Spent the day at the @food_tank summit AND saw some good friends: @changefood @Pulin @Pat @BlueApron @Joanna and Karen 😉 My quick takeaways

•#NoFoodWaste was hot on everyone’s minds because reducing it has impacts across the board - health, climate change, inequities, you name it. Investors / foundations stated that there is definitely money out there for these types of projects
•The tampa bay investigation of ‘local’washing was discussed a few times. No real solutions, but it’s hot on people’s minds
•Much praise and admiration was given to farmers, particularly because of how risky and labor intensive the job is without real payoff - 1.8 million farmers who harvest the food *you* eat can't afford to put food on their own table. things are changing with transition processes to help farmers convert land, but more needs to be done
•barriers to young farmers - education and access to land, but also student debt. We need a better onboarding path for new farmers to be successful 
•Lots of discussion about true cost of food - if we tracked it and priced it in, our system would love very different, and the farm bill would be very different
•How to cure obesity and malnutrition in the same population? A lot of these local programs that help SNAP recipients shop at the markets are very successful. Some commented on ‘education’ needed to ensure people knew how to use fresh fruits and veggies, but it’s very clear that providing this education needs to come from within, and needs to be delivered with the utmost sensitivities. 
•Lots of discussion about getting more citizens to vote with their forks - it’s more impactful than just waiting for policy change. And policy change will ONLY happen in citizens start voting with their forks. So ONWARDS #foodstanders!