Crossposted from Keeping King County Green

King County took a big step in becoming a leader in metropolitan food systems planning in 2014 when Executive Dow Constantine launched the Local Food Initiative (LFI) to expand the local food economy, to benefit county food businesses and farms, and to improve access to health and affordable food in low-income communities.

Now, nearly a decade later, King County is launching a refresh of the LFI and King Conservation District’s complementary Regional Food System Program (RFSP).

“The time is right. Climate change is more urgent than ever, the COVID-19 pandemic showed just how fragile our food system is, and inequities can no longer be tolerated,” said Michael Lufkin, Local Food Economy manager for King County and project lead for the LFI update. Read more.