The Leon County Commission is preparing to hold a workshop to discuss ways to address food insecurity in the community, including a recommendation to establish a new Division of Food Systems.
The initiative follows a recommendation from the Citizens Charter Review Committee for the County to create the new division. Dr. Bruce Strouble, who is behind the effort, said he has heard from community members that people are unsure where they can find food.
“They’re telling us there is an imminent and a pending food crisis issue that we have to address, and what we’ve been trying to get people to understand is we want to address the food system, not just emergency response,” Strouble said…