Photo Credit: Carolina Sanchez and Kara Rodriguez; CLF Food Policy Networks Photo Contest, 2018
The following materials summarize the project, key findings, and provide information for regional practitioners based on the research and work of this project.
- Project Summary This summary provides an overview of the project, its activities, findings, and key outputs.
- What is a Regional FPCÂ This briefing summary provides a short summary of the characteristics of a regional Food Policy Council and how regional FPCs compare and contrast with FPCs that operate at other geographic scales.
- Advice from the Community of Practice  This practitioner-focused document outlines 10 lessons and insights offered by participants in the regional community of practice based on their experiences developing and managing regional FPCs, as well as a list of pros and cons to a regional taking approach.
- Regional Discussion Guide This practitioner-focused resource outlines critical discussion topics and questions for food policy councils and similar groups considering a regional approach to their work. This guide intends to help food system actors understand what they should consider before taking a regional approach and how to define their regional focus.
- Regional Food Policy Council Community of Practice: Summary of Governance Structures and Processes