Food Action Plan 2.0

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Our
Commmunity

Our Food
Economy

Our Health
& Wellness

Processing

Direct to
Consumer
Access

NextGen Food Producer Training

Distribution

Our
Foodshed

Facilitate
Investment

Fair Worker
Housing & Compensation

Food
Literacy

Local Food
Access and Affordability

Food
Access
Centers

Peer to Peer
Education

Best
Management
Practices

Food
Waste

Climate
Resilience

Farm & Ranch Land
Preservation

Workplace
Wellness

Food as
Medicine

We examined these goals through the lenses of Equity, Inclusion, Justice, Diversity, and Belonging.

We listened.

We kept all 16 goals, adjusting the focus for
Food Action Plan 2.0

Crisis Mitigation through Emergency Relief and Grant Programs

Address Inequity in Resource Access & Financing

Shared Responsibility for Equitable Access

BIPOC & LGBTQIA+

Redefine Community to Represent ALL

Support
Sub-communities' own Self-driven Solutions

Processing

Direct to
Consumer
Access

NextGen Food Producer Training

Distribution

Facilitate
Investment

Fair Worker
Housing & Compensation

Food
Literacy

Local Food
Access and Affordability

Food
Access
Centers

Peer to Peer
Education

Best
Management
Practices

Food
Waste

Climate
Resilience

Farm & Ranch Land
Preservation

Workplace
Wellness

Food as
Medicine

Our Health
& Wellness

Our Food
Economy

Our
Foodshed

Our
Commmunity

Food Action Plan 2.0

What are the 16 goals?
How do we prioritize this work?
How does it evolve to 2.0 and beyond?

North County	Mid-County	South County
Cuyama Guadalupe Los Alamos Maricopa New Cuyama Nipomo Orcutt Santa Maria Vandenberg AFB Ventucopa	Buellton Lompoc Los Olivos Santa Ynez Solvang Vandenberg Village	Carpinteria Gaviota Goleta Isla Vista Las Cruces Montecito Santa Barbara Summerland

What we mean by…

INVEST IN OUR FOOD ECONOMY

1. Train the next generation of farmers and food system entrepreneurs.

2. Create shared resources and tools that encourage entry into the local food economy.

3. Develop a local food purchasing policy.

4. Strengthen local food distribution systems.

5. Facilitate investment in food systems development.

INVEST IN OUR HEALTH & WELLNESS

6. Support neighborhood peer-to-peer education and empowerment to improve health outcomes.

7. Facilitate the adoption and implementation of workplace wellness policies.

8. Integrate food literacy into school programs.

9. Establish “Food As Medicine” programs.

INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY

10. Establish community food access centers.

11. Increase affordability and accessibility to locally grown food.

12. Support fair compensation and affordable housing for food system workers.

INVEST IN OUR FOODSHED

13. Increase the food system’s climate resiliency.

14. Protect existing and potential farm land, ranch land, and ecosystems.

15. Reduce food waste through policy education and collaboration.

16. Promote and incentivize best management practices for farms and food system businesses.

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A Food Action Network for Everyone

Una Red de Acción Alimentaria para Todos