{"id":669,"date":"2019-07-19T22:24:07","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:24:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/data\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T15:41:31","slug":"food-equity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/data\/food-equity\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Food Equity in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Food is a Human Right<\/h3>\n

Food has the power to connect us to the cultures of our past and present, to our neighbors, our communities, and our earth.<\/p>\n

In New York City, one of the richest cities in the world, everyone should have equitable access to healthy food, every community should have greater control over their food options, every person should have enough nutritious food to live a healthy life, and every neighborhood should have food businesses that reflect that community\u2019s cultures and diversity.<\/p>\n

Food is also a fundamental human right, protected under international human rights and humanitarian law.<\/p>\n

As with other fundamental rights, the primary responsibility for ensuring the right to food lies with government.<\/p>\n

All low-income people, regardless of race, experience food insecurity.<\/p>\n

In New York City, structural inequities have contributed to neighborhoods that are predominantly low-income communities of color having less access to healthy food and experiencing greater food insecurity and food-related illnesses<\/p>\n

These communities have long been on the front lines combatting an unjust food system that harms the environment, negatively affects human health, and contributes to economic inequality.<\/p>\n

The New York City Council has crafted a policy agenda to advance food equity and advance every New Yorker’s right to healthy food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Growing Food Equity in New York City<\/h3>\n

A City Council Agenda<\/em><\/p>\n

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Summary of Recommendations<\/h5>\n

The 34 proposals and budget wins outlined in this report are steps the City can take to grow food equity in NYC.<\/p>\n

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\n Food Governance<\/a><\/div>\n

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Multi-Year Food Policy Plan<\/h4>\n

Establish a citywide food plan that brings strategic framework, goal-oriented planning, and coordination to key areas of the food system, including hunger, nutrition, access to healthy food, food waste, food and farm economies, and urban agriculture and sustainability.<\/p>\n

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\n Hunger<\/a><\/div>\n

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Support Emergency Food Providers<\/h4>\n

The City Council has fought, and will continue to fight, to support food pantries and soup kitchens across the city.<\/p>\n

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\n Reducing Food Waste<\/a><\/div>\n

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Food Waste Prevention Plans<\/h4>\n

The City Council will consider legislation to require City agencies with food procurement contracts to create food waste prevention plans.<\/p>\n

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\n Healthy School Food and Education<\/a><\/div>\n

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Scratch-Cooked Menus in Schools<\/h4>\n

The City should study and create an implementation plan to ensure that every school child has access to scratch-cooked, healthy, delicious, and culturally-appropriate menu items.<\/p>\n

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\n Equitable Access to Healthy Food<\/a><\/div>\n

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Community Food Hub Incubator<\/h4>\n

The City should fund a Community Food Hub Incubator to coordinate interested communities to develop more local food businesses and farm-to-city food projects.<\/p>\n

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\n Urban Agriculture<\/a><\/div>\n

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Establish an Office of Urban Agriculture<\/h4>\n

The Office will view urban growers as climate resilience stewards and recognize that parks, community gardens, urban farms, and green roofs are key tools in combatting and adapting to climate change.<\/p>\n

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Read all the Recommendations in Growing Food Equity Report<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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