We are working to build and maintain a network of committed stakeholders from across the local food system. We center equity, accessibility, economic vitality, and environmental sustainability.

OUR WORK

We are building a more just and resilient food system together through:

Food Access
& Nutrition Security
Food Business
& Economy
Food, Climate, & Environment
Food Education & Workforce

NETWORK SPOTLIGHT

EPA awards RIFPC $18.7M to launch major food waste, climate resilience, and community capacity-building project

Providence, RI (December 18, 2024) – The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) has been awarded a transformational $18.7M grant from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program. The From Food Waste to Opportunity: A Path toward Climate, Environmental, & Economic Justice in Rhode Island project will enable a generational investment in the critical area of food waste reduction. More than 40% of unused food is sent to landfills, and about 8% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are attributed to food waste…

Land Acknowledgement

We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land called Rhode Island today, the Narragansett, Niantic, Nipmuc, Pokanoket, and Wampanoag nations.

We recognize the Indigenous continuance, contributions, and stewardship of this land since time immemorial. We recognize and honor the kinship relationships between tribal nations and their relationship with the land, waters, and all living things. We pay our respect to their elders past, present and emerging.

A land acknowledgement cannot fulfill all needs or goals. However, it is important to start somewhere. We strive to include and empower Indigenous voices, nations, organizations, and people as well as Indigenous-led campaigns for environmental justice, land and water rights and ultimately land return to Indigenous nations.

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