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2013 Spring | Agriculture and Food Systems, Policy & Regulation

Food Policy in the Central Puget Sound

Student(s):

Libby Hollingshead

Program or Department(s):

  • Program on the Environment
  • University of Washington

Site supervisor(s):

Olivia Robinson

Partner(s):

  • Puget Sound Regional Council

Faculty advisor(s):

Michael Kucher, Department of History and Technology, University of Washington

I examined the current role food policy plays in our region, especially in regards to urban planning. Through my internship with the Puget Sound Regional Council I finished a policy scan of food policies in the region. This scan acts as a baseline study of policy in the region. The current food policy in the region is represented by the ineffective municipal code; however city, county, and regional comprehensive plans are more effective at using a holistic approach to integrating food policy into community development.