Morgan Taggart spoke to NPF Future of the American Child fellows in Cleveland, Ohio May 10, 2023 on “A Steady Diet of Food Justice.”

Morgan Taggart has been working at the intersection of food systems, community-driven development and policy in Cleveland for the last 20 years. She is currently the Director of FARE|Food Access Raises Everyone, a collaborative initiative that works with partners and community members to improve access to healthy food using a community participatory framework and an equity-based approach. Prior to her work with FARE, she was a Founder and the Director of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Food Policy Coalition, a public-private collaboration that sought to improve access to healthy food for all residents.

Under her leadership, the coalition worked with the City of Cleveland to develop new policies, programs, and zoning regulations to support urban agriculture and local food businesses, ensure that all farmers’ markets accept SNAP and offer nutrition incentive programs, and leverage the purchasing power of local institutions to support local food businesses. She received her Bachelors in Biology from Earlham College and completed her Masters in Urban Planning, Design and Development at Cleveland State University.