The FSC-GNV met on April 19, 2022. These meeting notes summarize partner updates, including City initiatives, Dept. of Health programming, and the Grace Grows Community Food Planning Project. You can access the PDF version to share and download from this page.
DOH Farmers Market Returns with New Hours

This summer, the DOH Farmers Market will return to the Department of Health in East Gainesville. The new operating hours are 3 pm—6 pm on Wednesdays, between April 20th and October 26th, 2022. Customers who participate in the WIC or Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Programs can use their vouchers at this market.
Food Access and Community Wellness Notes from March 15 2022
Food Access and Community Wellness Notes from January 18 2022
Economic Development and Supply Chain Notes from December 21 2021
The Latest on Food Recovery: MEANS Database is in Gainesville!

MEANS Database is a national nonprofit organization that connects food-generating entities to local organizations that use the excess food to feed the hungry in their communities. MEANS has partnerships with large entities like UF/IFAS and the UF Family Nutrition Program. And now MEANS Database is joining our efforts here in Gainesville to help improve our food waste recovery.
Food Access and Community Wellness Notes from November 16 2021
Food Planning Project Seeks Community-Driven Solutions in the Southeast
Economic Development and Supply Chain Notes from October 19 2021
Community Members Team Up to Fill Farmworkers’ Face Mask Need

At the end of summer 2021, the Delta variant of COVID-19 surged in Florida. Consequently, the need for face masks soared with it. When Growth Management Senior Planner Kathleen Pagan received a request from the Farmworker Association of Florida, she connected them with Days for Girls to fill the need.