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Great News on the Funding Front!
Michelle Obama was on hand via a live webinar this morning to announce awards of Recovery Act funds through the Department of Health and Human Services. The First Lady congratulated all of the states and programs selected through the very competitive process. Read the rest of this entry »
Food Systems in Detroit and Oakland Could Benefit from New Findings
A new report, “Healthy Food For All: Building Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems in Detroit and Oakland “, documents the inadequate food systems of both communities and proposes a series of policy recommendations to improve food access. The report by PolicyLink, Michigan State University, and the Fair Food Network, is available at www.policylink.org.
New HUFED Center to Fund Food Enterprise
The Wallace Center was recently selected to house the USDA’s Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center. The purpose of the new Center is to provide grants and technical assistance to communities across the country that are looking to improve access to healthy food. Read the rest of this entry »
Urban Food Link Joins the Board of Community Food Security Coalition
Tammy Morales has been elected as the newest board member of CFSC, an organization dedicated to building strong, sustainable, local and regional food systems. The coalition announced the new board members at their 2009 Annual Conference, From Commodity to Community: Read the rest of this entry »