The Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future welcomes the National Conference of State Legislatures to present highlights from their report Harvesting Healthier Options: State Legislative Trends in Local Foods, 2012-2014. Participants will also hear about the passage of the Massachusetts Food Trust Program in 2014.
State legislatures across the nation are bringing policy to a vote in support of local and regional food systems. Over a two-year period, from 2012 to 2014, 36 states and the District of Columbia passed legislation in support of local and regional food systems. In 2014, Massachusetts blazed a trail for comprehensive food access policy with passage of the Massachusetts Food Trust Program. The policy aims to expand healthy food retail, support urban agriculture businesses, and engage the Massachusetts Food Policy Council.
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Contact Karen Banks if you have any questions: kbanks10@jhu.edu
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