The Food, Environment, and Economic Development (FEED) Act aims to close the grocery gap and capture those opportunities while also enabling more residents to eat a healthy diet. In creates incentives to draw full-service grocery stores to low-income food deserts and provides funding for a Healthy Food Retail Program.
The Denver Food Access Task Force released this report, which outlines policy recommendations to improve access to affordable, healthy food and stimulate economic development in Denver and throughout Colorado.
Several local organizations in Florida organized a Cash Mob at Gainesville’s 441 Farmers Market. This Cash Mob aimed to support the local food economy by increasing the viability of farm enterprises.
This report contains recommendations developed by the New Orleans Food Policy Advisory Committee. The recommendations address ways the city and state officials can support increasing the number of retail outlets that sell fresh fruits and vegetables in communities that desperately need them.
A profile on Boyer’s Food Markets, a family-owned and operated grocery store. The company generates $110 million annually in sales, and employs 900 people - including 265 full-time employees.
Baltimore is launching programs to provide healthier eating options. They're trying to lure new grocery stores and expanding a system for low-income residents to order healthy food online for delivery.
Mayor Sheila Dixon convened a Food Policy Task Force to develop recommendations to increase access to and consumption of healthy foods citywide. The Task Force was led by the Baltimore City Department of Planning and the Baltimore City Health Department. These are their recommendations.
The toolkit was developed for the Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association and other organizations developing healthy corner store projects. This manual includes technical, educational and marketing information and templates for the project’s overall implementation and management.
Provides resources and support for communities that want to start new food co-ops.
The implementation handbook describes how to underwrite potential supermarket and other grocery retail borrowers and projects for financing with relevant and diverse case studies.