Disaster Planning
Disaster Overview
As climate and public health related disasters increase, the food system must be prepared to act in order to equitably ensure that all have access to healthy food. To promote equitable food access in a changing climate, we have developed a food system disaster response plan to expedite food distribution and access after significant storms or other emergencies. This will enhance food system connectivity and resilience, and coordination of programs.
The food system disaster plan will be activated once NOAA determines that New Orleans is in the cone of areas potentially being affected by a named storm or named hurricane.
For non-hurricane/storm events - emergency plan should be activated if any of the following are true:
Orleans Parish is evacuated for any reason.
Utilities are out and predicted to be out for more than 48 hours parish wide
Food and Farming Disaster Plan
When a disaster strikes, FPAC will…
Convene a standing food system specific zoom meeting space to ensure clear channels of communication, deploy networks and resources, and minimize duplication of efforts. Work with partners to help agricultural producers prepare for disasters and navigate post-disaster resources and processes.
Develop and continually update processes, long term resources, and infrastructure to be used for future disaster planning efforts
Deploy networks and resources in the event of disaster
Join the Food and Farm Disaster Meeting ONLY USE POST STORM
A standing Zoom call will be activated immediately following the occurrence of any named tropical storm or hurricane that hits the Louisiana Gulf Coast. Our goal is to bring food system people together to help our communities recover as quickly as possible. We aim to be coordinated, efficient, and most of all caring.
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If you would like to be added to the zoom calls, join via the link below.
Meeting ID: 961 324 4552
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You are welcome to join if you are a farmer, gardener, or service provider. We also invite folks outside of the impacted region that have resources (i.e. labor, time, money, knowledge, connections, etc.) who are ready and willing to support LA food system recovery efforts.
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We will assess regional impacts and food system needs, develop work plans, discuss communication pathways, and share about emergent resources available to impacted growers and communities.
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Three Zoom calls per week will begin immediately post-disaster and continue as long as needed on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, 10 AM to 11 AM CST.
General Resources
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211
211 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community. 211 can offer access to a variety of resources including basic human needs resources such as food, clothing, shelter and financial assistance
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Feeding Louisiana
Feeding Louisiana is the State Food Bank Association of Louisiana helping provide short-term food relief and advocating for long-term solutions to combat hunger throughout the state.
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Greater New Orleans Continuity of Operations Guide
This guide outlines the steps that organizations of all sizes must take in order to remain in business after disasters and emergencies of all types.
Farmer Disaster Resources
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Don't Get Caught with Your Plants Down
A farm disaster readiness collaboration with FPAC’s Climate and Disaster working group and members of the Regional Food System Partnership in Louisiana, this farmer disaster preparedness toolkit provides checklists and templates to help farmers follow through on disaster preparedness plans over the course of six weeks as we enter hurricane season.