http://www.santafefoodpolicy.org Creating and maintaining a regional food system that provides safe and nutritious food at reasonable prices to all residents Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:36:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.santafefoodpolicy.orghttp://www.santafefoodpolicy.org/images/sffpc_logo_144.jpgSantaFeFoodPolicyhttp://feedburner.google.com CITY AND COUNTY OF SANTA FE FORM FOOD POLICY COUNCIL (Santa Fe, New Mexico September 3, 2009) The City of Santa Fe and Santa Fe County have demonstrated their commitment to ensuring access to nutritious food for all citizens by developing the Santa Fe City and County Advisory Council on Food Policy (Food Policy Council).  [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~4/ZAW2sJOt_1c" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~3/ZAW2sJOt_1c/sffpc-press-release http://www.santafefoodpolicy.org/sffpc-press-release A recent Living on Earth show documented the potential risks stemming from proposed legislation to increase the use of gentically engineered in the manufacturing of ethanol.  According to the LOE website, &#8220;The agricultural giant, Syngenta, has petitioned the U.S. Department of Agriculture to grant its new genetically modified corn a non-regulated status. This means that [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~4/L0U6uauuGQU" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~3/L0U6uauuGQU/genetically-engineered-corn http://www.santafefoodpolicy.org/genetically-engineered-corn What is the Child Nutrition Act? Every four to five years the programs contained in the Child Nutrition Act are subject to evaluation and must be re-authorized by Congress.  While the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program are permanently authorized, a bevy of other child nutrition programs that directly affect the health [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~4/GLQ3pjyhAoA" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~3/GLQ3pjyhAoA/child-nutrition-reauthorization-act http://www.santafefoodpolicy.org/child-nutrition-reauthorization-act Slow Food Santa Fe and Santa Fe Farmers’ Market Institute invite you to a special screening of Food, Inc. Time: Tuesday, July 21st, 6-9:30 pm. Location: Jean Cocteau Cinema, 418 Montezuma Street Screening to be followed by a panel discussion with: Mark Winne, food policy activist Nancy Ranney, Ranney Ranch Rich Schnieders, former CEO, Sysco [...]<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~4/A0uYpLDPEfo" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~3/A0uYpLDPEfo/special-screening-of-food-inc http://www.santafefoodpolicy.org/special-screening-of-food-inc This is a sample-only Policy Objective. It will be replaced with a Policy Objective/Priority at a suitable time.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~4/lFRTtO2SGto" height="1" width="1"/> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SantaFeFoodPolicy/~3/lFRTtO2SGto/first-policy-objective http://www.santafefoodpolicy.org/first-policy-objective