Webinar Database

This conversation will be relevant for LFPA cooperators, sub-awardees and partners. We were joined by the USDA LFPA Lead for a big picture LFPA program update, including program impact to-date. Followed by a facilitated conversation for LFPA implementors to share challenges and success stories. Slides from Elizabeth's Presentation

We explored the ability Co-Operatives have to build community wealth, food sovereignty, power, and collective action, while keeping profits circulating locally. We heard from two leaders who were building co-ops in Flint and Brooklyn, as solutions for equitable food access and community wealth building.

Want a piece of the $26 million available from USDA’s Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)? This month's call will help you write a winning proposal! We'll compare notes on past LAMP experiences, explore current considerations, and identify resources USDA AMS has made available. Prep for our meeting by reviewing. A

It’s another LFPA Spotlight! This month we will learn all about New Mexico and how they have created a thoughtful infrastructure, including an innovative approved supplier program, that can enable their work and those of Farm to School and Farm to Food Bank practitioners. They will tell us more about

A conversation on how USDA Community Food Project Grants have launched success. We'll hear from two previous grantees who used CFP grants to build the foundation and sustainability of their community-based, community-led food systems work. Join us for the kickoff of this new CoP! See more info below.

Iowa shared their LFPA model spotlight and Farm Bill update. Iowa will showcase how they use their innovative data and evaluation tools to ensure equity and explain their workflow process which includes registration and tracking documents. There will also be plenty of time for connection and conversation. This call follows

An exciting, values-based discussion that elevates the continuum from charity to justice. Presenters Alison Cohen of National Right to Food Community of Practice, and Dionne Washington of Arizona Community Hub share tips and tools to support food banks, food hubs and farmers to create a system for economic growth and

We hear from Marcus Coleman PhD discuss his co-authored report on how local and regional food systems have the potential to transform inequitable and unsustainable practices into equitable and sustainable models for agriculture and food system success. While local and regional systems can serve as vehicles for collaboration and racial

Jillian Dy and Kate Seybold share an overview of their report on USDA’s pandemic programs Local Food for Schools and Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. Their research focused on how state agencies “operationalized equity” through program design and implementation. Read the full report here.

An insightful discussion on birds and food safety with Daniel Karp from UC Davis "Towards a holistic assessment of the food-safety risks imposed by wild birds."

In this month's CoP call we will be sharing some context about the upcoming Farm Bill and offering some tools to help you use the recently LFPA report for your own education and advocacy efforts around LFPA and other relevant programs that support equitable food systems. Joining us today is Wallace

The Wallace Center at Winrock International is thrilled to announce the publication of a new report outlining the initial impact of the USDA’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Program (LFPA). Watch this video to hear insights and recommendations we have gleaned through this research.