PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY FOOD EQUITY COUNCIL
The Prince George’s County (PGC) Food Equity Council (FEC) is a local food policy council in Maryland that cultivates justice and economic opportunity from farm to fork to help residents grow, sell, and choose healthy food. The FEC is incubated and fiscally sponsored by the IPHI.
The FEC is a group of hometown leaders and changemakers committed to bringing better food to every fork. Since 2013, the FEC has been a voice for county residents at the policymaking table. FEC members work with county leaders to find permanent solutions to improve the food system. The FEC focuses on systematic and sustainable changes to Prince George’s public health challenges (i.e. hunger, obesity, and areas of the county that lack healthy food options) by advocating for policies that create a more equitable local food system.
Mission
The FEC mission is to significantly improve the public health and community well-being of all who live, work, study, worship, and play in the county. We develop and support policies, approaches, procedures, practices, and initiatives that create systemic change in the local food system. Our efforts include promoting health, economic opportunity, food security, and well-being within communities that the current food has negatively impacted.
Vision
Our vision is that every resident in Prince George’s County, regardless of race, class, or zip code, can easily access healthy, affordable, culturally-appropriate, and locally produced foods. All food workers, whether they work on farms, in restaurants, or in stores, can expect safe working conditions and living wages. Finally, growers that supply residents with locally grown food will stay on their land and access profitable markets of multiple scales.
To learn more about the Prince George’s Food Equity Council, please contact [email protected] or visit: www.pgcfec.org.