Davis County Food Environment Workgroup
Improve food access in Davis County by:
- Assessing community needs
- Building partnerships
- Eliminating barriers to nutrient-dense, affordable, and culturally-appropriate food, especially for the underserved
- Promoting and implementing best practices
- Supporting a safe, healthy food supply
Amberly Lambertsen, Partnership Liaison - Create Better Health
Emma Parkhurst Health and Wellness Faculty - USU Extension
Members:
- Open Doors Utah - Davis County
- Circles Davis County
- Davis Education Foundation
- Davis Community Learning Center
- Davis County Health Department
- Davis County WIC
- Senior Services - Davis County Health Department
- Davis Head Start and Early Head Start
- Department of Workforce Services (DWS)
- Bountiful Community Food Pantry
- Davis Technical College Food Pantry
- Hill Air Force Base - Airman's Attic
- Rosewood Lane Church of the Nazarene - Food Pantry
- Utah Food Bank
- CSFP Program
- LDS Church - Welfare & Self-Reliance Services
- Francis Peak View Apartments - Mercy Housing
- EFNEP - Expanded Food and Nutrition Program
- Create Better Health Hub
- USU Extension Davis County
- Hunger Solutions Institute
- Utah PTA & Davis County PTA
- Utahns Against Hunger
Ongoing Projects:
- Bridging the Food Insecurity Gap - access to food and assistance, access to culturally appropriate foods, summer food needs for kids
- Increasing Access to Fresh Produce - fresh produce food drives to benefit food pantries and affordable housing communities, getting SNAP accepted at farmers' markets and farm stands
- Increase Community Awareness - Illustrate the need in Davis County to residents and representatives, communicate need of the area to the COG, share ways the community can help, and share the resources available so those in need can use them.
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Mountainlands Food Access Committee
The Mountainlands Food Access Committee is a collaboration between food assistance partners in Utah, Summit, and Wasatch Counties. The mission of this Committee is to advise and connect food programs on recommended strategies and strengthen collaborative work on food access in the region, moving forward to shared goals.
Committee Leads:
Frank Vega (Chair)
Kaylie Lake (Facilitator)
Members:
- Utah County Health Department
- Summit County Health Department
- Wasatch County Health Department
- Utah Food Bank
- Community Action Services and Food Bank
- Mountainlands Association of Government's Meals on Wheels Program
- Utah County
- WIC
- SNAP
- Elevate Utah
- Unite Us Utah
Ongoing Projects:
- Resident Advisory Workgroup: conducting surveys at local food pantries and holding focus groups to learn more about the barriers faced and how the pantry can help overcome them
- WhatsApp Community for food assistance providers in development to help partners troubleshoot challenges, collaborate on events and grant activities, and celebrate successes
- Development of a two-year action plan for 2026-2027 to address food assistance needs in the region
For more information, please email foodaccessusw@gmail.com
Salt Lake City Food Policy Council (Currently Inactive)
Identify policy and program opportunities and make recommendation to the City of Salt Lake on how to create a more equitable, sustainable, and resilient community food system.
- Improve access to healthy, affordable, and culturally appropriate food for all Salt Lake residents
- Advance racial justice and social equity in the food system
- Reduce food waste
- Grow more food locally by supporting backyard and community gardening, expanding urban farming, and preserving regional farmland
- Reduce the climate and ecological impact of our food system
- Strengthen SLC’s food economy by supporting local farmers, food workers, and food entrepreneurs
Committee Lead:
Maria Schwarz, SLC Sustainability Department
Ongoing Projects:
None currently
To learn more, please visit: https://www.slc.gov/sustainability/local-food/food-policy-task-force/