Cutting Through the Red Tape: A Resource Guide for Local Food Policy Practitioners & Organizers

This Food First Development Report provides valuable advice for anyone seeking to organize and influence local policies that have an impact on how food is grown, prepared, transported, served, sold and disposed of. This manual includes case studies and model policies.

A scan of local, regional, and state policies affecting the Oakland food system

Research and analysis team: Jamie Nash, Alexandra Hudson, Alexandria Fisher, Chris Penalosa, Autif Kamal, Colleen Lynch, Beth Sanders

Download the Policy and Agency Scan in three parts:

• Introduction and summary
• Policy Scan (note that this excel workbook contains three worksheets)
• Agency Scan