Privacy Policy

This site is owned and operated by the Montgomery County Food Council. Your privacy is important to us, and we want to make your experience on our website informative, enjoyable, and safe. This policy outlines what information is collected by visitors to our website and how that information is used.

Generally, you can visit the Montgomery County Food Council website without revealing any information about yourself. Our web servers collect aggregate visitor information primarily through Google Analytics, such as the number of visits our site receives, the average time spent on the site, the pages viewed, etc. We collect this data anonymously to measure our reach and to help us improve the site.

You may choose to provide personal information to the Montgomery County Food Council through our website when making a donation, registering for meetings or events or purchasing merchandise. In these instances, the Montgomery County Food Council uses encryption software to keep your personal information, including credit card numbers, secure. The information provided is used to process your request. Online donors will be added to the Montgomery County Food Council’s donor database and may occasionally be contacted by e-mail. You may choose not to receive such information in the manner described above by simply notifying us directly at info@mocofoodcouncil.org. It is our policy not to share any information about an individual to a third party.

Any information you choose to provide to us in an email, through a Google Form, through MailChimp, or through Zoom may not be secure and is used only to process your request.

The Montgomery County Food Council’s web site may include links to other sites. We are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of other sites.

The Montgomery County Food Council’s website may use “cookies” and similar means to collect aggregate statistical information that does not identify any individual person. We may use or disclose aggregate information for any purpose. Cookies are used to recognize visitor preferences, and temporarily store session information and past activity at our site. You may choose to decline cookies.

Our privacy policy is subject to change without notice. Please visit this page for any updates. Thank you.

Upcoming Events

Apr 25

Equitable Land Access Working Group Meeting

Join us on Thursday, April 25th, 11am-12pm, for a meeting of the Equitable Land Access Working Group. We will be discussing the potential of farm incubator and community programming in the County, where beginning farmers are given the land, tools, and support they need to flourish. Additionally, we will learn about farmland preservation efforts in the County, and learn about USDA's recent initiatives and opportunities to promote local and regional food systems. We plan to have a lively discussion to learn more, and to connect to and fuel the momentum of these exciting efforts.

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Apr 27

Montgomery County Green Fest

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Apr 30

Local Food Procurement Working Group

Join our local food procurement working group on April 30th at 11am-12:30pm. During this meeting we will hear from local retailers, Troy Sexton, Category Manager at Common Market and Mike Leveille, Fresh Category Manager at Common Market as they share industry insider knowledge on what retailers are looking for in a product when stocking shelves. You do not want to miss this! We will also go over sell sheet examples and share a template for local businesses to make their own. We hope to see you there!

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