Panel 3: Local and Regional Food Systems
Location
Ballroom
Start Date
16-7-2015 2:10 PM
Description
The Mississippi Delta resides on some of the most fertile soil in the country, yet most of its residents live in food desert areas without routine access to healthy foods. Supporting and growing our local food system is necessary to address this need and combat our region's expansive health and economic concerns. Panelists will discuss the state of local food systems in the Mississippi Delta as well as both programmatic and policy efforts being undertaken to support them. This includes local procurement policies, supply/capacity concerns in our food systems and efforts to address them, and the farm-to-school movement in Mississippi.
Relational Format
Conference Proceeding
Recommended Citation
Broad-Leib, Emily; Doyle, Daniel; Young, Sunny; Grady-Scarbrough, Dorothy; Hickson, DeMarc; and Balkus, Ona, "Panel 3: Local and Regional Food Systems" (2015). Delta Regional Forum. 12.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/dr_forum/2015/schedule/12
Panel 3: Local and Regional Food Systems
Ballroom
The Mississippi Delta resides on some of the most fertile soil in the country, yet most of its residents live in food desert areas without routine access to healthy foods. Supporting and growing our local food system is necessary to address this need and combat our region's expansive health and economic concerns. Panelists will discuss the state of local food systems in the Mississippi Delta as well as both programmatic and policy efforts being undertaken to support them. This includes local procurement policies, supply/capacity concerns in our food systems and efforts to address them, and the farm-to-school movement in Mississippi.
