Workshop: Community Food Systems Planning

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Event Details
  • Date/Time:
    • Sunday November 9, 2014 - Tuesday November 11, 2014
      11:00 pm - 10:59 pm
  • Location: Washington, DC
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Summaries

Summary Sentence: This workshop starts with the basics then adds advanced planning and policy techniques for launching and strengthening food systems. Interactive exercises will sample innovative strategies from around the country.

Full Summary: Community food systems offer bountiful opportunities for promoting public health, economic development, and quality of life. Public policy and planning tools are key to cultivating these systems. But what's the secret sauce?Find out at a workshop that starts with the basics then adds advanced planning and policy techniques for launching and strengthening food systems. Interactive exercises will sample innovative strategies from around the country. You'll take home the ingredients you need for a successful food system in your community.

Washington, D.C. • November 10–11, 2014

Community food systems offer bountiful opportunities for promoting public health, economic development, and quality of life. Public policy and planning tools are key to cultivating these systems. But what's the secret sauce?

Find out at a workshop that starts with the basics then adds advanced planning and policy techniques for launching and strengthening food systems. Interactive exercises will sample innovative strategies from around the country. You'll take home the ingredients you need for a successful food system in your community.

Registration information

You'll learn about:

  • Comprehensive planning for food systems
  • Implementation tools for strengthening food systems
  • Strategies for cultivating healthy food retail
  • Food-sector economic development

Certification Maintenance (CM)

AICP members earn CM | 14 credits for on-site participation in the full two-day workshop. Partial credit is not available. The workshop will not be available in streaming media.

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BEPHC - Healthy Places

Invited Audience
Public
Categories
Training/Workshop
Keywords
community health, food systems, planning policy
Status
  • Created By: Meghan McMullen
  • Workflow Status: Published
  • Created On: Nov 1, 2014 - 1:49pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 10:10pm