OFPC in the News
Check out what people are saying about the OFPC and how the council is getting involved in the local community!
2012
Pies with a Permit: The California Homemade Food Act heads to the vote
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2011
Oakland City Council Approves Food Truck Policy
New mobile vending proposal could create "food pods" throughout Oakland
In Oakland, mixed feelings about urban livestock
California Endowment names OFPC council member health hero
New CA financing initiative to increase access to healthy food in Oakland
Bay Area urban farmers raising animals for slaughter
Urban farming spreads throughout Bay Area
Should Oakland's backyard farmers be allowed to raise and kill animals for food?
Oakland allows urban farmers to sell produce
Urban farming is no longer a crime
Oakland makes it easier for urban farmers to sell crops
More home-grown businesses expected under Oakland ordinance
Oakland Urban Livestock Report explores impacts of raising animals on city farms
Oakland makes it easier for urban farmers to grow, sell crops
Oakland to legalize home-grown produce businesses
National Urban Livestock Report
Healthy foods bill could bring more grocery stores and farmers' markets to East and West Oakland
Basil Talk Radio interview with chef Jennifer Booker
Oakland contemplates "Bill of Rights" for urban farmers
Across the Bay Area, urban farming is in season
OMFG! There's a new street food promoter in town
Planning for urban faming- Oakland holds public brainstorming
Urban farming could get some ground rules(video)
At planning meeting, Oaklanders debate over urban animal husbandry
Help Oakland revise its urban agriculture policy
Oakland sprouting new farming laws
Oakland urban farming prompts plan to redo rules
Oakland food truck debate rages at City Hall
Cultivation meets regulation: Bay Area urban agriculture
Urban farmer Novella Carpenter 'busted' by city of Oakland-for chard?
Regrowing Oakland: The future of urban food(video)
Novella Carpenter could use a hand, Oakland
Iconic urban farm at risk of city fines
CFJC, HOPE and the OFPC host West Oakland Farm Bill Workshop (Community Voices)
Oakland Urban Agriculture Community Meeting (video)
Planning commission votes to ease restrictions on selling backyard produce
Oakland takes first step toward embracing urban agriculture
Food First! A conversation with Eric Holt-Gimenez
Author Raj Patel’s food revolution: From chips to salad
Conference: food policy from neighborhood to nation
Oakland Food Policy Council recommends new rules for food system
Transforming the Oakland Food System: A Plan for Action
2010
Healthy food for all? OFPC discussion in Fruitvale identifies issues, solutions
Meet Oakland Food Policy intern Lexi Hudson
Oakland planning commission considers adding a health element to city's general plan
Growing food on city land: Challenging but not impossible
Project Youth connect hosts event, offers free resources for East Bay youth
Food First: Ending "food deserts" and creating change
Discover Oakland's food businesses on the Oakland Waterfront Food Trail
Growing food in Oakland: a history
Bay Area film "Edible City" reveals Faces of the Food Revolution, panel at Green Festival
Better food for all: Oakland Food Policy Council plans 2010 programs
Farm to school allies plan healthy food campaign
Oakland Food Policy Council plants seeds for fall harvest
2009
Community News: New Report Reveals Potential for Food Production on Oakland's Public Land
An assessment of the potential for urban agriculture on Oakland's public lands
New Oakland Food Policy Council sets course for better food access, social change
Community feedback on Oakland Food Policy Council
Oakland Food Policy Council is seated, sworn in and makes its first decisions
