Ohio Local Food Policy Council Network

IMPACT. 1: Professor Clark has been a leader in fostering the grass-roots food policy movement in Ohio. In 2007, only one local food policy council was in operation in Ohio. There are now 19 established or emerging councils. In 2012, Jill established the Ohio Local Food Policy Council Network, enabling the food policy community to pool their experiences and information and to speak with one voice on Ohio food policy issues. It is also acting as a hub and a conduit for peer learning and exchange, capacity building and technical assistance.OSU PARTNERS: John Glenn School of Public Affairs; College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; OSU ExtensionCOMMUNITY PARTNERS: Allen County Food Policy Council; Athens Food Policy Council; Central Ohio Local Food Working Group; Cleveland/Cuyahoga County Food Policy Council; Columbiana/Mahoning/Trumbull Counties; Delaware Local Food Council; Fairfield County Local Food Council; Franklin County Local Food Council; Greater Cincinnati Regional Food Policy Council; Knox County Local Food Council; Lake Local Food Initiative; Licking County Local Food Council; Lorain County; Montgomery County Food Policy Coalition (Dayton); Food Council of Northwest Ohio; Summit County Food Policy Coalition (Akron); Tuscarawas County; Union County; Yellow SpringsPRIMARY CONTACT: Jill Clark (clark.1099@osu.edu)Starting in 2007, Jill Clark served as a researcher for the Ohio Food Policy Advisory Council. She raised the funds to conduct basic research for the Council, established a baseline of rural food access, established experiments to address urban food access, and established measures of demand and capacity of the Ohio food system and produced a baseline survey of Ohio distributors to explore connecting Ohio retailers to Ohio consumers. The Ohio Local Food Policy Council Network is enabling the food policy community to pool their experiences and information and to speak with one voice on Ohio food policy issues. It is also acting as a hub and a conduit for peer learning and exchange, capacity building and technical assistance