First up is the SC Food Access Summit taking place in Columbia on Monday, October 2nd.   Tickets to the summit are available now! Not long after is the L eadership Summit for Healthy Communities, hosted by Eat Smart Move More SC in Columbia on October 23-24.  Learn more about the Leadership Summit here.

ESMMSC and SCCLF are working together on this update because we know the spirit of collaboration is required to create lasting and equitable change to our local food systems. At the SC Food Access Summit, we will lay the foundations for municipal food policy councils, which can be a bridge between the public and private sectors with respect to healthy food access. Just a few weeks later, the Leadership Summit for Healthy Communities will give you practical tactics for using the bridges you create to engage your community in progress toward meaningful, equitable changes to your local food system. Both summits include regional networking opportunities, because we know that changing our food systems starts with creating connections.

Make this fall the time you invest in your skills as an advocate for healthy food access and grow your network of allies committed to positive change in our state.