From Commodity to Community

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Food Sovereignty Prize

CFSC is now accepting nominations through July 1st for a person or organization, domestic or international, who:

has performed significant work to promote food sovereignty by raising public awareness, on-the-ground action, or developing and implementing programs and policies
recognizes the importance of collective action in bringing about social change
recognizes global linkages in food sovereignty work
recognizes the importance of women in agriculture and food issues

The prize winner will have the opportunity to give a keynote address at the Annual Conference this October 10-13, with all travel and conference fees paid, as well as a modest honorarium.

Download the description of the prize with more detailed criteria and instructions to submit a nomination. [PDF]

Annual Conferences of the Coalition

12th Annual CFSC Conference, Philadelphia PA & Cherry Hill, NJ, October 2008
Restoring Our Urban and Rural Communities with Healthy Food

10th Annual CFSC Conference, Vancouver BC, October 2006
Bridging Borders Toward Food Security

9th Annual CFSC Conference, Atlanta GA, October 2005
It's Homegrown: Cultivating the Roots of Real Change

8th Annual CFSC Conference, Milwaukee WI, October 2004
Celebrating a Decade of Community Food Security

7th Annual CFSC Conference, Boston MA, November 2003
Growing the Movement: New Opportunities and Challenges for CFS

6th Annual CFSC Conference, Seattle WA, October 2002
Eating Locally, Thinking Globally

Farm to Cafeteria Conferences

4th National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Portland OR, March 2009
Going the Distance...and Shortening It

3rd National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Baltimore MD & Washington DC, March 2007
From Cafeterias to Capitol Hill

2nd National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Gambier OH, June 2005
Farms and Food Services in Partnership

First National Farm to Cafeteria Conference, Seattle WA, October 2002
Healthy Farms, Healthy Students

Other Events

Food Policy Council Workshop at the NOFA-NY Winter Conference, January 2009

2008 Regional Food Policy Council Trainings

Jan. 17 in Lousville, KY in conjunction with the Southern SAWG conference
February 28-29 in Milwaukee, WI in conjunction with the Urban Agriculture conference
May 5 in Santa Fe, NM in conjunction with the 6th Annual Southwest Marketing Network conference

Strategic Planning Kickoff Membership Meeting, Jekyll Island GA, November 2007

2007 Field Guide to Evaluation Workshop, March 2007

2005 Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

Bring It On Home: A concert to re-build the musical and farming communities in the New Orleans area
Grow the Green: A seed giveaway to help bring back green to New Orleans neighborhoods

3830 SE Division St, Portland OR 97202 • (503) 954-2970 • www.foodsecurity.org
Community Food Security Coalition

and National Gathering of State and Local Food Policy Councils, October 10

Food Sovereignty Prize

Annual Conferences of the Coalition

Farm to Cafeteria Conferences

Other Events