Improving Food System Resilience and Disaster Preparedness in Bastrop County, Texas

Texas Center for Local Food (TCLF) has been awarded funds from the Southern Extension Risk Management Education Center to support the resilience of our local farms and food system in the face of natural disaster. We're working with a team of local farmers to develop a risk management checklist and communication network, and to host webinars to provide information about Bastrop County disaster resources.

This project builds upon work performed by Iowa State University's food systems team and Texas Center for Local Food to understand the impact of multiple natural disasters and COVID-19 on farmers and the Bastrop County food system. Our current project focuses on two of the key recommendations from the Iowa State research: building the communication network and creating a risk management checklist.

To learn more about the background research informing this project, view the final report or research brief for Bastrop County available at: The Ag Marketing Resource Center, Resilient Food Systems

Register for upcoming public information and input sessions below

WEBINAR, February 12th, 5:30-7pm: Before, During, and After Natural Disasters: Bastrop County Resources to Support Farmers

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAodeqspjouGtaevZuGyBMe_VeDevmEQZgV

Learn about the resources available to farmers that can support resilience and manage risk before, during, or after a natural disaster.

Featuring:

• James Altgelt and Hillary Long: Bastrop Office of Emergency Management
• Dakota Kempken: AgriLife Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension
• Curtis Martin: AgriLife Disaster Assessment & Recovery Extension
• Norma Mercado, LMSW: Bastrop County Cares

This project is supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2024-70027-42471