DENVER SUSTAINABLE FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
# of Members: Undeclared
Term: 3 years
Compensation: None
Confirmation: None
Function: Increase food production in the City & County of Denver. Enhance the food security of all Denver residents. Improve access to locally produced food. Improve the economic viability of urban agriculture in Denver. Recognize and enhance the role of the food and agriculture system in conserving and regenerating Denver's natural resources and environment. Improve health for all of Denver's residents. Build awareness about the community impacts of local, healthy food access and encourage participation in Denver's local food system.
Qualifications: One member from each of the following: Denver Urban Gardens, independent small grocers, supermarkets, the Colorado Restaurant Association, Denver Public Schools, Denver Housing Authority, Urban Land Conservancy, Colorado Health Foundation, Center for Nutrition and Health, and LiveWell Colorado. Two members from each of the following: Front Range farmers, the food justice non-profit community, and the community at-large. Ex-Officio members will represent the Department of Environmental Health, Denver Public Health, Office of Economic Development, Denver Human Services, Denver Parks & Recreation and Denver Community Planning and Development.
Contact Person: Stacey McConlogue, Enironmental Health, 720-865-5407
Meets: TBD
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