March 2016
 
2015 summit keynote, Haile Johnston
     

I invite you to save Wednesday, August 24, 2016 as the date for the second annual Food Access Summit. The all day summit will be held at the River Center at Saluda Shoals in Irmo, and the steering committee is hard at work planning an informative and exciting day for you.
  
In addition, the Food Access Task Force Steering Committee  is working 
Attendees talk food access at 2015 summit
on updates to the 2014 Task Force Report. The task force has formed five working groups which will be gathering data related to each recommendation, identifying ongoing gaps, and making recommendations for next steps.

We welcome your participation in this process and encourage you to get involved by contacting the working group leaders listed below:
We hope to hear from you and look forward sharing the findings of task force working groups at the Food Access Summit in August!
 
In Partnership,
 
Anna Hamilton Lewin
Chief Operating Officer
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Upcoming Events
March 18, 2016 l All Day l Columbia, SC
The 6th Annual Nutrition Symposium will bring together new research on health disparities, social determinants, and nutrition policy that are relevant to the 2015 Dietary Guidelines. More Information

May 18, 2016  l 1:00PM - 4:00PM l Rock Hill, SC
Learn how you can secure funding for your healthy food enterprise! The workshop will provide an overview of the application process and SCCLF representatives will be available to discuss individual projects.  More Information

May 21, 2016  l All Day l Throughout Lexington County
The Sustainable Midlands Food Alliance is hosting farm tours throughout Lexington County to raise consumer awareness of the local food-producing farms that exist in the Midlands. More Information

 
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