November 2024 Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now! (FAHNN) Learn about Rhonda S. Vesey’s story, and how she organized neighbors in the Valley/Southside of Syracuse, NY to create a grassroots farmers market with farm-fresh produce and local value added products in the midst of extreme food insecurity. Click Here to Register In 2018, the only full-service […]
REGISTER NOW Pre-Conferences — THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Noon–9:00pm Registration 12:00-6:00pm Afternoon Pre-Conference Sessions (See Pre-conference page for more information) 1:00pm-4:00pm Becoming Newsworthy: A Communications Bootcamp For Those With A Story To Tell 12:00pm-6:00pm Beyond Charity: How Baltimore’s Grassroots Community Is Growing Its Own Food System 12:00pm-5:30pm Food & The Bay: An Ecosystem Experience 2:00pm-5:00pm Food Safety Modernization Act Exemptions And What You Need To Know 6:00-7:30pm Meet […]
January 9, 2018 6:00pm to March 6, 2018 6:00pm Just Because Center Ithaca, NY 14850 Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming is hosting its fifth annual Farm Business Planning Course! In this 9-week course you will learn to set goals, develop market strategies, and assess the feasibility of your business. This course also covers […]
THIS YEAR’S THEME – CULTIVATING A TRANSFORMATIVE FOOD SYSTEM It takes a region to cultivate a transformative food system that is in right relationship to people, place, and planet. Everything that we do requires balance. Just as plants seek the right relationship between rain, sun, nutrients, soil, and each other to flourish, we must also […]
Media Advisory (shared via Food for the Spirit and The Buffalo Food Equity Network) May 17, 2022 For more information, contact: Rebekah Williams [email protected] Buffalo Food Justice Advocates and Partners Call for End to White Supremacy and Anti-Blackness Intentional and systemic racism and historic disinvestment in Black communities has led to the circumstances of the […]
Request for Proposal For Bookkeeping Services Scope of Work & Services Required NESAWG is seeking proposals for bookkeeping services following an accrual-based accounting system under 501(c)(3) non-profit regulations using online NetSuite Cloud Accounting software to include the following scope of work with potential expansion: Bookkeeping & Coding Enter accounts payable into NetSuite as needed (i.e. bills, […]
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group is the Region’s Food and Farm Network The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) is a network of over 500 participating organizations and thousands of individuals carrying out farm and food systems endeavors in 12 states and Washington D.C. Our purpose is to harness the power that exists in our […]
January 26, 2022 1:00pm to 2:30pm Although the term “regional food system” is used more frequently these days, regional food systems are inadequately understood and valued. “A Regional Imperative: Making the Case for Regional Food Systems”, a new Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) report by Kathy Ruhf and Kate Clancy, takes a comprehensive look […]
January 26, 2022 1:00pm to 2:30pm Although the term “regional food system” is used more frequently these days, regional food systems are inadequately understood and valued. “A Regional Imperative: Making the Case for Regional Food Systems”, a new Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) report by Kathy Ruhf and Kate Clancy, takes a comprehensive look […]
For Immediate Release: June 5, 2015 Contact: Tracy Lerman, NESAWG | 650-867-0389 Reana Kovalcik, NSAC | 202-547-5754 Sustainable Agriculture Working Groups Partner Up on Capitol Hill NESAWG and NSAC join forces on the Hill to advocate for sustainable agriculture Washington, DC, March 17, 2016 – This week, Amy Little, Policy Director at the Northeast Sustainable […]
June 1, 2016 8:00am to 5:00pm Harvard University Northwest Labs Bldg – 52 Oxford Street Lower Level, Cambridge, MA It’s indisputable: Good food fuels optimal performance, for adults as well as children. We owe it to our K-12 school children to support what they need to succeed: food that is healthy and delicious. School food […]
June 1, 2016 8:00am to 5:00pm Harvard University Northwest Labs Bldg – 52 Oxford Street Lower Level, Cambridge, MA It’s indisputable: Good food fuels optimal performance, for adults as well as children. We owe it to our K-12 school children to support what they need to succeed: food that is healthy and delicious. School food […]
Conference Main Page | Conference Schedule Pre-Conference Sessions | Plenaries Workshops | Discussion & Work Groups Mixers & Meal Discussions Keynote Speaker Shirley Sherrod Presenter Bios | Bookshelf | Sponsorships Session Resources | Conference Recap PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015 Policy Leaders Roundtable 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm The Policy Leaders Roundtable brings together […]
Home › It Takes a Region Conference › Past Conferences › 2019 Conference › Thank you for a great 2019 conference. We hope to see you in 2020 in Providence, RI! THANK YOU TO OUR 2019 SPONSORS! Please email Tracy Lerman at [email protected] if you are interested in sponsoring the upcoming conference. Champion Advocate Sustainer Ralph E. […]
