Food Council to Create Food Literacy Resource Guide

A primary goal of the Food Council’s Food Literacy Working Group (FLWG) is to increase County residents’ access to healthy cooking, nutrition, and food safety education and resources. As part of that mission, our FLWG is currently creating a comprehensive “Food Literacy Resource Guide” which will more effectively connect County residents who seek to improve their culinary skills and/or knowledge of nutrition and food safety with the local organizations that provide these services. In addition, we hope this resource will also strengthen collaboration and resource sharing among organizations providing food literacy services in the County. The FLWG is collecting basic information from relevant local service providers with the goal of creating a searchable database, print resources, and, possibly, an interactive map and app, for the use of all who access, give referrals to, or provide these services.

Following the creation of the Directory, we will continue our efforts by hosting a series of listening sessions with local providers and residents to identify existing barriers to providing and accessing food education in the community and brainstorm strategies and resources needed to overcome these challenges.

If your organization provides food literacy services in the County and you are interested in being included in this resource guide, please complete the brief Google Form linked below so that the Food Council can accurately represent your organization.

https://goo.gl/forms/7mVrj49cwGkvxrrH2

Upcoming Events

Jun 27

Learn from local food system experts at Foodie Fridays! June-September

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Jul 14

July Food Security Community Call

Join us for a discussion of best practices in finding the right space for your organization, and exploring opportunities for collaboration in our community.

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Jul 16

Crossroad’s Farmer’s Market

Join the Food Council for a visit to Crossroads Farmers Market on July 16! The Montgomery County Food Council will be hosting a table at Crossroads Farmers Market on Wednesday, July 16th, from 10:30 - 2:30, to celebrate gardening and spread the word that SNAP dollars can be used to purchase plants and seeds.

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Jul 30

Local Food Procurement Working Group

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Aug 20

Montgomery College Food Forest Tour

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