New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative Calls for Action on Food Systems with Two New Reports
galloway, new jersey– The New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative (NJFDC) has released two related reports based on public comment. New Jersey Roadmap for Food System Resilience When New Jersey’s food system in a nutshell, discussing the future of New Jersey’s food system. Principal authors of the report include Jeanine Cava, MS, Stockton University, Dr. Sarah Elnakib, MPH, RDN Rutgers University, Rachel Fisher Stockton UniversityJohn Gershman, Massachusetts, new york university When Rutgers Environmental Steward Program.
of Roadmap Taking into account the voices of more than 300 food system stakeholders and leaders from 2020 to 2021, the report highlights the potential for more equitable food access and an enhanced agriculture sector in New Jersey. I’m here. The main content of the report promotes current issues and environmental, social and racial justice. From citizens to lawyers to policy makers, this content is accessible to anyone who wants to learn more about the people of New Jersey and the food and agriculture that sustains the planet.
New Jersey’s food system in a nutshell The report provides a foundation for understanding the state food system challenges and opportunities described in this paper. Roadmap report. Data are presented that reflect current pressing issues from state organizations and agencies. Some of these issues focus on economic justice and climate change mitigation.
“This is a great report to help build an equitable and resilient food system in New Jersey!” said Dr. Omorola Taiwo, Executive Director of Primary Care and Rural Health, New Jersey Department of Health. says so.
This report explores the goals and approaches to achieving this vision and describes 11 “core opportunities for action” to achieve a more equitable and resilient food system for the Garden State.
- Adopt a Holistic Food System Perspective
- Streamline food system governance and create state food charters
- Improve food system knowledge and assessment and increase transparency
- Operationalize effective processes for inter-agency and multi-sector collaboration
- Foster multi-sectoral food policy councils throughout New Jersey
- Leveraging Federal Nutrition Programs to Support Access to Food Across New Jersey
- Strengthening the local food economy infrastructure
- Implementing recommendations for climate mitigation and adaptation in food systems
- Properly support, integrate and extend existing programs
- Connect and expand statewide fresh food purchase incentive programs
- Enhancing Livelihoods Across Food Systems
These key opportunities for action are supported by 52 concrete recommendations organized in three tables. perspective, process, When collaboration An opportunity to mobilize these action ideas. Actions are organized based on where changes can be initiated. For example, state government, university/research community, or multi-sector.
“This document was written as a tool for all ‘food citizens’ of the Horticultural State, from farmers to policy makers, parents and students. This brings together the important work being done by so many food and agriculture organizations in New Jersey to provide a more coordinated and collaborative way to give a complete picture of food issues and where we need them. It is an ambitious attempt to present a roadmap to reach ‘ said Jeanine Cava, lead author, co-founder and lead facilitator of NJFDC.
The proposed major political parties, including the NJ Legislature, NJ Department of Agriculture, Hunger Free NJ, City Green and Rutgers Cooperative Extension, are included in each of the 52 actions.
“The Food System Resilience Roadmap outlines pathways to addressing the most critical food insecurity at the local, neighborhood and individual levels. A must-read for providing information to the Advocate’s Office. Gary Sondermeyer, vice president of operations at Bayshore Recycling and co-chair of the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance, said:
“Thanks to the excellent work of the Food Democracy Collaborative, this holistic approach to understanding the nature and needs of NJ’s food system will not only facilitate collaboration among stakeholders, but will also lead to a more sustainable, It helps guide us all towards a healthy, just Garden State,” said Devin Cornier, executive director of the Northeast Organic Farmers Association in New Jersey.
“The NJFDC is a much-needed and appreciated communication hub in this rapidly evolving, very important and somewhat fragmented sector,” said NJ Protected Areas Association Executive Director. says Lily Mehl.
The final report is available at stockton.edu/food-democracy-collaborative/.
About the New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative
Hosted at Stockton University, the New Jersey Food Democracy Collaborative (NJFDC) is made up of food access and agriculture leaders, citizens, and organizations dedicated to achieving social change within New Jersey’s food system. statewide policy network. Since June 2020, more than 250 of her individuals representing various sectors in New Jersey have contributed to the collaborative work of a network that discusses solutions that lead to a resilient and equitable food system across the state. . Stakeholders include emergency and charity food organizations, regional and local food banks, farmers, producers, producers, food access and equity organizations, and others involved in future food system solutions . Most recently, these discussions and public comments culminated in the release of two related reports by him in January 2022. New Jersey Roadmap for Food System Resilience When In a nutshell, the New Jersey food system, It considers the current state and goals of the New Jersey food system.
For more information on NJFDC, please visit https://stockton.edu/food-democracy-collaborative/about.html. Instagram @fooddemocracycollaborative_nj and Facebook at NJ Food Democracy Collaborative.
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