Event Details — Houston Food Policy Workgroup w/ TX St Rep Borris Miles

The mission of the Houston Food Policy Workgroup is to nurture the growth of a sustainable local food system, accessible to all, through education, collaboration, communication, and creation of a food policy council for the Houston region.

We are happy to welcome special guest Texas State Representative Borris Miles at our September meeting. Representative Miles serves on the Agriculture and Livestock Committee of the Texas House of Representatives and filed a series of agriculture related bills during the 2011 session.

Meetings are open to the public and generally include leaders from various diverse organizations in the Houston region working on food issues. The group meets to discuss and encourage the advancement of local food production and consumption, and has begun to take on projects to work towards the functions stated in the mission statement. This group depends on the varied areas of expertise of its members, which allows the group to successfully move forward in its endeavors.

The workgroup meets at 11:30 AM on the second Wednesday of each month. All are welcome, as long as you .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

The next meeting will be:
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM
Location:
H-GAC
3555 Timmons
2nd Floor, Meeting Room C

***Bring your own lunch***

For more information on the Houston Food Policy Workgroup, please contact Jay Blazek Crossley, who does Program Development and Research at Houston Tomorrow, at 713-523-5757 or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Future meetings:
October 12 - Upper Kirby Building, 3015 Richmond
November 9 - Rural Meeting (Location TBD)
December 14 - Upper Kirby Building, 3015 Richmond