Understanding Food Safety Regulations for Farm-Direct Sales: A Study of CT, MA, NY and VT Special Edition Northeast Policy Newsletters A Northeast Farm Bill Agenda: Priorities for the 2007 Farm Bill Northeast Policy Priorities Fact Sheets Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food System Policy: A Focus on the Northeast Northeast Farms to Food: 2006 Update […]
A Regional Framework for U.S. Food and Farm Policy (click here to download this document as a Word file) Good public policies solve problems, address needs, and direct progress. However, even good policies can result in inequities, inefficiencies, and undesirable outcomes if applied in a “one size fits all” manner. Often, one size does not […]
What: A working conference to build our Northeast Food System AND NESAWG’s Annual Meeting When: November 13-14, 2009 Where: Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, NY Who: Food system advocates, policymakers, planners, researchers, Extension and other educators, farmer groups, food businesses, farm support organizations, consumer groups, students Registration: Earlybird deadline is September […]
NEWS: House Approves New Food-Safety Laws (New York Times) – In a major step toward an overhaul of the nation’s food safety system, the House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to require more frequent inspections of processing plants and give the government the authority to order the recall of tainted foods. “No legislation like […]
