Issue Position: Food System

Issue Position

Food systems cut across all sectors, affecting economic opportunity, physical health, and the environment. Our current system favors multi-national corporations and is harmful to our physical and environmental health. Lorig will fight to build a just and sustainable food system to provide fresh, nutritious food to all Marylanders. State policies and investments must prioritize creating economic opportunity for those who have been historically excluded from wealth building opportunities. State policy needs to support broad access to nutritious food and education to support healthy eating and must foster food production and food recovery to nurture a sustainable environment. Lorig believes we should prioritize community control over food systems to ensure that healthy, fresh, and culturally appropriate food is available to all Marylanders.

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