8/19 6pm Measuring and Making Change In Our Local Food System: Online Presentation and Community Discussion
Mikulak, Kathryn
Measuring and Making Change In Our Local Food System: Online Presentation and Community Discussion
When: Thursday, August 19, 2021 6-7:30pm
FREE!
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://wsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJApd-6qrDMiHNzRUs156BZ6FWPamoHF7AK5
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Speakers:
Faith Van De Putte, San Juan County Agricultural Resources Committee Coordinator
Caitlin Leck, Food System Team Coordinator
Kristen Rezabek, MS, RD, CD, CDE Health and Nutrition Coordinator with San Juan County Health and Community Services
Steph Coffey, Director of the San Juan Islands Agricultural Guild
Moderated by Learner Limbach, General Manager of the Orcas Food Co-op
Hosted by the San Juan County Fair and WSU San Juan County Extension
Join local food system changemakers online for an evening of updates from the field! Did you know that we have an increase in new, younger farmers in the county? Curious what crop has the biggest market share? How much farmland is leased? What current challenges farmers are facing? We’ll hear an overview of the current state of agriculture in San Juan County with results from the recent Agricultural Viability Study and explore some of the ways local agriculture and food access programs intersect in our county to ensure that ALL people are able to access fresh, local, nutritious foods for their families. We’ll also hear more about the current Community Food Assessment. Building on years of work by agricultural stakeholders in the county, a Food System Team was formed in Spring of 2020 to assess and address needs related to how food is produced, processed, distributed, consumed, and disposed of in the county. Join us to learn how you can get involved, as well as the project’s next phase - strategic planning for the county-wide Food System Plan.
Kate Mikulak
Agriculture Program Coordinator
WSU Extension | San Juan County
office | 360.370.7664
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