What is Food Day?

On October 24 we're celebrating Food Day! You're probably thinking...woah, an entire day all about food? Sign me up! We'll get to ways you can participate in a second. But here are some of the goals of Food Day: 

1. Reduce diet-related disease by promoting safe, healthy foods
2. Support sustainable farms & limit subsidies to big agribusiness
3. Expand access to food and alleviate hunger
4. Protect the environment & animals by reforming factory farms
5. Promote health by curbing junk-food marketing to kids
6. Support fair conditions for food and farm workers

Are you in Virginia? Here's how you can participate:

There Was A Time...Local Food. Lovely Music. Joyous Celebration!Staunton, VA

Randolph College Food Day/Week!,Lynchburg, VA

JMU Food DayHarrisonburg, VA

Go Local Film Series: NourishHarrisonburg, VA

Arts & Eats: Kids Food DayHarrisonburg, VA

Reclaiming our FoodCharlottesville, VA

Uncle Glover's Fall FestivalConcord, VA

Celebrate Food DayBlacksburg, VA

FOOD DAY!Farmville, VA

Fresh FridayMIddletown, VA

Celebrate Food Day!!!Patrick Springs, VA

Community Potluck PicnicRichmond, VA

Food DayUniversity of Richmond, VA

Growing Community Farm DinnerRichmond, VA

Reel Food for Richmond: Slow Food RVa's Film FeastRichmond, VA

Food & Farming Film FestivalRichmond, VA

Uptown Community Garden Celebration of Food DayRichmond, VA

Sweetgreen - Reston,Reston, VA

Not in VA? Find out what's going on near you. 

What activities are you doing on Monday?

-Carlene