Local Food Distribution Work Group Meeting: 2018 Farm Bill Status and Recent Program Grantees

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Thursday, November 15, 2018

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
Ronald F. Kirby Training Center
777 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

Contact: Lindsay Smith
lsmith@mwcog.org
202-962-3307

Please join COG's Local Food Distribution Work Group, part of the Regional Food Systems Program, for its last meeting of 2018 to:

Get an update on the status of the 2018 Farm Bill, including "stranded" programs important to local and regional food system development in the region's communities.
Hear from regional USDA Local Food Promotion Program (LFPP) and Farmers Market Promotion Program (FMPP) recipients on their recent awards, plans, needs, and how the region can support their success. (These are the last, multi-year LFPP and FMPP awards that the region will receive until/if they are reauthorized in the next Farm Bill.
Provide feedback on proposed 2019 Local Food Distribution Work Group activities.
Share announcements and network.

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Webinar registration information can be found in the agenda.

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