06-21-19 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Great to see many folks at the 2019 SAFSF Forum in Pittsburgh. Also, congratulations to NC's Center for Env. Farming Systems (CEFS) on their 25th Anniversary! (6 minute video here). Cheers!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Legislation, etc. 6.20.19 Bowling Green Sentinel-Tribune: Sen. Brown staffer Jonathan McCracken breaks down Farm Bill 6.20.19 HuffPost: Minnesota millionaire is GOP's New Mascot For Cutting Food Benefits 6.21.19 Lancaster Farming: PA Farm Bill Sent to Gov. Wolf 6.19.19 AP: NY Farm Bill would cut emissions, expand farmworker rights 6.17.19 WRAL.com: Details on NC Senate-passed Farm Bill. Goes to House now 6.6.19 UCS: Current U.S. Dietary Guidelines Don't Protect Us from Health Risks of Processed Meats, According to UCS study. Up-to-date Guidelines Could Have Saved as Many as 3,900 Deaths from Colorectal Cancer and Cut Related Medical Costs by $1.5 Billion Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 6.20.19 New Food Economy: As Tyson continues its push to privatize plant inspections, five workers were just hospitalized after a chemical spill 6.19.19 New Food Economy: Helping low-income women afford healthier food may have reversed a rise in childhood obesity 6.19.19 Harvard Biz Review: Research: Actually, Consumers Do Buy Sustainable Products 6.17.19 The Conversation: Time to cook is a luxury many families don't have  6.14.19 just-food: The brave new world of food as medicine 6.13.19 Bloomberg: Amazon-Whole Foods is Two Years Old. And? 6.12.19 NPR: Why Food Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Eco-Labels 6.11.19 New Food Economy: Years in the making, FDA ordered to publish a list of "high-risk" foods Funding Opportunities Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement is accepting applications for Faith in/and Democracy Grant. Deadline July 1 Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is supporting neighborhood planning. Deadline Aug 30.  USDA FSA Organic Certification Cost Share Program is accepting applications. Deadline Oct 31 Farm Aid has activated the Family Farm Disaster Fund to support Midwest farmers and ranchers recovering from flooding NCIF has launched RESEED Recovery Fund for farmers and value-added producers affected by hurricanes Florence or Matthew.  Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! A NC Coalition, led by the NC PTA, has secured funding for school meals in the NC Senate's budget but they need your help in ensuring it remains in the final budget. Contact your representative and let them know how important school meal funding is. HEAL Food Alliance and the Organization for Competitive Markets are working together to #BreakUpBigAg. Learn more about the Agribusiness Merger Moratorium and Antitrust Review Act and how you can join the work here. Union of Concerned Scientists developed a public comment guide to help public health professionals provide input during the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines comment period. Event highlight 7.23.19 Fresno, CA California FreshWorks Summit Events 6.21.19 Proposals Due, Georgia Organics is seeking workshop proposals for Georgia Organics Conference & Expo 6.22 - 06.23.19 Western NC ASAP's Farm Tour 6.25.19 San Antonio, TX Building Racial Equity: Foundations 6.26.19 (Webinar) Gamechangers Laboratory: Informational Call 6.27.19 Wilson, NC Facilitating for More Voices Workshop 6.27.19 (Webinar) Building the Convergence for the Right to Food and Food Sovereignty in North America and Europe 7.8.19 (Webinar) Organizing for Farmworker Justice 7.11.19 Nashville, TN Building Racial Equity: Foundations  7.11.19 (Webinar) Trending Topics in Farm to School: Farm to Early Care and Education State Strategic Planning 7.16.19 (Webinar) Measuring Racial Equity in the Food System: Established and Suggested Metrics 7.18.19 Oakland, CA Building Racial Equity Foundations 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 Piedmont Triad Regional Council - Food Systems Coordinator. Apply by July 15 The Wallace Center -  Regional Food Economies Program Officer Real Meals Campaign - Campaign Coordinator Fair Food Network - Policy Director National Farm to School Network - Senior Director, Programs and Policy AgroEcology Fund is hiring for two positions - Program Director and Communications Lead  Capital Area Food Network, AmeriCorps VISTA member Research & Resources National Farm to School Network and Center for Agriculture and Food Systems releases State Farm to School Policy Handbook Union of Concerned Scientists released, Delivering on the Dietary Guidelines: How Stronger Nutrition Policy Can Cut Healthcare Costs and Save Lives New Entry Sustainable Farming Project is collecting information about national agricultural apprenticeship programs to better understand needs and develop resources. Complete the survey if you are involved in an ag apprenticeship program. Development Opportunities NEW The Wallace Center has announced a new initiative - Gamechangers Laboratory. In this pilot year, three selected teams will be guided and supported in design, development and testing of a new strategy to tackle food insecurity in their community. Learn more on this informational call 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