09-21-18 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! While Durham & the Triangle avoided most of Flo's impact, there's immense flooding in ENC, on top of horrible flooding just two years ago from Matthew. The CAFO-related environment devastation is shaping up as maybe the worst ever. If you are looking for a way to help out flooding victims, this is one good resource. On a happy note, congrats to the 44 USDA Local Food Promotion Program and the CDFI Fund Healthy Food Financing Initiative grantees! News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 9.21.18 The Hill: Bob Martin Op-Ed: Voters Expect A Sustainable Farm Bill For All 9.20.18 Hoosier Ag Today: Frustration Mounts Over Farm Bill Inaction 9.20.18 RadioIowa: Senator Ernst Says Prospects For New Farm Bill Starting To Wane 9.17.18 AgWeek: Little Known Farm Bill Provisions (LAMP) Make A Big Difference In Rural Areas (like LFPP…) 9.14.18 NSAC: Note to Congress: Be Responsible, Don't Let the Farm Bill Expire Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 9.21.18 Bloomberg: Swiss Bid for Sustainable Food May Run It Into Trade Trouble 9.20.18 New Food Economy: Carolinas Farmers Face The Painful Task Of Livestock Disposal 9.20.18 USA Today: Over 132,000 lbs of Cargill ground beef recalled over E. Coli risk 9.19.18 New Food Economy: Raising the minimum wage won't kill restaurants. Minnesota discovered that 30 years ago 9.19.18 HuffPost: Everything You Know About Obesity Is Wrong. For decades, the medical community has ignored mountains of evidence to wage a cruel and futile war on fat people, poisoning public perception and ruining millions of lives. It's time for a new paradigm. 9.18.18 LA Times: Selling home-cooked food will no longer be illegal under measure signed by Gov. Jerry Brown 9.17.18 Washington Post: For Farmworkers and Homeless, Florence Especially Harsh 9.17.18 USDA Release: Additional Food Options for SNAP Participants Impacted by Hurricane Florence 9.17.18 Grubstreet.com: Americans Eating Out Less. Should Restaurants Be Worried? 9.16.18 Iowa Watch: USDA Definition of Family Farm a Headache for Some 9.14.18 BBC News: Intensive Farming 'Least Bad Option' For Food And Environment  Funding Opportunities Applications opened for the 2019 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Deadline Sep. 24 The Conservation Fund and CSX announce the $2K - $10K Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Food. Deadline Sep. 28 Healthy Eating Research released a call for proposals focused on beverage consumption in early childhood. Deadline Oct. 3 EPA Smart Growth Local Foods, Local Places applications open. Deadline Oct. 22 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announces application for the $25k Culture Of Health Prize. Deadline Nov. 1 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 grants to those researching open-source plant-based and clean meat options. Deadline Nov 21. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action Alert!  Only a few days remain for Congress to finish a new bill or pass a temporary extension of the old one. Either way, farmers and communities are counting on action. Read NSAC's blog post to learn more about what is at risk and how you can help!  Event Highlight 10.2 - 10.4.18 Durham, NC Croatan Forum Additional Events 9.24.18 Columbus, OH Ohio Food Policy Summit: Developing and Financing Food Systems 9.26.18 (Webinar) The NC Rural Center: Tools to Support Rural Business Development  9.26.18 Washington, DC Farm-to-Family - A Taste of Small Farm America 9.26.18 (Webinar) Creating and Deploying a Communications Plan for Impact 10.1 - 10.3.18 Baltimore, MD Reinventing our Communities: Investing in Opportunity 10.1.18 Pittsboro, NC The Business of Agriculture Series  10.2 - 10.5.18 Prior Lake, MN Annual Conference on Native American Nutrition 10.10.18 Gastonia, NC Planning for Healthy Communities: The intersection of health and community planning 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 Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Network is hiring for two positions; Member and Strategic Partnerships Manager and Program Associate; Deadline Oct. 1 Center for Environmental Farming Systems - Technical Niche Meat Program Coordinator; Proposed hire date of 10.1.18 NC Alliance for Health - Grassroots Coordinator; Deadline extended! Research UN System Standing Committee on Nutrition, Advancing equity, equality and non-discrimination in food systems: Pathways to reform 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 NC Medical Journal: Mortality, Health Outcomes in NC Communities Close Proximity to Hog Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations And...  The Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention at UNC has received funding to expand a mobile produce market model and are requesting partners. Submit an intent to apply by Sep. 24 USDA and US Department of Health and Human Services announced a call for nominations to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. Submit nominations by Oct. 6.  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