Food systems are a hot topic…your neighbor talks about planting a community garden in the
empty lot across the street, your parent association is organizing to advocate for access
to nutritious food in area schools, or maybe you turn on the news to hear organizations
encouraging constituents to “buy local.” These conversations on eating healthfully, locally,
and sustainably are happening everyday and they continue to deepen on local and national levels.
A commitment to that discussion is happening right here in Dane county. Since 2005, your Dane
County Food Council (DCFC) has been dedicated to organizing thought and action on making our
food system sustainable for all. We hope you spend some time exploring this site, join
discussions, and visit often!
Food Day Celebration
The Dane County Food Council invites the organizations and people who do important food
work every day to join us to celebrate Food Day on Monday, October 24, 2011 at 5:30 pm at
the Goodman Community Center in Madison.
The Food Day Celebration will feature:
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Wonderful appetizers featuring local food
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Welcome featuring local food by County Board Supervisor Melissa Sargent, Chair of
the Dane County Food Council who will introduce the DCFC Action Plan
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Launch of the new Dane County Food Coalition. The Coalition will help community
organizations and groups identify ways to coordinate our interests and resources,
support one another by offering better knowledge of each organization, and work
together in a non-competitive environment.
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Keynote Tony Schultz will present Harvesting our Collective Power
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And great company!
This event is free but RSVPs are required by Thurs, Oct. 20th. Please send your RSVP to
Carrie Edgar at edgar@countyofdane.com or
call 608-224-3706 or visit the Food Day website:
foodday.org
New Structure and Members for Dane County Food Council
The make-up of the Dane County Food Council has been changed through an ordinance amendment passed in April 2011.
The Council now consists of 3 County Board Supervisors appointed by the County Executive, 3 citizen members appointed by the
Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Chair and 3 citizen members appointed by the Extension Committee Chair.
Click here for a list of current members.
Mission
DCFC is a dynamic citizen committee of the Dane county board that explores issues and develops
recommendations to create an economically, socially, and environmentally sustainable local
food system for the Dane county region. The council has recently been highlighted by the
National Association of Counties as a model for other county governments.
Learn more.
What's New
The Dane County Food Council recently completed and approved an
Action Plan
which identifies the goals, objectives, actions and timeline for the Council. Please
review the document and let us know your thoughts.