Hampshire County Food Policy Council

GusNIP Produce Prescription Program boosts healthy food availability and support for local residents

Posted on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Martha Maloney, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 4/18/2023

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program’s (GusNIP) Produce Prescription and Nutrition Incentive program has awarded $500,000 over three years to support the Produce for Health in Hampshire County’s Food Desert Communities project. Healthy Hampshire focuses on building communities that support nourished, active, and joyful residents who are empowered to shape… [Read More]

Healthy Hampshire Receives CISA 2022 Local Hero Award

Posted on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: April 21, 2022

Each year, Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) honors a group of people, businesses, or partners who have made a positive impact on the local food system, through their Local Hero Awards. CISA has been working for over 25 years to build a stronger, more resilient, and more just local food system. The organization envisions… [Read More]

Wanted: Members for Hampshire County Food Policy Council

Posted on Thursday, February 24th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Emily Thurlow, Daily Hampshire Gazette
Date: 2/22/22
Link: Complete Article

NORTHAMPTON — A food policy council for Hampshire County is seeking members to join its fledgling group, established two years ago as a means to address regional food insecurity and a systemic lack of access to healthy food. The goal of the Hampshire County Food Policy Council, funded by a state grant, is to give… [Read More]

For the Hampshire County Food Policy Council (HCFPC), community leadership is at the heart of their work.

Posted on Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 by Collaborative for Educational Services

Source: Kathryn Levesque, Collaborative for Educational Services
Date: 1/5/2022

The mission is to cultivate shared governance and a county-wide network that builds the power of community voice to make food policies more equitable, honor diverse cultures, and help local food economies to flourish. As a result, developing a new and very different approach to governance for the Council has been critically important work for… [Read More]