NYS CFC Policy Survey

By checking the box below, you acknowledge your participation in this project.* This field is required.Purpose: As part of the work of the NYS Community Food Collaborative, we are working to better understand, showcase, and leverage respective strengths to improve food and agriculture policy in NY state. About: The Collaborative is a network of community-based, regional food councils, coalitions, and food system leaders from around NY state. For more information about the Collaborative, please visit www.nyscommunityfoodcollaborative.org. How will this information help: The strength of our state is the wide range of coalitions, councils, and organizations working on food and agriculture policy. In an effort to understand the landscape and capacity of organizations and coalitions to engage more deeply and intentionally, we are seeking to “map” the collective efforts of our organizations, leverage one another’s strengths, and lift the tide for all boats. Additionally, this activity will help provide a foundational understanding of the Collaborative’s role. Who should take this? Representatives from food policy coalitions, councils, organizational advocates, and members of policy-oriented organizations. Importantly, this is intended to measure ORGANIZATIONAL efforts, efficacy, and capacity related to food and agricultural policy.

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Organization Name* This field is required.

Primary Coordinator or Contact Name

First Name

Last Name

Primary Coordinator or Contact Email

example@example.com

What is your primary geographic scope?

City

County

Multi-county

Statewide

National

Please list your primary geographic base? (For example: City of Rochester OR Broome County)Please list the primary geographic focus of your work. If county or city specific, please list the respective locales. If statewide, please write statewide.

Are you part of an existing local food council?

Adirondack Food System Network

Broome County Food Council

Dutchess County Food Security Council

Food Policy Council of Buffalo and Erie County

Good Food Buffalo Coalition

Hudson Valley Food System Coalition

Jefferson County Food Policy Council

Newburgh Urban Farm and Food Initiative

NYC Food Policy Alliance

Rochester Food Policy Council

Schenectady County Food Council

Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance

Tioga County Food Council

Tompkins Food Future

Do you steward a policy coalition? If so, which?For example, SNAP4ALL Coalition

How many members make up your local food council?

Who makes up your membership?Tell us generally the entities that make up your membership

Farmers/Producers

Elected Officials

Retail/Growers

Compost/Waste

School Districts

Businesses/Grocers/Retailers

People with Lived Experience

Non-profit organizations

University/Colleges

Advocates

Cornell Cooperative Extension

Food Pantries/Banks

Other

If other, please explain

Do you participate in or hold membership in food or agricultural policy organizations?Check all that apply.

Alliance for a Hunger Free NY

Black Farmers United

NYS Food as Medicine Coalition

Good Food NY

SNAP4All

Universal School Meals

NY Grown Food for NY Kids

NY Food Waste Action Network

NYS Community Food Collaborative

NYS Council on Hunger and Food Policy

NY Farm Bureau

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Right to Food Community of Practice

Northeast Organic Farming Association

National Farm to School Network

Student Basic Needs Coalition

Other

If other, please list

How have you participated in food and agriculture advocacy efforts?Check all that apply

Signed letters of support or policy memos

Met with elected officials regionally or locally

Met with elected officials in Albany

Met with elected officials in Washington DC

Attended a policy briefing

Attended a news conference related to policy

Attended a webinar

Researched a legislative policy

Submitted oral or written testimony for legislative hearings

Attended an advocacy training

Other

If other, please explain

Over the last two years, what policies (both legislative and budgetary) did you advocate for?Led: organized or principal planners; Supported and Attended: regularly participated in coalition meetings; Supported from afar: maybe you were aware of or signed a letter or two; Interested in future: want to participate in the future

If you clicked other, please explain

What are your top 3 policy priorities?Thinking about the upcoming year ...

Do you engage in other policy and advocacy efforts?Choose all that apply

Housing

Childcare

Healthcare, Medicaid/Medicare

Education

Environment/Climate

Conservation

Other

If other, please explain

Does your organization have any barriers to engaging in food and agriculture policy? Explain.Capacity, funding, lack of knowledge, et.c

Your organization is prepared to engage in advocacy this year

What would make you more prepared for advocacy?

What’s unique about food and farm policy in your city/borough/region covered?

Tell us about a success story your LFC has had! Give us as much or as little information as you would like. Share with us any media coverage or useful links too!

Can we follow up to learn more about your unique perspective or success story?

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Can we use the success story in advocacy efforts?

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NYS CFC Policy Survey