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Boston Food Access Council meeting

The council will meet on March 8 at 6 p.m.

Public testimony begins at

Discussion Topics

  1. Welcome, Introducing Chief Marty Martinez, 6 - 6:50 p.m.
    • Welcome from Catalina López-Ospina, Director of Mayor’s Office of Food Access
    • Address from Chief Martinez on the direction of the Mayor’s Office of Food Access (OFA) and the BFAC within the framework of the Health and Human Services cabinet
    • Opportunity for questions with Chief Martinez
  2. Updates from BFAC Working Groups, 6:50 - 7:35 p.m.
    • Brief update on activities of working groups between last meeting and this one
    • Progress reports, discussion of considerations and next steps for:
      • Working Group 1: Improve food access in underserved communities through economic development and community wealth building initiatives.
      • Working Group 2: Improve food access in underserved communities by making more vacant land accessible and usable for cultivation by community members interested to pursue community gardening and commercial urban agriculture.
      • Working Group 3: Strengthen and expand resources that support Bostonians to access the food they need and want.
  3. Public comments, questions, 7:35 - 7:55 p.m.
  4. Closing, 7:55 - 8 p.m.
    • Next steps
    • Dates for future meetings
      • Thursday, June 14, 2018: 6 - 8 p.m., Location TBD
      • Thursday, September 13, 2018: 6 - 8 p.m., Location TBD
      • Thursday, December 13, 2018: 6 - 8 p.m., Location TBD
      • Thursday, March 14, 2019: 6 - 8 p.m., Location TBD
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