A new Madison council that will focus on examining and improving access to healthy, sustainable food will hold its first meeting Wednesday, on the same day as the national annual celebration of Food Day.
National Food Day occurs annually Oct. 24 and focuses on promoting healthier diets and reducing hunger as well as improving national food policies. The City of Madison’s Food Policy Council’s inaugural meeting is meant to coincide with the event.
“With the issues of poverty and poor food access in our underserved neighborhoods, establishing a food policy council to make critical decisions in regards to our food system is an exciting and necessary step forward,” Mayor Paul Soglin said in a press release.
According to the release, food policy councils have changed the operation of food systems by adding bus routes that run from underserved areas to grocery stores, cultivating business for local farmers, and educating the public and elected officials.
