November 7, 2008 Preventing a Food CrisisHow urban planners can help improve access to nutritional foods CHICAGO — Do you have access to nutritional foods in your community, or do you live in a food desert where you lack access to grocery stores and nutritional foods? Do you know where your food comes from? Lynn Peemoeller, a food systems planner, will discuss how urban and regional planners should be involved in preserving and improving community food systems at the next Tuesdays at APA forum. WHEN TIME WHERE WHO Peemoeller also will speak about the new APA Community and Regional Food Policy Guide that illustrates how planners have a direct role in the complex food system. Peemoeller states, “Now is the time to start thinking about where our food comes from, beginning with the farm and ending on our plates." Peemoeller is co-chair of the Chicago Food Policy Advisory Council. She is an expert in the food field and serves on the board of directors for Slow Food Chicago and is an independent consultant on community food plans. She previously served as the program director of Sustain. APA also published the report "A Planners Guide to Community and Regional Food Planning: Transforming Food Environments, Facilitating Healthy Eating," which further examines the connection between planning and food systems. Tuesdays at APA is a monthly after-work lecture and discussion series. Each month, practicing planners and researchers discuss the latest ideas, concepts and research in the planning field. For more information and upcoming events, visit www.planning.org/tuesdaysatapa or call 312-431-9100. The next Tuesdays at APA event will be January 13, 2009, exploring tree preservation. ContactRoberta Rewers, APA, 312-786-6395; rrewers@planning.org | ||
