MC Food Council: Now Taking Applications

News: The Montgomery County Food Council will launch in February. In case you haven’t heard, the Council aims to bring together a diverse representation of stakeholders in a public and private partnership to improve the environmental, economic, social and nutritional health of Montgomery County through the creation of a robust, local, sustainable food system.

The first meeting will be held February 15^th from 4:00 PM to 6:30 PM (location to be determined). All meetings will be open to the public and community involvement is encouraged, so please consider joining us!
The Food Council will be comprised of 13 – 17 diverse stakeholders including individual members, professionals, private businesses, government officials, community organizations, and educational institutions that broadly represent the food system both substantively and geographically. Council Member applications are now being accepted through January 13^th so please consider applying. Visit www.mocofoodcouncil.org to get more information and apply.

Food Day on October 24th: Announcement of New MC Food Council

FOOD COUNCIL FORMING … Montgomery County Councilmember George Leventhal (speaking) and County Executive Isiah Leggett (third from left) on Oct. 24 helped the County celebrate the first national “Food Day” by formally announcing that the County will soon have a ‘Food Council.” The Food Council will work toward Food Day’s mission of bringing together residents from all walks of life to push for healthy, affordable food produced in a sustainable, humane way. Among those at the Food Day ceremonies at Farmland Elementary School in Rockville were, left to right: Jessica Weiss of growingSOUL; Woody Woodroof of the Red Wiggler Community Farm; Marla Caplon of the Montgomery County Public Schools food service program; Julie Greenstein of the Center for Science in the Public Interest; Claire Cummings, new coordinator of the Food Council; and Caroline Taylor of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance. Also present, though not pictured, Food Council Advisory Committee Member, Dolores Milmoe of Audubon Naturalist Society.