The Washington State Food Policy Forum (Forum) continues to serve as a collaborative venue for advancing food system change across Washington. Established in statute in 2020, the Forum brings together diverse stakeholders from agriculture, conservation, nutrition, public health, and government to identify and address pressing food system challenges. Since 2019, the Forum has produced near-annual recommendation reports and letters to the Legislature, which it continues to expand upon.
Between November 2023 and October 2025, the Forum made substantial progress on five priority actions identified in its 2023 report, contributed to the implementation of two of its consensus recommendations, and formalized its leadership structure by appointing its first administrative chair and vice chair.
