Supporting local food systems by connecting community, food & place
MISSION & PURPOSE, VISION, GOALS
GFA WORKING GROUPS
GFA-COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE (CoP)
MEMBER VALUE PROPOSITION
KNOWLEDGE + IDEATION SHARE: An inclusive, open-minded, thoughtful, non-partisan space where knowledge + ideas are freely shared, received and supported.
RECIPROCAL EDUCATION: Educate each other on food system work happening in Greenwich, throughout Connecticut, the New England region and the nation.
NETWORK BUILD + WEAVE: Establish new or strengthen existing connections, relationships and partnerships.
COMMUNICATION CHANNEL: An open forum for food system conversations: providing initiative updates, amplifying key developments, opportunities, barriers, and, in doing so, improving communication and awareness across food system issues.
CULTURE SHIFT: Expand our perspectives surrounding the food system, and reflect on how a shift in thinking might impact our individual decisions and choices
MISSION: Advancing Greenwich’s food security initiatives by strengthening & leveraging relationships, knowledge and networks.
PURPOSE: Greenwich Food Alliance represents an organized food justice movement. Through aligned partnerships we work together to end food insecurity. We educate and advocate for efforts that address root causes and provide opportunities for action towards systemic change. Our connectivity encourages collaboration, identifies issues, strategizes solutions, removes barriers and supports each other.
VISION: Everyone has access to affordable, nourishing, culturally appropriate food. Land & waterways are available for the community to grow, catch, forage & cultivate food to meet their needs.
GOALS: Shift the narrative and culture towards food as a human right; Advance systems that provide equitable access to nutritious, sustainable, affordable food; Strengthen connectivity between partners in support of the nourishment and well being of all Greenwich residents for generations to come.
GFA is co-directed by Ali Ghiorse & Karen Saggese.
For more information reach out to us at gfa@thefoodshednetwork.org.
Greenwich Food Alliance, a program of The Foodshed Network, convenes two coinciding initiatives: GFA-Community of Practice & GFA-Working Groups. We are educators, parents, business owners, directors of nonprofits, municipal leaders and community members invested in a just, equitable, and resilient food system in Greenwich. We meet bi-monthly, alternating between in person and virtual. See below for more information about both initiatives.
Advancing Greenwich’s food security initiatives by strengthening & leveraging relationships, knowledge and networks
