Meeting the Montgomery Food Council

Meeting the Montgomery Food Council

by: Amarachi Iwuh

Have you ever wondered who monitored your local food system? Did your elementary school lunches scar you for life? The Montgomory County Food Council works on putting an end on all your food-related, sutstainablity questions.

This past weekend I had the opportunity to sit in on a planning meeting with the Montgomery County Food Council (MCFC) of Maryland. A food council is basically a group of diverse leaders who dedicate their time to food justice in communities while improving the nutritional, social and economical health of the neighborhoods they operate.

This food council meeting in particular was lead by Claire Cummings, coordinator of MCFC as well as multiculturalism facilitator, Greg Gale of VISIONS Inc. The council consists of professionals in a myriad of professional backgrounds; some are farmers, some work with policies and others are the owners of leading energy drink companies. Together they lead a discussion involving how to improve the local food activity in the Montgomery County while respecting the various cultural needs of each resident.  VISIONS Inc., a non-profit geared towards working towards a pluralistic society implemented the importance of understanding diversity as the MCFC created a sustainable environment.

 Caption: Claire Cummings (coordinator of MCFC) speaks at press conference

Check out http://www.mocofoodcouncil.org/ if you would like to know more information about the Montgomery County Food Council or how to become involved with the food council in your neighborhood!