The Montgomery County Food Council is pleased to announce that eight new members have been selected to join the Food Council, and two new members are joining our Board of Directors. These new members possess a wealth of expertise in local food and community issues and have demonstrated a commitment to improving the food system in Montgomery County. The new Board of Directors members are: Elisabet Eppes, Deputy…
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Introducing the Nutrition Navigator, a Free Multi-Language Mapping Resource Built to Empower Food Communities in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Regions Online tool, originally created by the Bainum Family Foundation, will be overseen by The Food Trust with community-based support from the Montgomery County Food Council Formerly known as the Food Learning Locator, the map was initially launched by the Maryland-based Bainum Family Foundation in 2017 with a…
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On April 17th the Montgomery County Food Council, in partnership with the Office of Food Systems Resilience, hosted a kick-off event for the End Childhood Hunger Collaborative. We were joined by special guests State Delegate Emily Shetty, County Executive Marc Elrich, and Councilmember Gabe Albornoz, as well as 80 guests from the community. We would like to thank those organizations, including food assistance providers and other community organizations…
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Our May Food System Advocacy Community Call is taking place on Wednesday, May 22nd at 1pm and will focus on the Maryland General Assembly Session.
May 26
Please join the Community Food Forest Collective for three upcoming planting and mulch work parties at the Montgomery College Food Forest:
When:
Saturday May 18 from 10am-2pm
Sunday May 19 from 10am-2pm
Sunday May 26 from 10am-2pm
