Highlights

The Mobile Food Vending Pilot Project has been approved by the City Council. Keep your eyes open for fun food events through Oakland in 2012!

ACTION:

Please read and sign our Statement on Urban Agriculture! The time is ripe for a positive and productive dialogue where our policymakers, city staff, and residents can work together to chart a course for the future of UA. Click here to add your signature!

Be sure to check our Calendar for upcoming meetings and events!

Check out our projects page for an indication as to some of the current work being done, & our fantastic resources page for an even broader spectrum of information.

 Top Resources 

Transforming the Oakland Food System: A Plan for Action (click here)

Food Policy Councils: Lessons Learned (click here)

Model Food Systems Policy Tools for Local Communities (click here)

Cultivating the Commons (click here)

OFPC Meetings and Work Groups

Background

The OFPC promotes an equitable and sustainable food system in Oakland, California. Learn more about food policy councils and why Oakland needs one.

What is a food policy council? A food policy council is an organization that studies the food system in its local area, then makes recommendations...read more.

What is a food system? The term "food system" is used to describe all the activities involved in producing, processing, transporting, storing, selling, and eating food...read more.

Why does Oakland need a food policy council? Oakland needs a food policy council to bring together the many stakeholders in Oakland's food system, then help build...read more.

What do we know about Oakland's food system? The Oakland food system does not currently serve all of Oakland's neighborhoods equally well...read more.

Our Funders

The OFPC is incubated at Food First / Institute for Food and Development Policy. The work of the OFPC is made possible by funding and in-kind donations from: