Training
and Technical Assistance General Services
T & TA for Farm to School
Initiatives
CFSC's National Farm to School Program supports efforts to create
links between schools and local farmers, thereby providing children
with healthful foods and nutrition education while supporting
local farms. The program offers workshops and presentations,
technical assistance and advice, a farm to school information
packet, a Linking Farms with Schools guidebook, and other publications.
Click here for more information
about the National Farm to School Program.
Click here for more information about Farm
to School-related publications.
T & TA for Farm to College
Initiatives
CFSC's National Farm to College Program supports efforts to
create links between colleges and local farmers, often led by
student organizations. The program offers technical assistance
and advice, regional workshops, and practical publications.
Click here for more information about the National Farm to College
Program.
Food Policy Council Program
The new national Food Policy Council (FPC) Program is designed
to support the development of current and emerging Food Policy
Councils, and to help them link with and build markets for local
farmers. The program will survey FPCs on their needs, provide
direct technical assistance, facilitate information sharing,
and identify policy ideas and promising practices for supporting
local farmers (especially women, people of color, limited resource,
and other traditionally underserved groups). For more information,
contact Raquel Bournhonesque at raquel@foodsecurity.org
or 310-822-5410.
Short Courses at CFSC Annual
Conference
Each year at the CFSC annual conference, we offer
in-depth, half- or full-day workshops on topics of particular
interest to CFS practitioners. The short course topics for 2005
were:
- Networks to Coalitions: Strengthening
our Work Together
- Is Your Organization Protecting the Civil
Rights of the People You Work With?
- Building Effective Policy Campaigns: Skills
for Making Your Voice Heard
- Certifiably Organic!
- Seed Savers Program and Heirloom Plants
The next CFSC annual conference
will be held in Vancouver, Canada October 8-11, 2006
COMFOOD Listserve
COMFOOD is a free nationwide listserve linking
groups and individuals interested in community food security.
COMFOOD provides a lively forum for discussing issues, sharing
resources, and networking with others across the country. It
has over 1,000 subscribers.
Click here to join, or for more information
about COMFOOD.
Consultations and Referrals
CFSC can provide consultation, referrals, and
resource recommendations on a wide range of CFS topics. Contact
Kai Siedenburg at kai@foodsecurity.org
or (831) 429-8202. Or try posting an inquiry on the COMFOOD
listserve (You must be subscribed to post a message to the
list.).
CFSC Publications
In addition to our groundbreaking newsletter,
Community Food Security News, the Coalition offers practical
publications on farm to school initiatives, community food assessment,
local food policy, farmers' markets in low-income communities,
and other pertinent topics. Click here for
a list of CFSC publications, some of which include free,
downloadable PDF versions. This page also includes archives
of Community Food Security News.
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