04-05-19 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! A lot of news this week, most notably (to me) a new study finding poor diet is related to 20% of all deaths (4.3.19 articles below...) and lots of ag related antitrust articles as Dem candidates hit the campaign trail. Enjoy!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Legislation, etc. 4.5.19 AP (via SF Chronicle): Maine senators say dairy farmers need farm bill changes soon 4.4.19 Jacobin: A Green New Deal for Ag (worth a gander for the history alone) 4.3.19 Senate Ag Cmte: Roberts, Stabenow Announce Apr 10 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Hearing 4.3.19 WaPo: Pork industry soon will have more power over meat inspections (what can go wrong?) 4.3.19 Center for Am Progress: Progressive Governance Can Turn the Tide for Black Farmers 4.2.19 Civil Eats: At the Heartland Forum, Presidential Hopefuls Address Rural Ag Issues Head-on 4.1.19 WaPo: Antitrust is all the rage. Monopolies and mergers emerge as major issues in Dem primaries 4.1.19 UPI: Many oppose change that would cut food stamps for 750K in U.S. 3.31.19 Axios: Farm bankruptcies shed new light on perils of Big Agriculture 3.30.19 MN StarTribune: Warren, Klobuchar agree on breaking up Big Ag 3.30.19 Progressive Farmer: Groups Rally for Farmer Bill of Rights Before Rural Forum Spring Wash Monthly: Meet the New Trustbusters Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 4.4.19 Abasto: Convenience Store Sales Surged in 2018 4.3.19 DTN: Farm Credit Strong Despite Ag Headwinds 4.3.19 Guardian: Bad diets killing more people globally than tobacco, study finds, 4.3.19 NYT: Study Finds Poor Diets Linked to One in Five Deaths, 4.3.19 CNN: What we aren't eating is killing us, global study finds 4.1.19 Ag Econ Insights: Debt Levels v. Interest Rates: Which is Driving Farm Interest Expense Higher? 3.29.19 New Food Economy: What does 'Local' Mean? And is it really better?  3.29.19 Triad City Beat: Winston-Salem food co-op ramps up fundraising push 3.27.19 Yes!: Orlando Farmers Market Is Part of a Plan to Reduce Teen Births, decrease high school dropouts, juvenile arrests, and teen births. And it's working. 3.21.19 Fast Company: 'Prescribing' fruits and veggies would save $100 billion in medical costs 3.11.19 Forbes: Sweetgreen and FoodCorps Partner to Reimagine the American School Cafeteria Experience  Funding Opportunities Farm Aid has activated the Family Farm Disaster Fund to support farmers and ranchers recovering from flooding and severe rain in the Midwest. Natural Capital Investment Fund has launched RESEED Recovery Fund for farmers and value-added producers affected by hurricanes Florence or Matthew.  BCBS NC Foundation is accepting applications for the BUILD (Bold, Upstream, Integrated, Local Data-Driven) Health Challenge. Applications due April 5. Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is supporting neighborhood planning (deadline Aug. 30) and implementation grants (deadline April 5). Read more about both here.  The Bush Prize for Community Innovation - honoring community innovations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and 23 Native nations. Due April 11 The Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition's Rooted in Evidence grant helps food banks evaluate a program's effectiveness. Due April 26 Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action!  The Real Meals Campaign seeks to shift the procurement practices of Sodexo, Compass Group and Aramark so that they have a greater focus on producers, communities, consumers and the planet. Find out more and sign their petition here.  Event Highlight 4.17.19 (Webinar) Land-grant Institutions and Food Systems: Acknowledging historical disparities and exploring present-day equity initiatives Additional Events 4.6.19 Los Angeles, CA Worker Co-op Jumpstart 4.12.19 New York, NY Our Economy! Economic Democracy & System Change 4.13.19 Los Angeles, CA Worker Co-op Jumpstart 4.15.19 Savannah, GA Proposals Due, Community Food Systems Conference with New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. 4.24 - 4.26.19 Colorado Springs, CO Intermountain West Funder Network Annual Convening  5.2 - 5.3.19 Goldsboro, NC Healthy Eating & Active Living Convening  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 Self-Help - Commercial Lending Food Finance Sector Leader; Based in California, Chicago, IL, or Durham, NC Reinvestment Fund is requesting applications for TA providers for the first round of Healthy Food Finance Grantees. Submit by April 12 The Wallace Center -  Regional Food Economies Program Officer National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Coalitions Director Real Meals Campaign - Campaign Coordinator Carolina Farm Stewardship Assc - Lomax Farm Cooordinator Apply by May 6 Women Food & Ag Network - Executive Director  Food First - Executive Director Panta Rhea Foundation -  Executive Director Feed the Truth Foundation - Executive Director Resources ChangeLab Solutions released, A Blueprint for Changemakers: Achieving Health Equity Through Law & Policy  Support North American Food Systems Network by participating in their 2019 Survey of Food Systems Development Practitioners  Development Opportunities James Beard Foundation is accepting applications for the Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Registration is open for Council of Development Finance Agencies's (CDFA) Summer School program Aug. 12 - 16th. Register by July 12th for early bird rates. Rachel's Network announces New Catalyst Award for Women Environmental Leaders of Color. Apply by April 15th NC Rural Center is accepting applications for their Homegrown Leaders regional program. Apply by April 26th 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