Growing community resilience through food

Building resilience is critical for everyone.

Resilience enhances our health and well-being and strengthens our  community's capacity to face challenges ahead.

Food is a vital factor in fostering resilience in our communities, our environment, and our health.

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On Resilience

 

As we look to the future, our commitment to a brighter and more resilient world through food remains stronger than ever. We are excited about the possibilities that lie ahead and the positive changes we can create together. 

Building resilience is critical for everyone, whether it's enhancing our health and well-being or strengthening a community's capacity to face challenges ahead. Food is often underestimated as a vital factor in fostering resilience in our communities, environment, economy, and physical and mental health. 

We are proud to share stories from changemakers who are leveraging the power of food to build resilience for themselves, their neighborhoods, communities, regions, and beyond. These stories highlight the incredible impact that food can have in nurturing our bodies, supporting our communities, and sustaining our food and farm system. 

Together, we are harnessing the power of food to create a more resilient and prosperous future for us all. Thank you for being a part of this journey with us. 

With appreciation,


 

Kate Krauss
Chief Executive Officer
Fair Food Network

growing resiliency: Virtual Roundtable Series

Fair Food Network invites changemakers from across the food system to share their stories about how food is helping to shape a more resilient future for them and their communities. 

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Strengthening Local Food Economies in Rural America with Keith Schneider and Jon Henry

Watch this virtual event exploring how small businesses can navigate industry consolidation and the rise of big-box retailers across rural America with Keith Schneider, contributor to The New York Times, and Jon Henry, Owner of Jon Henry General Store.

 

 

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Community-owned Food Organizations with Malik Yakini

Watch our virtual event with Malik Yakini, Co-founder and former Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network, who shares about his work and how innovative, community-owned food organizations are creating positive change in Detroit and beyond.

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Local Food Movements in O'ahu and Beyond with Alicia Higa & Paula Daniels

Watch this virtual event exploring new efforts to boost local food movements with speakers Alicia Higa, Chief Health Equity Officer at Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center and Executive Director at 'Elepaio Social Services, and Paula Daniels, Co-founder, Chief of What’s Next, and Founding Chair at the Center for Good Food Purchasing.