How the Plan Was Developed

From 2021 to 2023, City of Seattle's Food Action Plan Interdepartment Team (IDT) led a process to update the Plan for the first time since 2012. The IDT's efforts included literature reviews, racial equity analyses, workshops with other government agencies, and extensive community engagement. After two years in the making, the updated Food Action Plan is here! 

The updated Plan continues the City’s focus on increasing food security and access, supporting the local food economy, preventing food waste, and equitable outcomes. New content, priorities, and approaches include:

• Food System Resilience: Actions to responding to a variety of interrelated food system challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.
• Plan Stewardship: Actions that will enhance efforts to monitor and report on Food Action Plan progress.
• Guiding Food Justice Values: Principles developed by Seattle’s Environmental Justice Committee to help guide the Plan's development and implementation.

Read the Environmental Justice Committee’s Food Justice Values

Community Engagement 

On behalf of the City's Food Action Plan Team, thank you to the more than 250 community leaders and representatives from community-based organizations, coalitions, businesses, and institutions who provided expertise and input to help develop the Food Action Plan Update. 

Key themes from the 2021-2022 community engagements are summarized in these reports and presentations:

• Community Engagement Report Back Presentation 
• Community Engagement Full Report
• Community Leader Interviews Report
• Native & Indigenous Foods Listening Session Report 

In July and August 2022, themes and learnings from community engagement were used to develop a draft Strategic Priorities and Actions document, which was made available for public comment. View the feedback: seattlefoodactionplan.consider.it.