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Erika Berglund presented the Food Policy Advisory Board (FPAB) Annual Report to the board of county commissioners on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. The presentation provided an annual update and covered several key points:
Current Membership: The board has seven members, and two alternates focused on food policy, including recent interns and staff support.
Community Food Assessment Survey: The board conducted its third Rapid Community Food Assessment survey, with 289 respondents (65% from the city, 35% from the county). This sample was 17% smaller than the 2022 survey.
2024 Food Policy Priorities: There is an emphasis on land use, economic development and improving local food access and promotion.
Internal Policy & Initiatives: FPAB is making efforts to expand outreach, capacity and support while clarifying FPAB’s role. County and city funding supported two graduate interns who helped with survey analysis, agriculture data review and comparative research on food assessments in Montana. The board also has a quarterly newsletter that is distributed via email.
Board’s Relationships and Strategic Planning: FPAB is strengthening connections with County staff and the Ecology & Extension department. Regular meetings with the department have moved to the Exploration Center with collaboration in upcoming strategic planning.
Next Steps: There will be an upcoming vote on a new resolution aimed at streamlining FPAB’s structure. In addition, recommendations are being developed for a comprehensive Community Food Assessment and a local food action plan. Plans are also underway to partner with the University of Montana for a student exhibit and panel event on local food in December.
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When it comes to food and agriculture in Missoula County, what matters most to Missoulians? Missoula County residents shared their experience of and feedback on Missoula’s food system (i.e. from growing food, to selling it, to buying and consuming it, to discarding it, and all the steps in between) in a new survey that closed at the end of April 2024.
Survey responses support the Board in serving the Missoula community and inform the Board’s recommendations to City and County leadership about the policies that help shape our food system.
The survey was open until April 30, 2024. A presentation of the survey results will be shared with the public during the Western Montana Fair at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at the Gerald W. Marks Exploration Center. You can view the presentation under the "documents" widget on the right-hand side.
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The Missoula Food Policy Advisory Board wants to know what Missoulians care about when it comes to food and agriculture and the future of Missoula’s food system (i.e. from growing food, to distributing it, to buying and consuming it, to discarding it, and all the steps in between), so they issued a rapid community food assessment survey for the Missoula community to share their concerns, hopes, and interests when it comes to food and agriculture. Survey responses will support the Board in serving the Missoula community and inform the Board’s recommendations to City and County leadership regarding the policies that help shape our food system.
The survey was open from Oct. 26 to Nov. 23. A presentation of survey responses will be shared with both the Missoula Board of County Commissioners and the City Council. The commissioners' meeting is at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, in the Sophie Moiese Room of the Missoula County Courthouse annex. You can also join virtually via Microsoft Teams. Find the agenda and link to join at http://missoula.co/bccmeetings Presentation materials will also be posted publicly through the Food Policy Advisory Board webpage.
A presentation from the 2021 Rapid Community Food Assessment survey can be found here.