Read the current issue of Community Food Quarterly highlighting the inroads made by Greater Birmingham Community Food Partners during the Summer/Fall of 2008.

Highlights include:

As always, you can keep up-to-date on GBCFP, it's partners, and community food news by visiting us on the web at www.gbcfp.org or www.myspace.com/gbcfp.

 

 

On June 21st, farmers at the YMCA Youth Center in Birmingham, farm group leaders, Neighborhood Presidents, community activists, religious leaders, nonprofit advocates, Extension agents and others gathered to share information on efforts around the state and region to expand Alabama’s food access. The Food Summit 2008 was a huge success and began a great step toward putting food on the table in Birmingham. Visit our blog for a great review from FoodRevival.com. You can also click here to read an article about the food summit from the Birmingham Weekly.

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The latest data from the CDC indicates Southern States as the most obese in the nation. These recent rankings showed all but one Southern state being in the top ten states with the highest rates of obesity, each having more than 25% of adults as obese. Our obesity culture is eroding the health of families and children across the South and we must act now to ensure the health of children for generations to come.

The 2008 Southern Obesity Summit will:
- Reinforce efforts of committed southern practitioner teams.
- Connect peer obesity prevention leaders to promote, coordinate, and sustain prevention activities.
- Share examples of successful implementation strategies.
- Promote partnerships so obesity prevention efforts can be evaluated and a body of knowledge built nationally.
- Develop strategies for informing and encouraging policy makers to develop regional strategies for reducing obesity rates.