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California Food and Justice Coalition

Newsletter
Combined November & December 2010 Messages
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Dear CFJC Member:

I hope this message finds you and your loved ones safe and in good health.
This newsletter combines our November and December messages because
we wanted to minimize the amount of email you receive from us. Since our
last mailing you already received a membership appeal asking for updated or
new member information, and a year end fund appeal. Three mass emailings
seems plenty.

Now one final appeal before the substance of this newsletter.

As we close out the year our number one priority is to raise funds to organize
CFJC "meetups" in communities around the state.

This means that all volunteer interns, volunteer Steering Committee

members and staff will be contacting each and every CFJC member via email
and/or telephone to determine how best to gather the members of your
community together to set priorities for the following:

 local policies and programs for your community

 priorities for California's new governor and legislature
 coalition priorities for Farm Bill 2012 legislation

We plan to conclude the meetups by mid-year, but we can't do so without

the financial contributions of our members to leverage foundation support.
For those who have already contributed, thank you. And for those who can
give right now, thank you in advance.

And now, a sampling of the hundreds of messages that passed though our
office this past month.

Best wishes in the coming New Year.

Armando
Executive Director
in this issue

CFJC Members Public Policy Calls

Grants & Funding Opportunities

Events and Announcements

In the News

Resources

CFJC Member's Public Policy Call

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In January you will receive a schedule of the monthly

CFJC Members' Public Policy Webinar/Conference
calls. Thanks to your feedback, the
webinar/conference calls will always be scheduled for
same time and day of the month, last one hour, and
reserve the final 15 minutes for CFJC member updates.
Grants, Funding & Other Opportunities
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:: CDC's Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity (DNPAO)is

seeking nominations for food policy councils and active transportation
initiatives that address obesity through improved nutrition and increased
physical activity and have not already undergone a rigorous evaluation of
effectiveness.

:: RFP for Oakland's summer food service will likely come out by Jan 10th
and will close on the 31st. Vendors should contactCarmela Chase for more
information at Children & Youth Services, Department of Human Services,
150 Frank Ogawa Plaza #4223, Oakland, CA 94612, (510) 238-7992.
:: Wallace Center HUFED center applications are due January 14, 2011.
The 2011 request for applications seeks submissions of letters of interests
(LOIs), as the first step in the application process. Grants range from one-
year grants up to $25,000, or two-year grants up to $60,000.

:: Organic producers can receive up to $20,000 per year or $80,000 over

six years through the special organic EQIP funding. Assistance targets over
two dozen conservation practices, including crop rotation, cover crop,
nutrient management, pest management and prescribed grazing.

Events and Announcements

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:: EcoFarm conference January 26-29, 2011 in Asilomar. Help new

farmers attend the Conference by making a donation to EcoFarm until
January 15th.

:: 2011 North American Beekeeping Conference & Tradeshow at the

Galveston Convention Center/San Luis Resort is a joint effort of the American
Beekeeping Federation (ABF), the American Honey Producers Association
(AHPA) and the Canadian Honey Council (CHC).

:: Special screening of 'The Economics of Happiness,' a new documentary

film by Helena Norberg-Hodge about the worldwide movement for economic
localization at the David Brower Center, in Berkeley on Thursday, January
13, 2011 from 6:30-10 pm.

:: CFSC is soliciting workshop proposals for their Food Policy Conference.

The conference will be held in Portland May 19-21, and proposals are due
January 28, 2011.

:: Northeast Food and Justice Summit in Boston, Massachusetts,

February 25-27, 2011 call for workshop proposals due January 7, 2011.
:: Kayam Beit Midrash 2011 conference on Judaism, agriculture and
sustainability convenes in Reisterstown, MD, March 11-13, 2011.

:: 2011 National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference March 6-8, 2011 in

Washington, D.C. is co-sponsored by the Food Research and Action Center
and Feeding America, in cooperation with the National CACFP Forum.

:: JAFSCD invites researchers, ag/food system development professionals,

and others to submit applied research papers, critical reflection essays,
commentaries, and other manuscripts that provide critical insights into small-
and mid-scale food value chain development.

In the News
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Sampling of what is in the news:

:: Hollywood Farmers' Market wins 90 day reprieve. Community

residents place more than 1,000 emails and phone calls to L.A. City Council
President Gil Garcetti.

:: Berkeley, CA - Successful university movement for "real food" going

national in January 2011 with support from Michael Pollan, Bill McKibben,
Slow Money, and students everywhere. More about the program at this link.

:: Interesting posting from Vermont, where passage of S.510, the Food

Safety Modernization Act, prompted a resolution from the Vermont Coalition
for Food Sovereignty.

:: Journalist Irene Florez posted this message from the Via Campesina
tour en route to the climate change talks in Cancun.

:: The City of Chicago seems to be taking a step backwards with regard to

urban agriculture.
:: While in San Francisco, the City is taking a markedly different approach.

:: Mexico continues to protest GM corn. It's interesting the way this

struggle is depicted in this update from the Wall Street Journal.

:: Melissa Danielle posted this insightful essay on the Black Farmers and
Urban Gardeners Conference in Civil Eats.

Resources
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:: Greenhorns Guidebook is a resource for the new generation of farmers

who are popping up all over the country. The guidebook written by young
farmers, for young farmers is available online.

:: NSAC released a paper on November 10, 2010 in response to debate in

congress about "food safety," i.e., the Food Safety Mondernization Act,
S.510.

:: Interview with entrepreneur Chris Muscarella, founder of

www.thisbatch.com by Danielle Gould gives a different take one CSA
program.

:: Nathan McClintock at the UC Berkeley Dept. of Geography launched a

wonderful interactive website about Oakland's urban agriculture sites.

:: Food & Water Watch unveiled the newest version of its Factory Farm
Map (www.factoryfarmmap.org) that charts the concentration of factory
farms across the country and the impacts that operations have on human
health, communities, and the environment. The interactive map allows
anyone to quickly search for the highest concentration of animals by region,
state and county.
:: Coalition (American Planning Association, American Dietetic Association,
American Public Health Association and American Nurses Association)
releasesprinciples of a healthy, sustainable food system.

:: San Mateo County Food System Alliance, community-based

collaborative of fishermen, farmers, garden-based educators, environmental
advocates, farmers' market managers, and public health
professionalsdeveloped A Call to Action: A Garden in Every School.

: Now that Congress has finally funded the Pigford Lawsuit settlement,
you might want to keep this website close by to reference details of the
struggle when needed.
Jobs, Internships & Opportunities

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California

:: IATP Food and Society Fellows program applications that provides

fellowships for individuals to envision, advocate and create a just, equitable
and healthy food system from its roots up are due January 18, 2010.

:: COO Position with ALBA-based near Salinas at ALBA's Rural

Development Center(RDC), the Chief Operations Officer works under the
supervision of the Executive Director. This is a salaried, full time exempt
position.

:: Alameda County Community Food Bank is hiring for an Agency Services

Coordinator position. Coordinator will help strengthen community
relationships, build capacity of member agencies, and expand food programs.
:: Lead Organizer position with the Excluded Workers Congress open until
5:00 pm on January 7, 2010. Location open, and must be willing and able to
travel.

:: Roots of Change is recruiting for two positions in the S.F. Bay area; an
Events Director, and Program Manager for the California Farmers' Market
Consortium.

:: Tenure track position at San Jose State University in the Dept of

Nutrition, Food Science and Packaging open.

:: International Rescue Committee in San Diego has a full-time position

for a Food and Farming Resource Coordinator to start immediately. Position
works primarily with refugee and new immigrant farmers and food
entrepreneurs in the diverse City Heights community of San Diego.

Job Opportunities Outside California

:: CFSC position closes January 6th for a full-time Program Manager to co-
coordinate the Healthy Corner Stores Network and provide support to CPPW-
funded communities on healthy corner stores.

:: Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) offers an opportunity to be come

involved in the movement to end hunger and poverty. The Bill Emerson
National Hunger Fellows Program, trains, inspires and sustains a tight-knit
community of emerging leaders committed to social justice. Applications due
January 18, 2011.

:: New England Farmers Union (NEFU) is accepting applications for the

position of Membership/Communications Coordinator, who will be responsible
for membership recruitment and retention efforts, communications
campaigns, and planning and coordinating events.
:: NSAC is hiring a Policy Associate to advocate before Congress and
federal agencies. Position is located in Washington, D.C. Review the job
description on the NSAC website.

:: Campaign to End Childhood Hunger is recruiting a Campaign Manager

for the Connecticut No Kid Hungry Campaign.

:: CitySeed is seeking a full-time program director to direct and

implement projects in New Haven and statewide in Connecticut.

:: National Immigrant Farmer Initiative (NIFI)is hiring a full time staff

member inWashington, D.C. to coordinate outreach and educational activities
with NIFI members. Send resume and one page cover letter by Friday
January 7th, 2010 to Amy Carrington amy@cultivatingcommunity.org.

:: Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy is recruiting a Senior

Associate for Food Justice. The Senior Program Associate will work with
IATP's various programs.

:: URBAVORE is recruiting volunteer apprentices at BADSEED in Kansas

City, MS. Compensation includes room and board and skills learning.

:: Executive Director position with Community Food Advocates in

Tennessee open. Executive Director is responsible for the direction and
leadership toward the achievement of the organization's philosophy, mission,
strategic and annual goals and objectives.

:: American Community Gardening Association (ACGA) is hiring an

executive director. ACGA works to build community by increasing and
enhancing community gardening and greening across the United States and
Canada.