by SLCgreen Outreach Coordinator Stephan Sveshnikov There are over three hundred food policy councils in the U.S., representing towns, cities, tribes, counties, and entire states. Salt Lake City’s Food Policy Council (FPC) is one of three in Utah, with another council in Ogden and one at the state level. Food Policy Councils unite community organizations […]
Happy New Year! It’s 2020 already and we can hardly believe it! Salt Lake City finished out 2019 strong alongside 19 communities that opted into the Community Renewable Energy Act’s pathway to achieve net-100% renewable energy. But that’s not all SLCgreen got up to in 2019. It was a busy year, and as a community, […]
The last few years have been incredible for us here at SLCgreen and this past year was no exception. We are thrilled to share our progress from 2018 with you. As always, we’d like to give a huge shout out to all of our partners— those in City government, other government agencies, non-profit associations, passionate neighborhood groups, and dedicated community councils with whom we […]
This week, our program manager Bridget Stuchly was honored at Slow Food Utah’s Feast of the Five Senses with the “Community Leader – Snail Award.” We’re grateful (and not at all surprised) that she received this recognition! (Though she was surprised, because we all kept it a secret!) The Slow Food Utah Snail Awards were […]
Welcome to SLCgreen Connections, an occasional series highlighting SLCgreen’s fantastic local partners—the people and organizations with whom we work closely to make Salt Lake City a greener, more vibrant, and sustainable city! by Ardyn Ford, SLCgreen intern and Sophia Nicholas Salt Lake’s historic Rio Grande Depot houses the Winter Market, an event that brings […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 22, 2018 Salt Lake City and Urban Food Connections Announce Round Three of Funding for Local Food Microgrant Program Applications are now open for local commercial farmers to seek assistance in expanding their operation and production of more organically-grown fruits and vegetables. Salt Lake City launched the Local Food Microgrant […]
2018 is here! Once again, it is time to take note of all the achievements we’ve made over the past year, with your help and the support of many other partners both in and outside of Salt Lake City government. As we look back on 2017, we want to share with you what we have done, […]