The document welcomes new members of the Capital Area Food Network and outlines the components of a food system, emphasizing the importance of local food systems. It discusses the roles of food policy councils, including coordinating efforts and advocating for community needs, and highlights key milestones in local food policy from 2009 to 2016. The Capital Area Food Network aims to foster healthy communities and economies through various activities in the food system.

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Capital Area Food Network
Welcome New Members!
October 5, 2016
http://growingsmallfarms.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms-farmphotoapril2008/

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A food system
refers to all aspects
of producing,
buying, selling, and
eating food.

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A food system
refers to all aspects
of producing,
buying, selling, and
eating food.

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What makes up the food system?
FINANCIAL
SOCIO-
CULTURAL
CONTEXT +
ENVIRONMENTPOLITICAL

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What is a local food system?
A local food system brings food
production, distribution, and processing
closer to the consumer. This can be from
a statewide view, a regional view, or a
county and city view.

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Local or Regional Food Councils in 2014
 - Councils active or emerging, as of April 2014
Emergence of Food Councils in North Carolina

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The Roles of
Food Policy Councils
(or networks!)
Coordinate
Efforts,
Connect across
Silos
Focus
Attention On
Needs and
Opportunities
Drive
Community
Food System
Action
Food Policy Councils typically:
•Take a comprehensive approach
•Pursue long-term strategies
•Offer tangible solutions
•Are place-based
•Advocate on behalf of the larger
community
•Seek relationships with government
•Establish formal membership
From the American Planning Association, www.planning.org

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Without CAFN, these functions
simply don’t exist for Wake
County’s whole food system and
all the communities within it.
Coordinate
Efforts,
Connect across
Silos
Focus
Attention On
Needs and
Opportunities
Drive
Community
Food System
Action

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Local Food Policy Milestones:
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Task Force kick-off
Healthiest Capital
County launches
Wake County Agricultural
Economic Development Plan
Local Bill exempting Wake County
municipalities from farm building permits
Raleigh approves UDO, includes urban
agriculture category
Raleigh Urban
Ag Work Group
Morrisville Community Garden on
public land
Raleigh launches
Community Garden Work Group
Raleigh adopts 2030 Comprehensive Plan
2015
CAPITAL AREA
FOOD NETWORK
2016
FOOD
SUMMIT

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CAFN Mission
To cultivate healthy
lives,
communities, and
economies
through vibrant
food and farm

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To achieve our mission, CAFN will take on these
activities in all parts of the food system:
A SSESS the community food system
C ONVENE stakeholders and
C ONNECT resources
E DUCATE the community and decision makers
R ECOMMEND policy change and initiatives

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Circle Structure
and
Dynamic
Governance