Public Meeting Notice  Massachusetts Food Policy Council Meeting - 12/7/23

MA Food Policy Council​ Annual Meeting:  in-person or remote

Room 428, Massachusetts State House, Boston
10 AM – 12 Noon
MA Grown & Fresher Reception 12 Noon – 1 PM   

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Draft Agenda

Call to order, welcome to legislators and staff, introductions

MA Legislative Food System Caucus

MA Food System Collaborative

Local Food Policy Council grant awardee reports:

• Southcoast Food Policy Council, Elizabeth Wiley, Executive Director, Marion Institute
• Cape Cod Cooperative Extension, Kim Conra, Nutrition & Food Safety Specialist
• Hampshire County Food Policy Council, JuPong Lin, Community Coordinator

MA Food Policy Council member reports:

• Jessica del Rosario and Kim Etingoff, DPH: Root Cause Solutions Exchange. 
• Denise Courtney and Maggie Nowak, ESE:  Impact of Funding on Farm to School.
• John Fischer, DEP:  Food Waste Diversion Progress and Trends.
• Danah Tench, DEP: Energy Grant food system awards. 

Council administration tasks:

• Acceptance of minutes 

• Officer Reports

• • FM and LFPC grant updates, other news.

• • Strategic Planning Subcommittee update.

• Nominating Committee slate to fill open Advisory Committee positions.

• Advisory Committee

• Bylaw annual meeting requirements: elect/re-elect the nominating committee for next year

• Bylaw considerations for change

Announcements

Public Comment

  Adjournment

MA Grown and Fresher Reception