Corralling the Bureaucracy

How to collaborate across departments to achieve integrated citywide food policy

Becca Fong, Rich Macdonald, Allison Schwartz City of Seattle

Food Policy from Neighborhood to Nation Portland, OR 21 May 2011

Background/How we came to be

2007

Ad hoc IDT

2008

Local Food Action Initiative

2010

Year of Urban Ag

Formal IDT

Putting the pieces together

How we’re working together

Commercial Farming on City-owned Lands

Public Resources Outreach

Citywide Projects

How we’re working together

Relationship Building

Challenges

Opportunities to grow

Young people at Yesler Community Center Caring for the garden.(Photo/Becca Fong)

Build your own IDT

The Challenge: Corral the Bureaucracy!

Develop a food systems-related policy/program you’d like to see in your own city

The Catch(es): you have 25 minutes, a list of items to discuss, and will report back to the large group

Report backs and discussion

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Questions?

To keep the conversation going

Contact us:

Allison Schwartzallison.schwartz@seattle.gov

(206) 386-4654

Rich Macdonaldrich.macdonald@seattle.gov

(206) 386-0088

Becca Fongbecca.fong@seattle.gov

(206) 615-1811