Dec 18, 2024 | Climate, Food Access, Food Business, Seafood, Wasted Food
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Environmental Protection Agency awards the RI Food Policy Council $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)...
Nov 25, 2024 | Climate, Food Access, Food Business, Growing Food, Humans of RIFPC, Resources, Seafood
2025 Farm Business Accelerator Applications open! Co-hosted with Polaris MEP, these sessions are designed for agriculture or aquaculture business owners. We will cover essential information to get your business started OR strengthen an existing one. We also provide...
Nov 15, 2024 | Advocacy, Climate, Events, Food Access, Food Business, Growing Food, Humans of RIFPC, Policy, Resources, Seafood, Wasted Food
Left to right: Rep. Michelle McGaw, Sen. Linda Ujifusa, Rep. Deborah Fellela, Sen. Robert Britto, Rep. Terri Cortvriend, Sen. Hanna Gallo, event cohost Rep. Jennifer Boylan, Sen. Mark McKenney, Sen. Alana DiMario, Sen. Bridget Valverde (not pictured: event cohost Sen....
Nov 6, 2024 | Advocacy, Climate, Events, Food Access, Food Business, Growing Food, Humans of RIFPC, Wasted Food
Submit a speaker proposal for the 2025 Rhode Island Compost Conference! Apply by Friday, November 29, 2024 Each year this conference attracts a wide array of speakers and attendees, from composters to food rescuers, to regulators to academics, to students, concerned...
Oct 24, 2024 | Advocacy, Climate, Events, Food Access, Food Business, Growing Food, Humans of RIFPC, Policy, Resources, Seafood, Wasted Food
As you know our landfill is rapidly filling leading to increasing municipal tipping fees. At the same time food waste rotting in landfills is one of the leading sources of methane emissions in the country. Over the last several months the Rhode Island Food Policy...
