[WardFive] DPW Food Waste Presentation + Grant for food vendors

Hello Community Members:

Thank you to everyone who was able to attend the last DC Food Policy Council meeting on August 2nd, 2017. The presentation from the Department of Public Works on food waste and composting has been posted online: https://dcfoodpolicy.org/events-and-meetings/


Grant Alert: Grown in DC for Farmers Market & Cottage Foods Closes Friday August 25th

Funding Amount & Details
DSLBD is announcing grant dollars up to $75,000 for Fiscal Year 2017 to DC non-profits supporting farmers' markets and cottage food vendors in areas eligible under the Food, Environmental, and Economic Development in the District of Columbia Act of 2010. Activities between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Successful applicants may be eligible for renewal of up to $125,000 after October 1, 2017. Eligible project areas are in HUB Zones and/or Census Tracts 18.01, 33.01, 95.05, 95.07, or 95.08.

Deadlines
Submission deadline is Friday, August 25 at 2:00 p.m. All submissions are to be made in hard copy and hand delivered to the DSLBD front desk at 441 4th Street, NW, Suite 850N, Washington, DC 20001.

More information, visit: http://us13.campaign-archive2.com/?u=a043f6c25c1b05f20ca7e241c&id=875b8c0fbe

Jeremiah Lowery 

DC Food Policy Council Member/Commissioner 

Connect With Me On Social media: Facebook (jeremiah.lowery). Instagram (jeremiah_lowerydc). Twitter (@JeremiahLowery1).

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> Date: Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 12:30 PM
> Subject: Washington, DC Food Policy Council Meeting, Today, 6-8pm
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> Hello Community members:
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> If you are interested in Food Policy, please come out to the next DC Food Policy Council meeting.
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> At the next meeting we will be hearing from the Department of Public Works on their Organic Waste/Food Waste Approach. If you have any thoughts on Food Waste in the city, I would love to hear them!
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> We will hold our next meeting, today from 6-8pm, at 2235 Shannon Place SE, on the 2nd floor. Join us from 5:45-6pm for socializing and networking before the meeting's official business begins. To see the full agenda, Visit: https://dcfoodpolicy.org/
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> The DC Food Policy Council is a coalition of stakeholders and government representatives who have come together to identify regulatory burdens on the local food economy, collect and analyze data on the food economy and food equity, promote positive food policies, and guide organizations and individuals involved in the food economy.
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> Jeremiah Lowery
> DC Food Policy Council Member
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> Connect With Me On Social media: Facebook (jeremiah.lowery). Instagram (jeremiah_lowerydc). Twitter (@JeremiahLowery1).
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> Connect With Me On Social media: Facebook (jeremiah.lowery). Instagram (jeremiah_lowerydc). Twitter (@JeremiahLowery1).
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Connect With Me On Social media: Facebook (jeremiah.lowery). Instagram (jeremiah_lowerydc). Twitter (@JeremiahLowery1).

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