Statewide & Regional Food Systems Plans National Community of Practice (NCoP) Session — Co-Creating the Future of Food: How Food Policy Councils Can Drive Inclusive Planning
November 19, 2026 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Contact: Colleen Matts, matts@msu.edu and Lindsey Scalera, scaleral@msu.edu
Co-hosted by the Statewide and Regional Food System Plans National Community of Practice and Food Policy Networks, this November session will explore how how food policy councils can drive inclusive planning.
In this session, we will learn strategies for how Food Policy Councils can develop, support, implement, and evaluate the implementation of local food plans while increasing civic engagement and community well-being.
Guest speaker:
- Nessa Richman, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Food Policy Council and author of Food Policy Councils: Building Civic Engagement and Community Well-Being (Routledge 2026).
Guest host:
- Marissa Baron, Network Director, Food Policy Networks
Who should attend?
- NCoP members and food systems stakeholders interested in Collective Impact and food systems planning
- Food (policy) council members
Coordinated by the Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems, the Statewide and Regional Food Systems Plans National Community of Practice (NCoP) is a national, multi-state space that convenes leaders from current and emerging food system plan efforts across the country to increase our collective knowledge and capacity to collaborate and strengthen local and regional food systems using an equity approach.
Find more resources and tools on the NCoP website.
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