Community Food Security Project (CFSP)
Mission of the CFSP: to increase the access of locally produced food for all people regardless of income
What is community food security? Community food security is a condition in which all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes community self-reliance and social justice.
Click here for an article we published in Local Banquet!
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Goal and Project areas of the CFSP: Increase access of locally produced food for all residents
Reconnect with food and community
Build community across class and race |
Current/ Previous Projects of CFSP: -Click here for more info about our Rapid Community Food Assessment! Click here for the PDF report! - Click here to see the slides from our presentation to the Windham Regional Commission. -Gleaning Project in partnership with Vermont Foodbank. -Increasing Food Stamp/ EBT use at Farmers’ Markets and Farmstands -Farmers’ Market in Westgate Housing Community -Collaborative projects with the Farm to School Committee -Weekly Community Meal at Turning Point. Join us in preparing a meal from scratch, using whatever's in our kitchen. Enjoy slicing and dicing, choosing ingredients, and seeing the whole meal come together in an atmosphere of friendship and sharing--and then, of course, enjoy the meal itself! Turning Point is a peer-driven recovery facility that provides social support to individuals and families in recovery from addiction.
-School gardens at Oak Grove Elementary
-Container garden project at Sam Elliot Towers, AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, Windham Housing Trust Life Skills House, Brattleboro Center for Children
-Educational forums on the food system and food system for the community and in area schools.
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contact: fsp@postoilsolutions.org