CHAMPIONS FOR A MORE JUST AND RESILIENT RI FOOD SYSTEM, APPLY WITHIN
New Seats are Open at the RI Food Policy Council’s Table
RHODE ISLAND, USA (January 10, 2022) — The need to strengthen and develop Rhode Island’s food system has never been greater, and the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is working diligently across our 49 cities and towns to create those solutions.
Their goal: to build a more equitable, economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable local food system.
The organization’s annual call to join the Council opens January 10.
As an independent statewide network, RIFPC is composed of Rhode Islanders who work in and around the food sector who want to have a hand in creating new systems, promoting good food policy, filling gaps, and strengthening the capacity of our local and regional food system. Issues like universal free meals at schools, dockside fisheries permissions and American Rescue Plan Act funding recommendations are some of the priorities the Council addressed in 2021.
“Simply being able to make a difference in the lives of others means so much to me. My involvement with the RIFPC has reinforced this and I am grateful. You know you are alive because of the existence of other people around you and to touch their lives in a meaningful way is the essence of life. It is a blessing to share what you have been blessed with.” Council Member Alice Howard, SunRise Forever, Inc. and World Financial Financial Group
Council members represent a diverse and culturally-rich Rhode Island, offering unique perspectives from across the food landscape. Collaboration among RIFPC Council members has reached every facet of the food system, from cultivation to composting.
Applications close February 18. Nominations welcome. To apply or learn more about Council membership, and other ways to get involved with RIFPC’s initiatives, visit
ABOUT RHODE ISLAND FOOD POLICY COUNCIL
Photo: RI Food Policy Council Members assemble in the Spring of 2021 for a retreat
The RIFPC was established on Food Day 2011 with a mission to promote a more equitable, economically vibrant, and environmentally sustainable food system in Rhode Island. We work to coordinate a statewide collaboration of diverse, committed and engaged stakeholders from all sectors of the food system. We create partnerships, develop policies, and advocate for improvements to the local food system to increase and expand its capacity, viability, and sustainability.