1-10-20 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! As Monday is MLK Day I spent a bit of time reading some of his inspirational quotes. This one was new to me: "Almost always, the creative dedicated minority has made the world better." News below. Cheers!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Legislation, etc. 01.17.20 Wash Post: More pizza, fewer vegetables: Trump admin further undercuts Obama school-lunch rules 01.16.20 Bloomberg: USDA's Perdue 'Counting on' Final Tranche of Trump Farmer Trade Aid 01.16.20 Politico: 14 states sue Trump administration over food stamp rule 01.13.20 NY Times: WV made food stamps harder to get . Employment didn't increase and food pantry demand spiked. 01.13.20 NRDC: Proposed CA Budget Lifts Up Healthy, Sustainable School Food 01.13.20 Successful Farming: USDA proposes new criteria for fair play in livestock marketing (NSAC quoted); 1.10.20 NFU Release: Livestock Competition Rule Unlikely to Provide Needed Protections to Farmers; 1.10.20 OCM Release: OCM Condemns Latest GIPSA Rule Iteration.  Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 01.15.20 JAMA Network: Backlash Over Meat Dietary Recommendations Raises Questions About Corporate Ties to Nutrition Scientists 01.15.20 NY Intelligencer: When Buying in Bulk Is a Mistake (eh, almost always?) 01.14.20  Modern Farmer: A Blockchain approach to transparent, sustainable, fair coffee 01.14.20 Salina Post: Local, regional food systems offer economic benefits for farmers, communities 01.12.20 The Mountaineer: Saving the farm 01.12.20 KC Star: MO charmer led double life, masterminded one of the biggest frauds in farm history 01.10.20 TechXplore: Blockchain to trace agricultural supply chains 01.10.20 CNN Biz: Milk 2.0: How the dairy industry plans to save milk via alt. milk growth 01.09.20 New Food Economy: Is it time to retire the term "food desert?" Funding Opportunities NEW! NIFA's 2020 Organic Ag Research grant applications open. NSAC notes OREI app deadlines Jan 30, ORG deadline Feb 27. NEW! NSAC Blog: $37mm available via USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant (VPAG) for value-added and local food projects. Deadline is Mar 5 NEW! The Conservation Fund's Resourceful Communities CNEF small-grant program application is open. Feb 14 deadline NEW! NC Tobacco Trust Fund 2020 Grant Cycle Open. App deadline is March 6 Organic Valley Farmers is accepting applications for the Farmers Advocating for Organic (FAFO) grant program. Apply by Feb. 1 USDA Office of Partnerships and Public Engagement is seeking applicants for three fellowship opportunities targeted to faculty or staff: E. Kika De La Garza Fellowship, Terra Preta do Indio Tribal Fellowship, Booker T. Washington Fellowship. Apply by Feb. 12 USDA's Value-Added Producer Grant is accepting applications.  Apply by March 9.  USDA's Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement is accepting applications for guaranteed loan programs and grants - various deadlines. The Rockefeller Foundation has announced the Food System Vision Prize to seed the revisioning of a global food system. Early deadline Dec 5th; Applications close Jan 31. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! Nothing specific this week. Go forth and do well!  Event highlight Early bird ticket extended to Jan. 20 for The Wallace Center's National Good Food Network Conference in New Orleans March 10-13th!  Events 1.22.20 Scottdale, AZ: The Wisdom of Indigenous Foodways 1.22 - 1.25.20 Little Rock, AR: Southern SAWG Annual Conference 1.22 - 1.25.20 Pacific Grove, CA: 40th Annual Eco Farm Conference 1.31.20 Call for Proposals Due for International Workshop on Agriculture 1.31.20 Call for Proposals Due for Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society's Annual Conference 2.05 - 2.08.20 Lancaster, PA: PASA Sustainable Ag Conference 3.10 - 3.13.19 New Orleans, LA: National Good Food Conference  3.29.20 South Carolina Black Farmers Conference 3.31 - 4.1.19 Columbus, OH No Kid Hungry's Rural Childhood Summit Find more events on our national events calendar. If you have events you'd like added, please email david.beck@self-help.org.  Back to top OF INTEREST Job Opportunities NEW! Los Angeles Food Policy Council: Executive Director. App Deadline Jan. 31 NEW!  Life Around the Table Half-Time Comms Coordinator. App Deadline Jan 31. NEW! Toxic Free NC: Just and Sustainable Agriculture Program Manager. App Deadline Feb. 3 NC Alliance for Health: Comms and Fund Dev Director Self-Help: Food System Program Associate SAAFON: Executive Director Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future: Education Program Specialist, Sr Program Officer  RAFI (Rural Advancement Foundation International): Development Manager The Conservation Fund: Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) Coordinator Piedmont Triad Regional Food Council: Food Systems Coordinator Farm Aid: Office Manager, Keepseagle Project Manager, Farmer Services Network Manager Building Equity & Alignment for Impact: Development Director The Rural Coalition: Policy and Advocacy Coordinator Center for Science in the Public Interest: Senior Policy Associate  Research and Resources  Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment: Sustainable Food System Assessment: Lessons from Global Practice  JAFSCD: Wind River Reservation Gardeners Grow Intergenerational Resilience for Indigenous Food Sovereignty Development Opportunities The Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development is seeking peer reviewers. Learn more about applying here.  That's All Folks! David Beck Self-Help Policy Director 301 W Main St Durham NC 27701 david.beck@self-help.org, 919-956-4495 Forward this email to a friend Copyright © 2020 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