Willits residents map out food security solutions for an equitable future

Willits Mayor Tom Allman, center, leads a discussion on emergency food at the food security strategy meeting at the Little Lake Grange in Willits, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Savana Robinson via Bay City News)

WILLITS, CA., 1/26/26 — Willits community members gathered in the Little Lake Grange Saturday to work on a year-long action plan for food security. The meeting was café style — eight discussion tables, each with a different facilitator, worked on topics related to how to help secure food security sustainably.

After discussion sessions of 25 minutes, a handbell rang out, and participants were allowed to switch tables or stay at the same one. The end goal was to fill up posters with key points from each table. According to organizers, over 60 participants attended the workshop.