City of Jacksonville to launch ‘State of Food’ initiative, shaping the city’s food system
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City of Jacksonville to launch ‘State of Food’ initiative, shaping the city’s food system

  • January 20, 2026

(Cheyanne Mumphrey, Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The city of Jacksonville will launch its “State of Food” initiative on Tuesday.

The program involves a citywide planning process that would focus on strengthening and supporting Jacksonville’s local food system.

According to the city, it would help guide how food is grown, processed, distributed, accessed, consumed and recovered.

The event begins at 4 p.m. News4JAX will stream it live.

Copyright 2026 by WJXT News4JAX – All rights reserved.

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