Healthy Community Food Systems, a SWMN Partner, is posting a variety of Tools on their website to help you in building a strong community-based food system. Tool Booklets are designed to give you a concise overview, rationale, and possible implementation steps for each activity which can be viewed on-line, or downloaded and copied for use in meetings or as handouts. Then we direct you to a collection of more detailed resources online (Toolbox Resources) for more in-depth information and models for the activities you choose to implement.
So far these Tools are posted on the HCFS Tools Page:
Rebuilding Your Local Food System
Extending the Local Food Season
Climate-Friendly Food Systems
Biodiverse and Wildlife-Friendly Food Systems
Eat-Local Cooking Competition
Farmer-Chef Connection
Year-Round Local Food Calendars
How and Why to Buy Local
Native Farming Practices:
- Organic and Sustainable by Tradition
- USDA Organic Certification
- Alternatves to Organic Certification
Starting a Buy Local Food Campaign
Farm to School Resource Lists for producers, schools, and community members.