{"id":13268,"date":"2013-08-26T10:02:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seacoasteatlocal.org\/?p=13268"},"modified":"2013-08-26T07:08:41","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T12:08:41","slug":"the-maine-food-strategy-open-call-for-steering-committee-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seacoasteatlocal.org\/the-maine-food-strategy-open-call-for-steering-committee-nominations\/","title":{"rendered":"The Maine Food Strategy \u2014 Open Call for Steering Committee Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Be part of creating a strong food future for Maine! The Maine Food Strategy<\/a><\/strong> \u2014 an action plan for strengthening Maine’s farming, fishing and food economy \u2014 is calling for Steering Committee nominations (deadline: September 6th):<\/p>\n

Open Call for Steering Committee Nominations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Maine Food Strategy is an initiative to create a broader and more strongly connected network of organizations, agencies, businesses and individuals contributing to the food system in Maine. The initiative seeks to convene a statewide participatory process that will identify and advance shared goals to support a robust food economy and a thriving natural resource base in our state.<\/p>\n

The initiative is building a Steering Committee to guide this work for the next year and create a solid foundation for future work. We invite nominations from individuals and organizations who meet some or all of the following criteria:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Passionate about strengthening Maine agriculture, fisheries and related businesses.
\n\u2022 Knowledgeable in their field of expertise and interested in learning about the broader food system in Maine.
\n\u2022 Maintain strong personal networks within their field and\/or the broader Maine food system.
\n\u2022 Representative of a stakeholder interest (including but not limited to food producers, farmers, fishermen, processors, distributors, retailers, service agencies, policy advocates, government agencies, workers, resource conservation interests).
\n\u2022 Able to serve up to a year and to commit 10-16 hours per month to the project (including travel time).
\n\u2022 Resident of Maine.<\/p>\n

Nominations will be accepted through 5 pm on September 6, 2013. ONLINE NOMINATION FORM<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information on the Strategy and the Steering Committee Nomination Process, please contact: Tanya Swain, Project Co-Director, (207) 592-4369 or tswain40@yahoo.com.<\/p>\n

For more information: www.mainefoodstrategy.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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