Slideshow - California Food Policy Council Meeting

Monday, May 7th 2012, marks the first meeting of the new California Food
Policy Council. Twenty-one different organizations gathered at City Hall in San
Francisco on Monday, representing a variety of interests within the food movement.
Janet Brown, an organic farmer, summarized the scope and energy of bringing these
groups together: “We can only fail to describe the significance and importance
of this meeting here today because it will ramify throughout our lifetime and the
lifetimes of many others.”

To see what organizations were present at the meeting please scroll down.

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Members of the CAFPC

Representatives from twenty-one different organizations gathered together at City Hall for the first California Food Policy Council meeting on May 7th.

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Secretary Karen Ross

"One of the things that I think is so powerful is place based thinking about food because then it takes us back to our communities...What you’re doing is evidence of what we need to do more of in the 21^st century, which is collaboration, communication, and cooperation. "

Secretary Karen Ross

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Welcome to the CAFPC

“I’ve dreamed of this for probably 15 years of working on food access, farming, and
sustainability so I’m just absolutely thrilled that this is happening…this is a great
opportunity for us to reinvent our food system here in California.”

Edie Jessup, Fresno Food Systems Alliance

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Operating Guidelines

The CAFPC amending the draft of the Operating Guidelines, its very first document to be voted on.

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Guiding Principles

The CAFPC deciding on Guiding Principles that emphasize a positive focus and accountability.

"I believe that food policy is the way forward and community food security is the solution."

Janet Brown,Organic Farmer

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Top Priorities

Tiffany Nurrenbern from Roots of Change introduces the CAFPC's list of topics within the food movement to be discussed and voted on.

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Areas of Focus

Representatives discuss their top priority issues within the food system.

“Developing a unified vision of policy that we want to see happen in California, that’s
hugely exciting.” Esperanza Pallana, Oakland Food Policy Council

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Working Groups

"we're interested in the immediate programs that can make a difference we well as the long term systemic changes."

Gillian Poe, Orange County Food Access Coalition

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Brainstorming

"I'm excited to be part of a statewide effort...even though we're all doing work at the local level it'll be nice to see what we can do at a statewide level to support agriculture."

Christina McGinnis, Santa Barbara Ag Futures Alliance

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The Votes

The topic jars used for council members to cast their votes. The CAFPC will begin working with a focus on Healthy Food Access, School Food Environment, and Regional Food Systems Infrastructure/Land Use.

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Represented Groups at the CAFPC Meeting

Berkeley Food Policy Council

Central Coast Healthy Food Access Committee (Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties)

Fresno Food Systems Alliance

Los Angeles Food Policy Council

Marin Food Policy Council

Napa County Local Food Advisory Council

Oakland Food Policy Council

Orange County Food Access Coalition