Workshops and events schedule to discuss local food policy

UKIAH, CA., 6/26/2017 — Advocates for local food production are teaming up this week with several federal agencies and the City of Ukiah to come up with strategies to increase local food production. Consultants from multiple federal agencies will meet with local non-profit directors and food producers to discuss ways to improve land access, encourage food production, and use unsold produce in recipes for comestibles likes soups or salsa. (Scroll down for times, dates and locations.)

North Coast Opportunities, the Mendocino Food Policy Council, and the City of Ukiah will host the event, which is part of a technical assistance program called Local Foods, Local Places, funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Department of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and the Delta Regional Authority.