The St. Louis Food Policy Coalition is Building Momentum and Crossing State Lines by Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator Mission and Core Values After several months of outreach, gap analysis, and policy research, the stakeholder group I’ve convened since April 2015 formalized last fall as the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition, or STLFPC. Our…
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Read MoreMissouri Foundation for Health Funds New Food Policy Coalition
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Melissa Vatterott, Food and Farm Coordinator, (314) 727-0600, mvatterott@moenviron.org Date: December 8, 2015 St. Louis, MO: Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH) has awarded Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE) a 23-month $120,000 advocacy grant to lead the new St. Louis Food Policy Coalition (STLFPC). Where food comes from, how it is grown, and…
Read MoreSt. Louis Food Policy Coalition Membership
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] STLFPC Member Organizations The St. Louis Food Policy Coalition is a group of stakeholders who represent organizations, businesses, farms, local government, and other entities that either 1) work to advance at least one of the core values or 2) work in the counties that the St. Louis Food Policy Coalition supports. The STLFPC functions as…
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St. Louis Food Policy Coalition
After releasing the St. Louis Regional Food Study in November 2014, Missouri Coalition for the Environment sought to bring experts and passionate individuals together from diverse interest groups to address the food system needs of the Greater St. Louis area. In St. Louis, there are many great, local efforts addressing hunger, food access, sustainable agriculture, nutrition, social justice, community and economic development. The St….
Read MoreFarm Visit: Terra Bella Farms & Friends of Responsible Agriculture (FOR AG)
Written by Divya Babbula, Summer 2015 Food & Farm Intern in August 2015. Originally published August 2015, updated December 4, 2015. In June 2015, MCE’s Food and Farm Coordinator Melissa Vatterott, Clean Water Policy Coordinator Alicia Lloyd, and their respective interns, Divya Babbula and Shuangyu (Sharon) Zhang made a trip to Columbia, MO to network and expand our…
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