The activities of the Food Council are accomplished primarily through our Working Groups, led by Council Members and populated by concerned residents with a shared commitment to making a positive impact in our food system.
These subcommittees develop and executive initiatives, support policies, and facilitate partnerships connected to their specific goals.
Anyone is invited to join the Working Groups, which meet more frequently and independently than the whole Food Council. Public participation in our working groups is essential for our success and we welcome all volunteers to join our effort.
Please contact mocofoodcouncil@gmail.com if you or your organization/business is interested in getting involved. Information on the mission, current projects, and meeting details is available on each Working Group page.
Many of our neighbors are deeply entrenched in poverty, and over 60,000 of them are unsure of where or when they will get their next meal. The Montgomery County Food Security Plan was released in 2017, and serves as the blueprint for how every local business, nonprofit, government agency and resident can contribute to ensuring all County residents have access to sufficient, nutritious food.
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Our mission is to protect and improve the local environmental resources of Montgomery County related to agriculture and food.
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Our goal is to develop and sustain an economically viable local food system through relationships with local food entrepreneurs, farmers, and food and beverage businesses, and the expansion of our MoCo Made Program. Through the MoCo Made initiative, we seek to increase the visibility of the more than 75 Montgomery County-based food businesses and farms through connections to networking opportunities, new individual, retail, and wholesale customers, educational resources and events, and more.
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The Food Education Working Group’s (formerly the Food Literacy Working Group) mission is to improve the eating habits of those who live,Food Literacy Working Group work, or play in Montgomery County.
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The Montgomery County Food Council is an active participant in urban and rural policy and process change, leading the way to a more healthful and sustainable community by bringing together a diversity of nonprofit and community based organizations, businesses, government agencies, and residents in a coordinated effort to address the broad range of food system-related issues in our county, state, and region.
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Every other Monday, 1:00 to 2:00 or 2:30pm. Please register in advance.
Apr 21
Third Wednesday of each month, 9-10:30am via Zoom.
Apr 23
Friday, April 23, Smithsonian Seminar on Reducing Food Waste, 3:30-5:00pm
Apr 27
4th Tuesday of each month, 9:30-11am via Zoom.
Apr 27
A Community of Gardeners," sponsored by the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
April 27, July 27th, Oct 26th
The Food Education Working Group (FEdWG) would like to cordially invite you to our Gardening Grant showcase that we will be taking place over the course of four (4) FEdWG meetings in 2021.
Apr 28
Stop Food Waste: Driving Awareness to Fight Food Waste. 2021 Virtual Event.
Apr 29
You’re invited to join Bethesda Green's Innovation Lab for an engaging, virtual event to celebrate the entrepreneurs of our Innovation Lab.
Apr 30
The Montgomery County Food Council will be hosting a virtual Food Sovereignty Panel Discussion taking place on Friday, April 30th from 10-11:30am.
May 4
The first Tuesday of the month from 9:30AM-11AM via Zoom.
May 25
Join us for a virtual training to learn best practices for recruiting and managing volunteers in your food assistance organization.