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Eat Well

Eat Well is the official Food Policy Council of Crawford County, Kansas

Mission:  To assess the food system of Crawford County, identify opportunities for improvement, and engage stakeholders to advocate for those improvements.

Vision:  All Crawford County residents have opportunities to access healthy and affordable foods, and all agencies and community members are aware of the available food resources which reduce hunger.
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​2022 Food Policy Council Chair
Audrey Ricks, Building Health, Inc.
aricks@chcsek.org​

2022 Food Policy Council Secretary
Shane Adcock, Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
jsadcock@chcsek.org 

2021/2022 Food Policy Council Goals
established February 9, 2021
  1. Reestablish bylaws by update/motion/vote.
  2. Engage multiple stakeholders and ask to attend meetings.
  3. Add agency reports to agenda of each council meeting.
  4. Provide policy updates at each council meeting.
  5. Better delegate tasks to council members to help members feel empowered to make food related changes in their community or home organization.
  6. Assist rural communities on implementing policies which promote sustainability of food systems work.
  7. Assist more local organizations with identifying and applying for grant funds to support food system work.

Eat Well Crawford County Food Policy Council Bylaws
​adopted June 8, 2021
eat_well_bylaws_06.08.21.pdf
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​Crawford County Food Resource Guide
In the summer of 2021, the Crawford County Community Coalition took part in a strategic plan which resulted in the formation of a new sub-committee focused on Food Security. It was determined that since Eat Well was the county's official Food Policy Council, our members would make up those belonging to the new sub-committee.

This group formed the first every county specific Food Resource Guide (FOUND BELOW) which was shared among coalition agencies and on social media as well as having 3,000 hard copies delivered to agencies serving food insecure households and individuals.

Food Resource Guide Team
  • Bill Howell - Community Mental Health Center of Crawford County
  • Diann Gambill - Pittsburg Police Department Family Advocates
  • Katherine Pinto - K-State Research & Extension Wildcat District
  • Karlea Abel - Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
  • Lacy O'Malley - Kansas Department of Health and Environment
  • Matt O'Malley - Live Well Crawford County
  • Reva Meadows - Pittsburg Police Department Family Advocates
_english__crawco_food_resource_guide_-_nov_2021_update.pdf
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_spanish__crawco_food_resource_guide_-_nov_2021_update.pdf
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Pittsburg Farmers Market
Open from April to October at the Pavilion at 11th and Broadway in historic downtown Pittsburg, the market is a great place to find in-season produce, baked goods, jams and jellies, crafts, and other locally produced merchandise.

It is producer-only, meaning everything at the market is grown (or created) and sold by the vendors themselves. Eating local has never been easier, as all vendors are based within a 75-mile radius of Pittsburg.

Visit the market on Saturdays from 8AM-noon starting in April.  Starting in May, the market is also open on Wednesdays from 4-6PM.
In September 2015, Live Well Crawford County, New Venture Advisors, and K-State University partnered for a FEAST — Food Education Agriculture Solutions Together — strategic planning session. The grassroots tool strives to help communities mobilize around improving their local food systems. To download the report highlighting results of the session, click on the button above. 
New Venture Advisors, under the guidance of Eat Well Crawford County and with support from Kansas State University’s Center for Engagement and Community Development, conducted a food systems assessment of Crawford County, Kansas. The goal of this study was to develop a prioritized action plan for Eat Well to focus the group’s energy and efforts for the next several years. A recommended action plan emerged. To download it, click on the button above.