10-11-19 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Lots of news below, including a good 60 Minutes segment on Land O' Lakes' CEO. Up top: 10.04.19 NSAC Farm To School history blog piece by Debbie Tropp. Next Thursday: Senate Ag Cmte hearing on 2018 Farm Bill Implementation. Cheers!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Legislation, etc. 10.17.19 Senate Ag Cmte: Hearing Thursday 10 am on Implementing the 2018 Farm Bill 10.10.19 Politico: Welcome to the post- 'Big Food' era. Does GMA splintering mean the Big Food monolith is cracking?   10.08.19 Newsweek: Turmp's boast that he's helping farmers by giving them subsidies is 'B.S.', says WI Farmers Union head" "we don't want gov't handouts"   10.07.19 The Hill: Workers sue USDA over rule that speeds up pork production lines 10.07.19 Was Post: DC may approve one of highest taxes on sugary drinks 10.06.19 CBS 60 Minutes: Lesley Stahl story on Land O'Lakes CEO Beth Ford about the challenges facing farmers, and being the only openly gay, female CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Very interesting.  10.03.19 Pittsburgh City Paper: PA Gov awards urban ag organizations over $500k in state Farm Bill grants 10.2.19 MKE Journal Sentinel: Dairy farmers, animal activists, Heritage Foundation want to know how $900 million in ag checkoff money was spent Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 10.10.19 Fast Company: Chefs are introducing unfamiliar foods to customers in an effort to diversify our limited food supply. 10.10.19 The Atlantic: The Actual Reason Meat Is Not Healthy. Nutrition studies leave out a crucial factor. (I found this piece convoluted and couldn't figure out the author's "crucial factor"? Big Meat enviro impact? Consumption amount?) 10.01.19 Maine Biz: Maine Harvest Credit Union, nation's first to focus on agriculture, opens 10.09.19 Wash Post: A model of modern sustainable agriculture next to Jefferson's Monticello 10.06.19 Earth.com: ASU study suggests urban ag could help food desert cities meet sustainability goals Funding Opportunities National Farm to School Network compiled a list of Farm to School funding opportunities. Deadlines range from Sep 30 - Nov 8.   USDA FSA Organic Certification Cost Share Program is accepting applications. Deadline Oct 31 Michigan Good Food Fund announces Catalytic Investment Awards for five Michigan businesses. Deadline Nov 8 The Gates Foundation is accepting grant applications for their Voices for Economy Opportunity award. Deadline Nov 13 The Conservation Fund is seeking applicants for the Grant Program for Transporting Healthy Foods.Deadline Nov 27 United Fresh Start Foundation is accepting applications for the Community Innovation Grants Program. Deadline Dec 1. NEW USDA's Regional Conservation Partnership Program is accepting applications. Deadline Dec. 3 NEW USDA's Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement is accepting applications for guaranteed loan programs and grants - various deadlines. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! Congress is currently considering the Child Nutrition Act Reauthorization (CNR), which provides opportunity to open new markets for local food in schools. Two bipartisan bills supporting farm to school work have been introduced for the inclusion in the CNR: The Farm to School Act of 2019 and the Kids Eat Local Act. Learn more about how to support this work from the supporting organizations, The National Farm to School Network and the National Sustainable Ag Coalition.  The HEAL Alliance is seeking support for the No Shame at School Act. Earlier this year Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN-5) and Sen.Tina Smith (D-MN) introduced legislation that would provide protections for students and their families with school lunch debt. The No Shame at School Act allows school districts to be retroactively reimbursed for unpaid lunch fees and bars collection agencies from seeking unpaid lunch fees. Sign onto the petition here if interested. Union of Concerned Scientists is hard at work trying to promote soil health in U.S. agriculture. Read their recent work urging cereal companies to implement strong commitments to advance healthy soil farming practices and join them in contacting General Mills, Kellogg, Post Consumer Brands and Quaker Oats.  Event highlight October is National Farm to School Month! Check out ways to celebrate your local schools and farming communities this month. Events 10.12.19 Chapel Hill, NC Audio Bites: Short Stories on Culture & Foodways of Burma 10.15.19 (Webinar) Who Will Own and Steward US Land? Creating Coalitions to Fund an Agricultural Commons 10.15.19 Washington, DC Chesapeake Food Summit 10.15.19 Charlotte, NC ReCONNECT to Economic Opportunity Forum 10.17.19 (Webinar) Equitable Food Oriented Development  10.17 - 10.19.19 St. Paul, MN Women in Sustainable Ag Conference 10.17.19 New York, NY Building Racial Equity: Foundations 10.21.19 (Webinar) Produce Prescriptions: A Smart Solution to Health Inequity 10.22 - 10.24.19 Red Wing, MN National Farm Viability Conference 10.23.19 (Webinar) 2020 Farm to School Grant Program Overview & Application tips 10.23 - 10.24.19 Austin, TX Food Incubation Summit 10.25 - 10.27.19 New York, NY Black Farmers & Urban Gardeners Conference 10.28.19 Columbus, OH Ohio Food Policy Summit  11.1.19 (Webinar) Local Food Procurement: A Catalyst for Small Farm Economies 11.1 - 11.3.19 Durham, NC Sustainable Agriculture Conference 11.4 - 11.6.19 Cleveland, OH Inclusive Economies 2019 11.7 - 11.9.19 Jersey City, NJ NESAWG 26th Annual Conference 11.7.19 (Webinar) Kids Win and Farms Win: What do we know about the impacts of farm to school 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 National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Conservation Policy Specialist and Policy Director W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Director of Systems Change Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future - Senior Program Officer.  Austin's Sustainable Food Center - Director of the Farm Direct Program Center for Environmental Farming Systems - Interim Communications Manager  Center for Agricultural Development and Entrepreneurship - Farm to School Supply Chain Development Program Manager Research and Resources  International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Evaluation of the first US staple foods ordinance: impact on nutritional quality of food store offerings, customer purchases and home food environments Center for a Livable Future, Beyond Nutrition: A landscape analysis of values-based procurement among food service management companies National Sustainable Ag Coalition, The untold history of federal farm to school support and its impact on local food research Development Opportunities The Harkin Institute is accepting proposals for their 2020 Harkin on Wellness Designation. Submit your program by Nov 1. Rural Advancement Foundation International - Come to the Table Fellowship for Rural Faith Leaders. Apply by Oct 15 National Farm to School Network is accepting scholarship applications to attend the 10th annual conference. Apply by Nov 1. 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