• Join the policy discussion focused on sustainable local food systems
• Promote food security by engaging the next generation of young farmers
• Encourage food companies to include GMO labels on packages, and shop for non-GMO verified products

Healthy food should be available and affordable to everyone. Policies should be implemented to improve food access and food security, transform the school food program, and educate the public about food choices that strengthen local markets and support sustainable family farms.

• Support local and national policies and efforts to ban single use plastics
• Encourage businesses and restaurants to take responsibility for their plastic waste and packaging
• Host a screening of The Smog of the Sea and encourage friends to reduce plastic waste

Single-use plastic, such as the plastic used for water bottles, shopping bags, and packaging, is designed to be used for minutes or hours, yet can persist in the environment for hundreds of years. Plastic has been accumulating in the world's oceans since the 1950’s with studies showing marine litter is now 60-80% plastic.