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Just got this from Jessica Swanson over at Northbank Magazine. Thanks, Jessica!
This is a great opportunity for those who care about local food systems:
The Clark County Food System Council, a citizen advisory council whose mission is to increase and preserve access to safe, local and healthy food for Clark County residents, currently has membership openings. Council members share common interests and beliefs related to creating and maintaining a sustainable community food system. Members represent public health, nutrition and education, food security, waste management, resource conservation, agriculture, food distribution and community leaders.
The council meets monthly on the fourth Thursday of each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the CASEE Center, 11104 N.E. 149th St. in Brush Prairie.
Applications will be accepted through April 15. For more information and to receive an application, please contact Tricia Mortell at 360-397-8000 ext. 7211 or email tricia.mortell@clark.wa.gov.
Emerging from the innovative work of Community Choices 2010, Clark County is lucky to have such a forward-looking body, and one only need look to the Portland Multnomah council to the south to see what good work such coordination can do. They have made huge progress over the past several years, as can be seen from their vision and minutes at http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/index.cfm?c=42290
ReplyDeleteThis is a terrific way for folks concerned about local issues to have a voice, and I hope that a certain Slow Foods organizer and blogger is planning to apply. Hint hint.