Tag Archives: regional food systems
Who Needs a Food System Plan Anyway?
November 15, 2011By Alison Hastings Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission A few weeks ago, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) accepted an award for its Food System Plan, Eating Here (PDF) from the American Planning Association’s Pennsylvania Chapter. The project was honored … Continue reading
In Food Policy, Everything is Local… and Personal
August 3, 2011By Alison Hastings Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission Every few months, I check the COMFOOD email folder I set up on my personal Yahoo email account and hunker down at my desk for multiple hours with a notepad, a pen, … Continue reading
A Food Co-op Does Much More than Sell Food
April 4, 2011This week, we continue our series on strengthening our regional food system, a guest blog partnership with the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Today’s guest blog comes from Weavers Way Co-op in Philadelphia. By Jonathan McGoran Communications Director Weavers Way … Continue reading
Working Together for a Stronger Food System
March 21, 2011Since 2009, Dodge has enthusiastically supported the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission‘s (DVRPC) Food System Stakeholders Committee, which brings together representatives from over 100 organizations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania interested in creating a sustainable regional food system. As you … Continue reading