FAACTS has long called for a long-term food system strategy for San Francisco. As severe cuts to programs like SNAP become a reality, the need for a coordinated and strategic plan to get ahead of its impacts are more important than ever. While developing a strategy can seem too big and impossible to pursue, places like Los Angeles County, New York City, and Hawai’i are tackling the challenge head on and setting shining examples for us! Conversations with them can offer timely lessons on how other regions built the political will, partnerships, and planning infrastructure to act.
Join us for “Learn How Hawai‘i is Transforming Their Food System,” a special session with Dr. Amanda Shaw and Dr. Albie Miles, two of the driving forces behind Hawai‘i’s Senate Bill 3027 (SB 3027), a bill aimed to create a new statewide, long-term strategy for building a resilient food system by:
Addressing challenges exposed by the pandemic, supply chain disruptions, and inflation.
Identifying specific benchmarks to increase local food production.
Allocating necessary funds for the HDOA (Hawai'i Department of Agriculture) to implement these updates.
Who should attend: community-based food organizations, producers, distributors, retailers, and policymakers working toward an equitable, resilient food system in San Francisco
Date & Time: Friday, November 14th from 12 - 1:30pm PDT (9 - 10:30am HST)
Come learn what it took for Hawai‘i to move from vision to a Governor-signed legislation, what San Francisco can learn from their success, and how we can support each other’s work.