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Uplifting Solutions Developed by and for Rural Communities | Site Visit at the 2018 SAFSF Forum

Conversations about rural communities often focus on the challenges they face. But just like every region, rural communities are filled with vibrancy, leadership, and entrepreneurship. To explore how one community is utilizing their assets to support rural development, this site visit will take us an hour north of Spokane to Pend Oreille County. The county

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Building a Local Foodshed | Site Visit at the 2018 SAFSF Forum

A thriving regional food system requires a number of sustainable and pro table components: farmers and producers, processing and distribution systems, and outlets to consumers and markets at the end. This site visit will explore efforts to cultivate a healthy local foodshed in the Spokane region and highlight many of the exciting efforts taking place

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Centering Equity and Sustainability in the Legal Cannabis Industry | Site Visit at the 2018 SAFSF Forum

The food movement has been working hard for decades to rebuild a food system that, in some ways, used to exist and was dismantled by consolidation and industrialization. With the legalization of cannabis for recreational use in nine states and medical use in 30 states, the pressures of consolidation and industrialization are already being felt.

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Healthy Food, Healthy Families, Healthy Communities | Site Visit at the 2018 SAFSF Forum

We all know the phrase, “it takes a village.” This statement rings true for the Spokane region, where stakeholders are increasing access to healthy and nutritious food and developing a vibrant local food system from the ground up through the aid of strong relationships. Throughout the day, you will witness and experience the importance of

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Healthy Food Incentives Funders Summit

This website has resources and information related to the Healthy Food Incentive Funders Summit. This funder-only event brought together the diverse group of private and public institutions that are supporting healthy food incentive programs in communities nationwide. Our goal is to continue to provide a platform for this community of funders to connect and learn

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Healthy Food Incentives Funders Summit

This website has resources and information related to the Healthy Food Incentive Funders Summit. This funder-only event brought together the diverse group of private and public institutions that are supporting healthy food incentive programs in communities nationwide. Our goal is to continue to provide a platform for this community of funders to connect and learn

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From Lab to Fork: Critical Questions on Laboratory-Created Animal Product Alternatives

Sponsored by the Nell Newman Foundation, the 11th Hour Project, GRACE Communications Foundation, and TomKat Foundation Co-sponsored by Animal Grantmakers and the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) Laboratory-created animal product alternatives, such as “clean” meat and genetically engineered meat and dairy replacement products, are increasingly garnering attention in the media and among investors. These

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From Lab to Fork: Critical Questions on Laboratory-Created Animal Product Alternatives

Sponsored by the Nell Newman Foundation, the 11th Hour Project, GRACE Communications Foundation, and TomKat Foundation Co-sponsored by Animal Grantmakers and the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) Laboratory-created animal product alternatives, such as “clean” meat and genetically engineered meat and dairy replacement products, are increasingly garnering attention in the media and among investors. These

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Fresh Perspective: Food, Equity and Community Development Funders’ Bus Tour

Please join The California Wellness Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, the Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Southern California Grantmakers for a funders-only bus tour in South Los Angeles to explore how food can be a powerful driver of equity and community economic development. Food

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Fresh Perspective: Food, Equity and Community Development Funders’ Bus Tour

Please join The California Wellness Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, the Los Angeles Food Policy Council, the Los Angeles Funders’ Collaborative, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Southern California Grantmakers for a funders-only bus tour in South Los Angeles to explore how food can be a powerful driver of equity and community economic development. Food

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