Step One: Seek city government sanction (where the markets are). Innocuous, no funding.
"With [City of Asheville] approval of this resolution, the management process to evaluate, prioritize, and implement sustainability activities will be expanded to include food activities."
http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Portals/0/city-documents/cityclerk/mayor_and_citycouncil/current%20agenda/Unfinished-B%20-%20Food%20Action%20Plan.pdf
Step Two: Seek county government sanction (where the farms are). Innocuous, no funding.
"Food Policy Councils (FPC) are comprised of stakeholders from various segments of a local food system. Councils are typically sanctioned through government action such as an Executive Order, Public Act, or Joint Resolution".
http://www.statefoodpolicy.org/?pageID=qanda#WhatIsAFoodPolicyCouncil
Step Three: Form a nonprofit and solicit public funding.
"There is slightly more interest in establishing a more formal legal structure (such as 501(c)3 status) to pursue funding or growth opportunities".
http://www.abfoodpolicy.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/AB-FPC_report_11-15-12.pdf
Step Four: Seek public/private partnership, become an arm of local government in an official capacity to guide policy, craft regulations, funnel public money to a network of nonprofit cronies and enable ideological favoritism.
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