A condition in which all community residents obtain a safe, culturally acceptable, nutritionally adequate diet through a sustainable food system that maximizes community self-reliance and social justice.
Hunger relief is a part of food security but not the entire scope. Food security also includes education and outreach to address social improvements such as building a strong local food chain by supporting regional farmers, ensuring communities have access to fresh fruits and vegetables, promoting fair prices for food products, and enhancing the nutritional value of school lunch programs.
No. The Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee is a collaboration of people and organizations ranging from those who grow to those who distribute and consume healthy foods. Our mission is to assure healthy, bountiful and accessible food for all people in the greater Nashville area. We do this by sharing information, providing technical assistance, and catalyzing food security efforts organized by our Partners.
Eat locally grown food, join a community supported agriculture program, shop at local farmers markets, dine at locally-owned restaurants, start a community garden, volunteer at a local farm, donate food to charitable pantries, grow produce and donate it to a soup kitchen or food pantry, encourage schools to serve healthier and fresher meals, talk to friends and family about food choices, get involved with the Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee.
Two ways. First, you can become a Food Security Partner, either as an individual or as a representative of your organization. Second, you can make a donation to the Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee. Donations should be made payable to Food Security Partners of Middle Tennessee c/o Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies.
