Food Policy Council

Food Policy Council

Public Policy

San Antonio, Texas 233 followers

Healthy, fresh, affordable food accessible to all, in a vibrant local food economy.

About us

The Food Policy Council of San Antonio (FPCSA) was formed by the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District, under a Communities Putting Prevention to Work (CPPW) grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Department of Health and Human Services. The grant was awarded in March 2010 and a steering committee drawn from Metro Health staff and the community developed an application and selection process open to the entire community. The Food Policy Council held its first meeting in October of 2010. In May 2012, the FPCSA incorporated as a Texas nonprofit and, in August 2013, was designated a 501c3 organization by the IRS. We held conferences in 2012 and 2013, and then changed our focus to work groups. We’ve had some policy successes with improving access for urban farmers, home gardeners, cottage food producers, and chicken owners. We hold an annual self-guided coop tour, and we spearheaded the successful pilot of Healthy Corner Stores in City Council District 3.

Industry
Public Policy
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
San Antonio, Texas
Type
Nonprofit
Founded
2010
Specialties
Urban Farming, Policy, Food Systems , Health, Food, and Community

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    View profile for Andrea Bottiglieri, graphic

    Mayor’s Fitness Council Coordinator at City of San Antonio

    The Food Policy Council of San Antonio met for their first quarterly meeting of 2024 at Midtown Meetup this evening. I was blown away with the strategic plan proposed for 2024 that will include increased policy work and awareness, land steward for farming opportunities within San Antonio city limits, the ever popular annual Chicken Coop & Gardens Tour, support of Healthy Corner Stores, continued stewardship of the Tamox Talom Food Forest at Padre Park, and much more. Congratulations to Food Policy President Jamie Gonzalez and Team for a fantastic meeting and mixer! It was awesome to hear about the Food Policy Councils two year collaboration with The Natural Capital Project at Stanford that ultimately recommended an expansion of urban farms and food forests throughout San Antonio at City Council. Rich conversation & discussion with those around the table this evening, many familiar faces that I know well, as well as several new faces that are clearly passionate about San Antonio’s food system. Thank you to Jamie Gonzalez-Stevens, Mitchell Hagney, Dave Terrazas, Raquel DeHoyos, Amina Thomas, Becca Hurliman, Stephen Lucke, Nadia Gaona, and many more!

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