Food Justice Network Meeting - June 28, 2023             

Wednesday, June 28 @ 10:30am-12:00pm on Zoom

Focus: The Right to Good Food plank of the 

Food Equity Initiative Policy Platform

Partner Profiles: Local Food Hub and Loaves & Fishes

Please mark your attendance for the upcoming meeting  with an RSVP HERE

Our June 28 Meeting Goals:

1. Develop a shared understanding of the FEI Policy Plank #3 The Right to Good Food
2. Share how our work aligns with and advances The Right to Good Food
3. Grow connections and collaborations for greater The Right to Good Food Impact

Focus for 2023!

In 2023 the Food Justice Network will focus on digging deep into the Food Equity Initiative Policy Platform - one plank at a time.  Each meeting we will come together, learn about the intentions of each policy goal, and share how our work aligns with and advances each plank of the platform. By the end of the year we hope to have a clear assessment of collective progress in our community towards building a healthy and just food system. Add your impacts toward each plank in our FEI Impact Tracker. 

We look forward to connecting as the Food Justice Network Large Group on June 28!

Highlights of Collective Impacts from

The Power to Grow Meeting In April

Spotlighting Ways to Engage & Learn

In addition to their focus on affordable housing, Livable Cville works to advance sustainable transportation and mobility that are welcoming to all. Check out their website for more information. 

The Power to Grow

Cultivate Community Advocates and Food Justice Apprentices have been out in the community collecting feedback on expanding urban agriculture in Charlottesville at Booker T. Washington Park. You can share your feedback by completing this survey HERE.

Save the Date - Tuesday, August 15 from 5:00-7:30pm we will be hosting The Power to Grow Community Roundtable at Jefferson School African American Heritage Center. 

Charlottesville Area Transit is running fare free due to COVID funding for the next few years. Check out the City's CAT website for information on routes, schedules, maps, accessibility information, and more. 

Hearty Thanks to Our New Funders!

The Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production planning grant is a partnership with sub awards being provided to to IRC New Roots Program, Trinity Bread & Roses, Food Justice Network Community Advocates, and Food Justice Apprentices. Thanks to these partners as well as Piedmont Housing Alliance, and Charlottesville Parks & Recreation who sent letters of support. 

We are a new Partners for Places grantee! Launched by The Funders Network and the Urban Sustainability Directors Network to build equitable and sustainable communities. Shout out to our partners: City of Charlottesville Environmental Sustainability and Parks & Recreation, and the Food Justice Network. Matching funds by CACF Shaping Futures and Hartfield Foundation

Review the full Food Equity Initiative Policy Platform HERE

Networks like Food Justice Network of Cultivate Charlottesville would not exist without the partnerships of powerful organizations, the support of dedicated volunteers, and the generous funding from foundations and donors. We owe a huge thank you to the City Council of Charlottesville, the Hartfield Foundation, the NRCS Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production, The Funders Network Partners for Places, and more.

Thank you!

If you'd like to support the important work of Cultivate Charlottesville's Food Justice Network and fund the movement, please donate.

At Cultivate Charlottesville we believe that working together to grow gardens, share food and power, and advocate for just systems cultivates a healthy community for all. 

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