12-07-18 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! It looks like we will have to wait another week before we see any Farm Bill text... meanwhile, Secretary Perdue plans to propose new SNAP rules in 2019 and is relaxing nutrition guidelines in school cafeterias. Plenty of other news below! News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 12.5.18 Fortune Here's what the 2018 Farm Bill has to do with CBD legalization 12.4.18 Politico Perdue eyes post-farm bill rule on SNAP waivers 12.4.18 Seattle Times Key congressman optimistic about passing farm bill soon 12.3.18 Agri-Pulse Farm Bill delayed, but Perdue signals administration support 12.3.18 Globe Newswire U.S. Farm Bill legalizing hemp expected to be finalized this week or by the end of the year, Hemp Inc. announces  Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 12.6.18 USDA released the final rule on Child Nutrition Programs: Flexibilities for Milk, Whole Grains, and Sodium Requirements  12.6.18 New Food Economy: How big food companies are using the gun and tobacco industry playbook to thwart bold public health laws 12.5.18 NY Times: Can We Grow More Food on Less Land? We'll have to, a new study finds 12.5.18 The Ecologist Sustainable food future is possible 12.5.18 New Food Economy: The food sustainability index is talking. Will America, and the world at large, listen? 12.4.18 FoodDive US ranks near the middle in global food sustainability index  12.4.18 WSJ: Dollar General Focuses on Food as its Eye Expansion 12.4.18 15 NC Summer Nutrition Programs Win Recognition 12.4.18 The Environmental Defense Fund Climate news got you down? Here are 3 bright spots that show promise in building resilience. 12.3.18 FoodPrint: Helping consumers shop, cook and eat more sustainably  12.3.18 New Food Economy: Justice Department urges Supreme Court against hearing cage-free egg lawsuit  11.29.18 New Food Economy: Arkansas lawmakers oppose a rule that would hurt Big Poultry. They all receive campaign contributions from the companies affected. 11.29.18 The Kresge Foundation New incubation program opens to help social impact orgs ready for Opportunity Zone funds 11.29.18 New Food Economy: Is food waste a religious issue? Funding Opportunities Community Food Strategies's micro-grant program for NC food councils/networks. Deadline Dec. 17 RAFI-USA 2019 Agricultural Reinvestment Fund grant program. Deadline Jan. 4 HFFI Grant Program. $1.8 million available to support eligible fresh food retail in underserved areas. Register for 12.13.18 and 1.8.19 webinars here. 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.  Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! The Food Research and Action Center and the Protecting Immigrant Families Campaign are submitting comments about how the Department of Homeland Security's proposed "public charge" rule would increase rates of hunger and food insecurity among immigrant families. Read how to get involved here.  United Farm Workers is gathering support for newly introduced legislation, the Fairness for Farmworkers Act. Read here for more information.  Event Highlight 01.22 - 01.25.19 Austin, TX Financial Management Boot Camp for Food Hub operators - apply now! Additional Events 12.12.18 Pembroke, NC Fundamentals of On-Farm Food Safety 12.12.18 (Webinar) Treating the Whole Community: Addressing Social Drivers of Health 12.12.18 Chicago, IL Cultivation and Community in Chicago 12.13.18 (Webinar) Building Racial Equity Within Cooperative Extension 01.10 - 01.12.19 Washington, DC Mid Atlantic Health & Hunger Gathering 01.18 - 01.20.19 Saratoga Springs, NY Northeast Organic Farming Association Winter 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 Center for Good Food Purchasing - Program Analyst; Deadline Dec. 7 Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group - Executive Director; Deadline Dec. 31 NEW Carolina Farm Stewardship Association - Market Access Coordinator (Deadline Dec 14) and Education Coordinator (Deadline Dec. 31) NEW National Farm to School Network - Executive Director; Deadline Jan. 7 American Heart Association Voices for Healthy Kids - Policy Research Manager; Open  NEW National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Policy Specialist and Coalitions Director New England Grassroots Environment Fund - Program Manager; open until filled Education and Development Opportunities  The Rural Center's Rural Economic Development Institute application is open! Deadline Jan. 31 Victory Garden Initiative's Food Leader Certification Program - March and April 2019 Research The Hamilton Project makes it easy to quickly look at food insecurity data for your state. USDA Economic Research Service, November 2018 Farm Income Forecast 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 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