United States Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY) Coming to Bronx for Food & Farmbill Listening Session

January 4, 2012 at 11am

Event Location

Hostos Community College, D Building, 

 149th Street and Walton Avenue,  Bronx, NY 

Savoy Multipurpose Room on the 2nd Floor

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will be coming to the Bronx on January 4th to hear community members' concerns about the food system and seek input on how she can improve access to healthy, affordable through changes in the "Food and Farm Bill". 

As Congress begins debating the next Farm Bill, Senator Gillibrand will continue her statewide agricultural listening sessions to gather input from local farmers and advocates. 

As the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years, Senator Gillibrand plans to focus on a broad range of food policy and agricultural issues that are important to New York in the next Farm Bill, including nutrition, access to affordable healthy food, farmers markets, CSAs, organics, new market opportunities, assistance for dairy farms and specialty crops, and investments in renewable energy.  

This is New York City's opportunity to discuss the importance of improving healthy food access in the five boroughs, ending food insecurity, supporting our local farmers, and protecting our foodshed. Come out tell the Senator what changes you would like to see in the food system this Wednesday!  

Please RSVP to FarmBillNYC@Gillibrand.Senate.Gov

Want to learn more about the Food and Farm Bill? Click here  

Food Systems Network NYC

www.foodsystemsnyc.org