Establishing a State Food Resource Development Working Group

H.C.R. 1 establishes a food resource development working group to collaborate with state agencies and the Alaska Food Policy Council. The goal of the working group is to identify resources and set policies that support a sustainable, healthy state food system. Specifically, the working group is responsible for (1) enhancing access, availability, affordability, and quality of food; (2) increasing economic opportunity for food production, processing, and distribution businesses; (3) recommending improvements to existing programs, policies, and regulations that affect the state’s food system; and (4) enhancing the health, safety, welfare, economic, and social well-being of the state’s residents. H.C.R. 1 also encourages the state Department of Education and Early Development to include locally produced food in school meals, establish education programs that highlight state food sources, and collaborate with farming groups to foster future generations of farmers.