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Policy change starts with YOU! Find your metro council person and legislator today and tell them how you feel about issues of food justice in your community. Not sure where to start? Learn more about FIN’s current advocacy efforts above and voice your support for our work!

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Healthy food is a basic human right. We organize and stand up for food justice and advocate for policy change for greater food equity, food sovereignty, and food security.

Get involved in our current advocacy efforts:

ARP Proposal for an Equitable and Resilient Local Food Economy

Louisville needs and deserves a food system that provides good food: food that is affordable, culturally-appropriate and healthy. Such a food system, with ample local and regional food, sustains good jobs and builds wealth in our neighborhoods, reduces poverty and inequities in our city, and protects and cares for our precious air, water, and soil.

FIN is advocating to leverage ARP funding to create an equitable and resilient local food system. The proposed investments would create a vibrant and equitable local food economy to provide affordable and healthy food for everyone, starting with low-income and people of color, and the areas of our city where its absence has caused food insecurity, disease, and premature death. FIN’s proposal presents our city with a unique opportunity to address the underlying causes of multidimensional poverty the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted.

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Join us! Email finlouisville@gmail.com or visit the calendar for upcoming meetings.

Summary of ARP Proposal

Louisville Grocery Store Crisis

We are deeply concerned about Louisville grocery store closings, especially those serving low-wealth neighborhoods and seniors. This has become a crisis for people downtown and in many West Louisville neighborhoods. Community and government support to increase Fresh Stop Markets and to help get the Louisville Community Grocery up and running is part of the solution, but much more needs to be done.

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Come brainstorm with us on ways to address this issue. Email finlouisville@gmail.com or visit the calendar for upcoming meetings!

Food System Crisis Map

Louisville Landbank Policies

We believe that community access to and ownership of land is the basis for food sovereignty and justice. The Louisville Landbank owns many vacant lots throughout the city. But, currently, the process for applying to purchase vacant lots is not open to folks interested in developing gardens or creating neighborhood green spaces. Read FIN’s letters to the landbank linked below to learn more about the current barriers to land access in Louisville and suggested solutions. Also, listen to the recent episode of “Truth to Power” on Forward Radio linked below which highlights FIN’s work on this issue.

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Join us in strategizing around landbank policy change. Email finlouisville@gmail.com or visit the calendar for upcoming meetings.

2020 letter to landbank

2021 letter to landbank

“truth to power” episode

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FIN POLICY ACTION WORKING GROUP

Healthy food is a basic human right. The FIN Policy Action Team organizes and advocates for food justice, equity, sovereignty, and security through policy. This working group meets to:

Identify opportunities for collaboration among different organizations and community members
Share current food policy information with the community
Develop strategies to address systemic, cultural, and economic barriers to equitable food access and promote community food security in Louisville
Advocate for food policies that are ecologically responsible and inclusive, equitable, and practical for ALL residents of Louisville

FIN Policy Action Working GroupMeetings

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HOW OFTEN: 3rd Thursday of the month

WHERE: Virtual through Zoom. Check the calendar for the link!

HOW LONG: 5:30-6:30 pm

CONVENER: Tyler Short, tylerlaminga@gmail.com

MORE INFO: Email tylerlaminga@gmail.com or finlouisville@gmail.com for more information or to get on the FIN Policy Action email list!

LAND ACCESS & PROTECTION FOCUS GROUP

The Land Access and Protection Focus Group is a working group of FIN that works from the basic understanding that equitable access to land is the basis for community food security. This focus group meets to:

Research current barriers to community land access in Louisville
Support community members as they seek to access land
Develop and advocate policy recommendations to expand community land access
Explore various alternative models for secure community land tenure

Land Access & Protection Focus GroupMeetings

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HOW OFTEN: 1st Thursday of the month

WHERE: Virtual through Zoom. Check the calendar for the link!

HOW LONG: 5:30-6:30 pm

CONVENER: Abby Rudolph, abby@americanacc.org

MORE INFO: Email abby@americanacc.org or finlouisville@gmail.com for more information or to get on the Land Access & Protection email list!

FIN COMMUNICATIONS WORKING GROUP

FIN’s communications group began in the summer of 2021 as a space for members to deepen relationships and collectively improve communication within and external to FIN. This group addresses the need to more fluidly share, produce, and debate information among the organization and the need to more directly and regularly inform community members about opportunities for engagement and support. This group meets to:

Manage FIN’s social media accounts (follow us on Instagram and Facebook) and FIN’s website
Collaboratively write op-eds for publication through local media
Bring greater visibility to food and agriculture in Louisville
Create public educational materials for outreach and advocacy