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
& Nutrition Security
& Economy
NETWORK SPOTLIGHT
Wasted Food Solutions Action Plan
Rhode Island’s first Wasted Food Solutions Action Plan addresses critical challenges in RI’s management of wasted food, proposing a sustainable framework that aligns with the state’s environmental, economic, and social priorities.
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.
Thursday at 2:30 pm ET
Good Food Policy Day is a celebration of the power of advocacy, and a chance to make your voices heard right at the heart of where legislative change happens. We will gather together to raise awareness on the food system issues we care most about and speak directly to legislators about why the policies we’re […]
Wednesday at 12:00 pm ET
WEBINAR: ASPIRES Listening Tour, Weds., April 23, noon The Food Systems Research Center team from the University of Vermont seeks feedback from Rhode Islanders as they present themes gathered through their recent ASPIRES listening tour. The tour served to introduce the research center to the food community, hear from local community members about food system […]
Tuesday at 12:00 pm ET
Join us for our *new* Policy Cafe! It’s a virtual meetup for new and seasoned advocates alike. We’ll review what’s happening in food systems legislation and discuss opportunities to support the policies RIFPC is championing this session. Log in at 12pm on the last Tuesday of every month (January through June)!
Tuesday at 12:00 pm ET
Join us for our *new* Policy Cafe! It’s a virtual meetup for new and seasoned advocates alike. We’ll review what’s happening in food systems legislation and discuss opportunities to support the policies RIFPC is championing this session. Log in at 12pm on the last Tuesday of every month (January through June)!