Project Overview

The Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council Resiliency Strategy for Local Food Supply has been awarded $350,000.00 in CDBG-MIT (Community Development Block Grant – Mitigation) General Planning Support funding. The goal of the Resiliency Strategy is to develop an actionable plan for a thriving regional food system in the seven counties comprising Southwest Florida: Manatee County, Sarasota County, Charlotte County, Lee County, Collier County, Hendry County and Glades County. This is a large region and for this reason the SWFRPC has partnered with IFAS staff from 5 counties and Immokalee along with the Resource Conservation & Development Council and a national expert on food systems to ensure comprehensive coverage and outreach to the region’s growers, businesses, agencies, residents and other stakeholders.

 

The goal is to develop a Resiliency Strategy for Local Food Systems in Southwest Florida that will provide realistic solutions for ensuring a healthy, sustainable and equitable food system for all people, at all times and that is resilient during times of disasters.