04-12-19 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday and congrats to CEFS, awarded a $1.1 million Appalachian Regional Commission grant to strengthen Western NC local foods systems! Also hot: USDA's 2017 Ag Census was released 4.11.19. Lastly, Self-Help's 2018 Annual Report is out. Cheers!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Legislation, etc. 4.12.19 Politico Morning Ag: Farmer demographics changing as more women step in 4.11.19 New Food Economy: The farm industry is pushing for tighter right-to-farm laws across the country 4.10.19 Los Alamos Daily Post: New Mexico Delegation Introduces Bill Prohibiting School 'Lunch Shaming' 4.10.19 Resilience: A Green New Deal for Ag (previously ran in Jacobin) 4.10.19 New Food Economy: When the govt mandates SNAP work requirements, who actually profits? 4.6.19 Lancaster Farming: PA Ag Secretary: Growing The Future Through PA Farm Bill Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 4.11.19 Progressive Grocer: Albertsons Joining Blockchain-based IBM Food Trust Network 4.9.19 New Food Economy: Maryland lawmakers double down on contentious oyster restoration efforts 4.9.19 Mosaic Science: How going hungry affects children for their whole lives 4.8.19 NC Alliance for Health: NC Food Access Report released 4.8.19 WNAX: Farm Credit System in Good Shape Despite Economy. Find 4.2.19 House Approps testimony here 4.8.19 Thomas Reuters Foundation: Fixing food systems crucial for meeting the Sustainable Development Goals 4.7.19 JAFSCD: The Power of Food Justice  4.5.19 WashPost: The Impossible Burger is a wake-up call to the meat industry 4.19 Food Tank: 12 Orgs Highlighting the True Cost of Food Funding Opportunities Farm Aid has activated the Family Farm Disaster Fund to support farmers and ranchers recovering from flooding and severe rain in the Midwest. Natural Capital Investment Fund has launched RESEED Recovery Fund for farmers and value-added producers affected by hurricanes Florence or Matthew.  The Gretchen Swanson Center for Nutrition's Rooted in Evidence grant helps food banks evaluate a program's effectiveness. Due April 26 NEW YES! Youth Network is accepting applications for grants to support youth-centered work in NC. Due May 6 NEW Triangle Capacity-Building Network is providing grants for capacity building within organizations led by people of color. Deadline May 28 Wells Fargo Regional Foundation is supporting neighborhood planning. Deadline Aug 30.  Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action!  The Real Meals Campaign seeks to shift the procurement practices of Sodexo, Compass Group and Aramark so that they have a greater focus on producers, communities, consumers and the planet. Find out more and sign their petition here.  Event Highlight 4.17.19 (Webinar) Land-grant Institutions and Food Systems: Acknowledging historical disparities and exploring present-day equity initiatives Additional Events 4.13.19 Los Angeles, CA Worker Co-op Jumpstart 4.15.19 Savannah, GA Proposals Due, Community Food Systems Conference with New Entry Sustainable Farming Project. 4.16.19 (Webinar) Which USDA Grant is Right for You? 4.17.19 (Webinar) Land-grant institutions and food systems: Acknowledging historical disparities and exploring present-day equity initiatives 4.24 - 4.26.19 Colorado Springs, CO Intermountain West Funder Network Annual Convening  5.2 - 5.3.19 Goldsboro, NC Healthy Eating & Active Living Convening  5.3.19 Raleigh, NC Proposals Due, Closing the Hunger Gap Conference - Roots. Justice. Resiliency 5.7 - 5.9.19 Nashville, TN CleanMed: National Health Care Sustainability 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 Self-Help - Commercial Lending Food Finance Sector Leader; Based in California, Chicago, IL, or Durham, NC The Wallace Center -  Regional Food Economies Program Officer National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Coalitions Director Real Meals Campaign - Campaign Coordinator Carolina Farm Stewardship Assc - Lomax Farm Cooordinator Apply by May 6 Women Food & Ag Network - Executive Director  Food First - Executive Director Panta Rhea Foundation -  Executive Director Feed the Truth Foundation - Executive Director Research & Resources JAFSCD, Being Stewards of Land is Our Legacy: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Young Black Farmers Food Policy Councils get the skinny on advocacy and lobbying with this great resource from Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future and the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic. Development Opportunities James Beard Foundation is accepting applications for the Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Registration is open for Council of Development Finance Agencies's (CDFA) Summer School program Aug. 12 - 16th. Register by July 12th for early bird rates. NC Rural Center is accepting applications for their Homegrown Leaders regional program. Apply by April 26th 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