Food System Resilience
Food system resilience is the ability of a community’s food network—including farmers, distributors, retailers, and emergency food providers—to withstand, adapt to, and recover from disruptions such as natural disasters, economic shifts, or supply chain breakdowns. A resilient food system ensures that everyone has reliable access to nutritious, locally produced food, even in times of crisis.
DNATL CFC works to strengthen food system resilience by:
supporting local producers
building sustainable infrastructure
developing emergency preparedness plans
By investing in regional food security, equitable access, and sustainable practices, we help create a food system that can thrive in both good times and bad.
The following links explore the in-depth ways DNATL CFC is strengthening Del Norte’s Food System Resilience.
Our Achievements
Since our founding in 2010, we have:
Facilitated Del Norte’s Emergency Food and Shelter Program funding stream
Convened the Del Norte Food Security Taskforce, comprised of over a dozen collaborating organizations, and organized regular meetings to address food insecurity in the county during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Supported local fishermen to get locally-caught seafood on the plates of Humboldt and Del Norte Counties residents through a catch-to-table grant
Designed and installed a small fish processing trailer for small-scale commercial fishermen in the Crescent City Harbor
Maintained the county’s only choice-based food pantry; sourcing locally-grown food items
Expanded food bank programming and created a mobile pantry program to serve the far reaches of Del Norte County
Collaborated with the Office of Emergency Services and partners in Humboldt County to design a resilient regional food system and ensure emergency food preparedness for regional residents
Executing a CalRecycle Food Rescue project, having recovered and redistributed over 140,000 pound of food that would otherwise have gone into the landfill