Select a working group and reach out to their Chair Person for more information.
Support Farms & Farmers
addThis group develops policies and procedures to preserve existing farmland and increase access to new farmland for farmers from diverse backgrounds, communities, and skillsets.
To contact, email Felipe Camacho at felipe.camacho@austintexas.gov.
Build Opportunities for Food Entrepreneurs
addThis group works to ensure a comprehensive and accessible set of codes, ordinances, policies, rules, and incentives throughout Austin and Travis County to stimulate a thriving community-based food system.
To contact, email Sharon Mays at sharon.mays@austintexas.gov.
Healthy Food Access to All Communities
addThis group uses advocacy and research-based policy to encourage greater access to healthy food, as well as educational opportunities to support a secure food future for all.
To contact, email Andrea Abel at andrea.abel@austintexas.gov.
Food and Climate
addThis group works to quantify the carbon footprint of food and agriculture activities in Austin-Travis County, and to provide solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, sequestering atmospheric carbon, and building a resilient food system for all Austin residents.
To contact, email Karen Magid at karen.magid@austintexas.gov.
COVID-19 Food System Response
addTo contact, email Karen Magid at karen.magid@austintexas.gov.
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The board meets on the second Monday of each month from 6:00 - 8:00 pm in room 400A of the Great Jones Building.
Great Jones Building
1000 E. 11th Street, Austin, TX 78702
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The Austin-Travis County Food Policy Board advises both Austin City Council and the Travis County Commissioners Court about ways to improve the availability of safe, nutritious, and affordable food that is grown locally and sustainably for all residents, particularly those in need.
The Board was officially established through a City of Austin Ordinance #20081120-058 . A Travis County Commissioners Court ordinance was approved soon after. The board began meeting in the spring of 2009.
The purpose of the Food Policy Board is to:
- Address health disparities
- Increase local sustainable food production
- End food injustices
- Ensure the community has a voice in policy decisions that support a healthy and equitable food system
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