Completed Special Project

Local food, local policy: A case study on engaging policy makers in the development of their foodshed

Project ID: PSP2007-03

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to conduct a series of meetings and programs to assess the knowledge, understanding and capacity of Johnson County (Iowa) policy makers to improve their local food system and to provide opportunities for stakeholders in the food system to interact and learn.

Key Question: How can farmers engage policy makers?

Findings: Here are concrete examples of various ways to reach policy makers and promote greater awareness and foster support for farmer issues.

Lead investigator: Leah Wilson, Johnson County Local Food Alliance

Year of grant completion: 2008

This special project was part of the Leopold Center's Policy Initiative.

Topics: Community-based food systems, Policy

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