The Food Security Summit is a six-part virtual series aiming to create space for people to learn about needs and resources and explore a shared understanding and a common vision to address regional food insecurity and hunger in the greater Grand Traverse region.
It strives to create additional public awareness through sharing data and stories of care, resiliency, and change, and to highlight a whole-community issue that is rapidly increasing in severity with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Featuring speakers from @cumctc Grow Benzie, Michigan State University Extension, and Goodwill Northern Michigan, the NFC will wrap up its Food Security Summit with @Session Six: What's Next? Chartering a Path Forward Food Security in Our Community - join us! There's only 4 days left to register at northwestmifoodcoalition.org/food-security-summit/
We will be hearing perspectives and the values from a variety of food assistance programs that serve different populations tomorrow in Session 5 of the Food Security Summit. To learn more about the organizations in each of these sectors, their values and how they work together to address regional food security, visit our website:
northwestmifoodcoalition.org/food-assistance-programs/.
The Food Security Summit team would like to welcome Oran Hesterman, Ph. D., the CEO of Fair Food Network as featured speaker at Session Five: What Values Drive Our Solutions? Oran is a national leader in sustainable agriculture & food systems and is a respected partner for policymakers, philanthropic leaders, and food advocates. He will add a systems perspective to the discussion on values in feeding programs and the food system.
Did you know...experts are predicting the COVID-19 pandemic may have food security implications as far out as 2050? NFC and the Food Security Summit strive to promote local, regional solutions to a global issue. blogs.ei.columbia.edu/2020/12/18/covid-19-food-insecurity-2050/
