AGENCY TESTIMONY
Initiatives to support local farmers and producers
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MOUA is implementing various initiatives to support local farmers and producers, focusing on scaling operations and improving access to procurement opportunities.
- MOUA partners with NYC Small Business Services to provide MWBE training and certification for small food and farm businesses.
- The NYC School Food EATS program, launched in collaboration with NYC Public Schools and Cornell Cooperative Extension, offers procurement training for regional small to mid-scale food and farm businesses.
- These initiatives aim to minimize barriers to the NYC school food procurement process and increase the supply of healthy, culturally relevant food in city cafeterias.
Qiana Mickie
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At Muwe, we are attempting to increase opportunities for local farmers and producers to scale their operations by providing pathways to critical certifications and procurement opportunities here in the city.
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In partnership with NYC Small Business SBS, we've been holding jump start MWBE training and certification sessions with dozens of small food and farm businesses participating.
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This month, I'm happy to mention that we have launched NYC School Food EATS.
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EATS stands for enhancing accessibility training and support, as well as EATS.
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The city's it is the city's first farmer and producer business procurement training.
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In collaboration with New York City Public Schools Office of Food and Nutrition Services and Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest New York, this will be and is a multi month program that was designed specifically for regional small to mid scale food and farm businesses that are often left out of city vendor contract opportunities.
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This training offers critical knowledge, best practices and resources to minimize barriers to New York City school food procurement process.
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New York City School Food Eats will strengthen the linkages within our regional food system and support historically disadvantaged farmers, while increasing healthy culturally relevant food supply in our city's cafeterias and classrooms.
