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In 2025, 36% of households—or 1.5 million people—in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia) reported experiencing food insecurity within the past year. Food insecurity, defined as limited or uncertain access to nutritious food, can have a significant impact on one's mental and physical health, including an increased risk of obesity and chronic disease, such as heart disease, diabetes and…
The Fairfax Food Council (FFC) is a coalition of community members, nonprofits, faith partners, county agencies, and businesses that advocate for and promote food system and policy changes benefitting Fairfax communities, especially underserved communities, to promote and ensure equitable access to healthy food.
In an effort to engage and incorporate the perspective of youth in…
The Fairfax Food Council’s cross-pollination meeting was a success! With over 55 attendees, this special event brought together the Urban Agriculture Work Group and the Food Access & Literacy Work Group to delve into the important topic of food waste diversion. Attendees heard from the following panel of experts:
Amanda Tindall, Compass Rose Restaurant & Bar; Urban Agriculture…The Fairfax Food Council is a coalition of community members, nonprofits, faith partners, county agencies and businesses that advocate for and promote food system and policy changes benefitting Fairfax communities, especially underserved communities, to promote and ensure equitable access to healthy food.
In an effort to engage and incorporate the perspective of youth…
The Fairfax Food Council has recently developed an orientation! It is a great opportunity to learn more about how the Food Council is structured, ongoing projects within all Food Council work groups and task forces, and how to get connected. Even for those who have been active with the Food Council, this orientation is designed to “even the playing field” so all have the same foundation of…
Thanks to grant funds from the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth, the Fairfax Food Council is launching a School Composting Pilot Program! The purpose of this pilot is to help schools reduce food waste by teaching students how to repurpose trash-bound scraps. Five Fairfax County Public Schools have applied and been selected to receive:
3 composting tumblers 3 pairs of…It's official! The Fairfax Food Council has a brand-new Policy Task Force! Currently, they are in the beginning stages of establishing which policy issues to prioritize and pursue. So far, policy issues around these three topics have risen to the top:
Food Access Agriculture/Food Production/Food Waste Institutional Procurement/Business/LaborIt's not too late to add to…
This Fall, Dr. Ben Schwartz of the Fairfax County Health Department’s Division of Epidemiology and Population Health presented his research on trust,belonging, social cohesion, civic engagement, and community engagement tothe Fairfax Food Council work groups. He explained that individuals andorganizations should strive to intentionally incorporate these ideas in theirwork. A few key points from…
