cmte comes at worst possible time for struggling Iowa farmers, leaders say 1.15.19 Bay Journal: Farm Bill could increase funding to control ag runoff to Chesapeake 1.14.19 Education Dive: Farm Bill gives some HBCUs' budgets wiggle room Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 1.17.19 Time: 6 High-Protein Foods That Are Healthier Than Beef 1.17.19 Forbes: The 'Planetary Health Diet': Will it Save Lives and Planet Earth? 1.16.19 AP: Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new diet 1.16.19 FoodDive: Tyson partners with EDF on sustainable food production 1.15.19 New Food Economy: With the end of 365 stores, Whole Foods cements its future as Amazon's house brand 1.14.19 WaPo: New guidebooks aim to help diners pick restaurants based on their values, not just their food 1.14.19 New Food Economy: Supreme Court will decide whether or not to keep companies' SNAP sales secret 1.13.19 Biz Insider: Kroger CEO explains how Harris Teeter merger positioned them to take on Amazon/WF 1.10.19 NC Health News: Environmentalists: Smithfield needs to get rid of lagoons and spray fields 1.10.19 Food Poison Journal (really?! A whole journal?!): Bankruptcy Court Disburses $11,250,000 to Soy Nut E. coli Victims 1.9.19 Duke U. Today: Carrots or Candy Bars" Contexts Shapes Choice of Healthy Foods. And choices may be affected by what sits close by on the shelf. Funding Opportunities HFFI Grant Program. $1.8 million available to support eligible fresh food retail in underserved areas. Application deadline is 2.14.19.  Natural Capital Investment Fund has launched RESEED Recovery Fund for farmers and value-added producers affected by hurricanes Florence or Matthew.  The Conservation Fund's Resourceful Communities Program is accepting applications for the Creating New Economies Fund grant. Deadline Feb. 18  NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is accepting grant applications to support agricultural communities. Deadline March 8 RWJ Foundation: Funding for communities and organizations addressing health and climate solutions. Letter of intent due Feb 8 and application is due April 3. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development is requesting readers to take their annual survey to evaluate their impact and inclusion.  Event Highlight 1.23.19 Wilson, NC Got to be NC Grower/Buyer Exchange  Additional Events 01.18 - 01.20.19 Saratoga Springs, NY Northeast Organic Farming Association Winter Conference 1.25.19 St. Paul, MN Emerging Farmers Conference 1.25 - 1.26.10 Little Rock, AR Southern SAWG Conference 1.29.19 (Webinar) Applying for BFRDP Funding in 2019 1.29 - 1.31.19 Women in Ag Learning Network Virtual Conference 02.01.19 Durham, NC Proposals Due for the Black Communities Conference 02.07.19 (Webinar) Trending Topics in Farm to Early Child Education 2.12.19 (Webinar) Evaluating Your Beginning Farmer Training Program 02.23.19 Asheville, NC Business of Farming Conference 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 NEW FaithLands Project Coordinator; Deadline Feb. 1 NY Department of Small Business Services - Program Manager, worker cooperative business development initiative  National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Policy Specialist and Coalitions Director National Family Farm Coalition - Policy Director  Education and Development Opportunities  The Rural Center's Rural Economic Development Institute application is open! Deadline Jan. 31 Appalachian Food Justice Institute are offering a variety of summer courses and accepting applications for their Food Justice Fellowship Program is accepting applications! Deadline Jan. 31 Victory Garden Initiative's Food Leader Certification Program - March and April 2019 Resource  National Farm to School Network, City & School District Farm to School Policy Opportunities 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 © 2019 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