Proclamation from County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Declaring October 24th as Food Day.
October Sign On Letter to USDA urging Secretary Vilsack to ensure that farmers markets and other direct farmer-to-consumer markets authorized to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) may do so without incurring costs for equipment, services and transaction fees.
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Food Policy & Systems - In the News
June 21, 2017 - Food Policy Council and Harvard Release Report on PPS School Food
June 4, 2017 - School Breakfast: as integral as reading time
May 16, 2017 - After Primary win, Bill Peduto is poised to serve a second term as Pittsburgh's Mayor
May 9, 2017 - Pittsburgh 2017 Primary Election Mayoral candidates talk hunger and poverty
May 7, 2017 - Peduto Says time is Right for City to Swing Big
May 2, 2017 - Pittsburgh Mayoral Candidates Devour Food Issues at Debate
January 20, 2017 - So Your World is Falling Apart, Here's How to Build it Back Up Again
January 19, 2017 - Inviting Arts & Creativity into Food Policy Councils
December 12, 2016 - Anti-Hunger Advocates Concerned About Food Stamp Cuts
2016 - Food Policy Networks Announces 2016 Photo Contest Winners- 2nd Place for Collaboration Awarded to Pittsburgh Food Policy Council
October 13, 2016 - Sunday Supper Aims to Bring Community Members Together
October 13, 2016 - Food, Policy, and an Oasis in Homewood: A Conversation with Dr. Stephanie Boddie
October 12, 2016 - Pittsburgh City Council Comics, featuring PFPC Food Day Proclamation
September 22, 2016 - Pa. Officials Say They Will Help fight Hunger
October 4, 2016 - Researchers Find Low Income Individuals Willing to Forgo Produce
Proclamation from County Executive Rich Fitzgerald Declaring October 24th as Food Day.
October Sign On Letter to USDA urging Secretary Vilsack to ensure that farmers markets and other direct farmer-to-consumer markets authorized to accept Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits (SNAP) by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) may do so without incurring costs for equipment, services and transaction fees.
October 2015 RELEASE:
March 10, 2015 - Pittsburgh's Food Supply: The Haves and the Have Nots
October 17, 2014 - Pittsburgh Food Policy Council Supports Pres. Obama's Continued Commitment to Child Nutrition
September 29, 2014 - Duquesne Club Seeks Permission From City to Keep Rooftop Hives
September 15, 2014 - Michigan Based FPC to Present Policy Agenda to County Board of Commissioners
September 9, 2014 - Fixing the Food System from the Base of the Supply Chain
August 31, 2014 - Bar Marco Raises Funds for Charities on a Weekly Bases
May 13, 2013 - New Program Will Allow You to Use Food Stamps
May 9, 2013 - CitiParks Markets to Accept Food Stamps
June 18, 2012 - Pittsburgh Area Markets and Farmers Cultivate Customers on Assistance
June 17, 2012 - Demand for Local Fresh Food Is Up In Pittsburgh
January 6, 2012 - Inaugural Symposium Addresses Food System Topics
October 27, 2011 - Regional Leaders Get Together to Talk Food Policy in Pittsburgh
July 19, 2011 - Extension Hosts the Evolving Pittsburgh Food Policy Council (PFPC)
May 6, 2011 - Public Meeting: Hot to Apply for an Urban Ag Zoning Permit
June 6, 2010 - Food Inc Community Screening at Homewood Library
February 17, 2010 - Proposed zoning ordinance could create changes for urban agriculture
photo credit: Penn's Corner Farm Alliance
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June 9, 2015 - Your Environment Update for July 9, 2015
Pennsylvania Funders Uniting Over Food - PFPC was part of this delegation!