About the Howard County Food Council
The Howard County Food Council is led by the Howard County Health Department and the University of Maryland, Extension - Howard County. It was established in 2025 to address upstream root causes of food and nutrition insecurity in Howard County through policy solutions and to coordinate existing resources and providers to improve efficiency and ensure access.
Food Council Administrator: Yekatit Bezooayehu, MS, CHES®
Reports
2025 Farmers Focus Group Report (upcoming)
2023 Howard County Food & Nutrition Security Roundtable Report
2023 Howard County Community Food & Nutrition Security Survey Report
Meeting Documents
Quarterly meeting documents (Agenda and Minutes) will be posted when available.