Food insecurity being tackled by Community Advocates

SHARON — Building upon the February community conversation on food insecurity held at the Hotchkiss Library, a citizens’ group has been formed to continue momentum, working toward ensuring food security and food access in area towns.

The new group is named Community Advocates for Food Security, seeking to create a robust and equitable local food system that will demonstrate sustainable approaches to social, economic and environmental practices.

Three topic-specific working advocacy subgroups have been created to further those goals.

Advocates for Farmers will be facilitated by Linda Quella who is planning an initial in-person meeting at The Hotchkiss Library Sunday, April 7, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Advocates for Consumers will be facilitated by Charlie Noyes, who is planning for an initial Zoom meeting to be held Sunday, April 21, from 1 to 3 p.m.

A teen advocacy group is also being formed, but no facilitator has yet been named.

All three working groups will come up with plans by learning about local food security issues, identifying how the community can help with those issues, and developing projects or programs to lead to solutions.

For more information about the ongoing dialogue and upcoming meetings of the Community Advocates for Food Security, go to www.tricornerfeed.org

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