01-25-19 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Looks like guvment shutdown is ending... Mich State on 1.21.19 released its Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System, Sixth Edition... Looking forward to seeing a number of you at the NSAC Winter meeting!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 1.25.19 Politico: Grassley, Tester back SBA IG report finding that loans to poultry farmers under contracts with "large chicken companies (integrators)" are not qualified as 7a loans b/c the companies have such comprehensive control over the farmers... 1.22.19 4.19 SC Now: Farm bill includes 'some good things and some bad things' 1.2.19 American Banker: Rural America needs an expanded Farm Credit System Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 1.22.19 IISD: Blockchain Platform Promotes Sustainable Food Supply Chains 1.18.19 Wall St Journal (paywall): Farms, More Productive Than Ever, Are Poisoning Drinking Water in Rural America. One in seven Americans drink from private wells, which are being polluted by contaminants from manure and fertilizer 1.18.19 Twin Cities Pioneer Press: With Minnesota farmers facing stress, Legislature works to improve mental health outreach 1.18.19 The Globe and Mail: Seven Dietary Changes to Protect Your Health - and the Planet 1.18.19 Aspen Daily News: Benedetti: Less meat, more veg for a better, healthier world 1.17.19 Lawrence Journal-World: Less beef, more beans: Experts say the world needs a new diet 1.16.19 Time: Six High Protein Foods Better than Meat Funding Opportunities HFFI Grant Program. $1.8 million available to support eligible fresh food retail in underserved areas. 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.  The Conservation Fund's Resourceful Communities Program is accepting applications for the Creating New Economies Fund grant. Deadline Feb. 18  NC Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is accepting grant applications to support agricultural communities. Deadline March 8 RWJ Foundation: Funding for communities and organizations addressing health and climate solutions. Letter of intent due Feb 8 and application is due April 3. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Event Highlight 02.01.19 Durham, NC Proposals Due for the Black Communities Conference Additional Events 1.25 - 1.26.10 Little Rock, AR Southern SAWG Conference 1.29.19 (Webinar) Applying for BFRDP Funding in 2019 1.29 - 1.31.19 Women in Ag Learning Network Virtual Conference 02.01.19 Durham, NC Proposals Due for the Black Communities Conference 02.07.19 (Webinar) Trending Topics in Farm to Early Child Education 2.12.19 (Webinar) Evaluating Your Beginning Farmer Training Program 02.23.19 Asheville, NC Business of Farming Conference 2.26.19 Henderson, NC Landownership 101 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 FaithLands Project Coordinator; Deadline Feb. 1 NEW National Young Farmers Coalition - Executive Director (Hudson, NY); Deadline Feb. 15 NEW Farmer Foodshare - Operations Manager; Deadline Feb. 18 NEW Farm Credit Administration released their recruiting schedule for Spring 2019; share with young professionals! NY Department of Small Business Services - Program Manager, worker cooperative business development initiative  National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Policy Specialist and Coalitions Director National Family Farm Coalition - Policy Director  Education and Development Opportunities  The Rural Center's Rural Economic Development Institute application is open! Deadline Jan. 31 Appalachian Food Justice Institute are offering a variety of summer courses and accepting applications for their Food Justice Fellowship Program is accepting applications! Deadline Jan. 31 Victory Garden Initiative's Food Leader Certification Program - March and April 2019 Resource  ChangeLab Solutions, Designing Sugary Drink Taxes: a legal and practical guide National Farm to School Network, City & School District Farm to School Policy Opportunities 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