The 2023 Knoxville-Knox County Food Policy Council meets on the third Wednesday of each month from 8:30 – 10:00 am unless otherwise noted. Meetings take place in-person, per requirements of the Open Meetings Act. Unless otherwise noted, meetings are held at the United Way of Greater Knoxville at 1301 Hannah Avenue, Knoxville, TN 37921. General notes from the meeting will be posted after formal approval by the council.
Current Bylaws
2024 Meeting Schedule
- January 17: Cancelled – Inclement Weather
- February 21: Advance Knox; Speaker and Field Trip Planning
- March 20: Community Schools Presentation
- April 17: Annual Retreat
- May 15: UT Students CQI Project; Food Supports for School-aged Children
- June 26: UT Students Market Basket Study; People’s Food Plan
- July 17: Field Trip to Beardsley Community Farm
- August 21: KCDC and CAC – Reconnecting Community and Transforming Western
- September 18: UTK Disaster Planning and Urban Agriculture
- October 16: Youth Homelessness and Mental Health
- November 20: Annual Meeting
- December 18: Holiday Party
2024 Meeting Agendas
2024 Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes – September 18
ARCHIVE DOCUMENTS
2023 Meeting Schedule
- January 18: Bill Emerson Fellow Presentation
- February 15: Knoxville Knox County Planning and Urban Forest Presentation
- March 22: TANF Opportunity Pilot and East TN Collaborative Presentation; Asset mapping activity
- April 19: Nourish Knoxville Presentation
- May 17: Second Harvest of East TN and American Heart Association Presentation; Knoxville-Knox County Planning Data Presentation
- June 21: No Kid Hungry
- July 19: Urban Agriculture and Composting
- August 16: Latina Food Business CBO Project Presentation
- September 20: Annual Retreat
- October 18: Community Garden Alliance and Introduction to 211
- November 15: Committee Presentations; Knoxville-Knox County Planning Presentation
- December 20: Holiday Party
2023 Meeting Agendas
2023 Meeting Minutes
Meeting Minutes – September 2023
Meeting Minutes – October 2023
Meeting Minutes – November 2023
2022 Meeting Agendas
Annual Retreat at Second Harvest Food Bank – April 2022
Knoxville Dream Center Tour – July 2022
40th Anniversary Celebration – Sept 2022
Asset Mapping at KCDC – Oct 2022
2022 Meeting Minutes
Annual Retreat at Second Harvest Food Bank – April 2022
Knoxville Dream Center Tour – July 2022
40th Anniversary Celebration at Beardsley Farm – Sept. 2022
Asset Mapping at KCDC – Oct. 2022
2021 Meeting Agendas
May: DEI & Stigma Training with John Hopkin’s Center for a Livable Future- Annual Retreat Agenda.docx
June: No meeting, summer break
October: No meeting due to COVID
2021 Meeting Minutes
Food Policy Council Meeting Minutes – January 2021
Food Policy Council Meeting Minutes – February 2021
Food Policy Council Meeting Minutes – March 2021
Food Policy Council Meeting Minutes – April 2021
Knoxville/Knox County Food Policy Council Equity Retreat PPT– May 2021
Food Policy Council Meeting Minutes – July 2021
Food Policy Meeting Minutes – August 2021
Food Policy Council Meeting Minutes- November 2021
2020 Meeting Agendas
No agenda for May 2020 meeting, COVID-19 organizational updates only
2020 Meeting Minutes
February 20, 2020, Food Policy Council Mtg Minutes
May 21, 2020, Food Policy Council Mtg Minutes