New Roots Cooperative Farm in Lewiston, Maine By Jasmine Jacobs, Cooperative Development Institute “We are a new generation of farmers, as New Americans, and we want to bring our farming to a new level. We have received support from Cultivating Community, Cooperative Development Institute, Maine Farmland Trust, Land for Good, the USDA and others to […]
New Roots Cooperative Farm in Lewiston, Maine By Jasmine Jacobs, Cooperative Development Institute “We are a new generation of farmers, as New Americans, and we want to bring our farming to a new level. We have received support from Cultivating Community, Cooperative Development Institute, Maine Farmland Trust, Land for Good, the USDA and others to […]
The Green New Deal and the Future of Farming May 14, 2019 Find out more TESS BROWN-LAVOIE: GENEROSITY AND JUSTICE IN RI Apr 10, 2019 Find out more The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge Jan 07, 2019 As one part of our commitment to racial equity and food justice, Food Solutions New England (FSNE) has […]
Editor’s note: NESAWG staff regularly interviews leaders in our regional food movement. Know somebody who should be featured? Let us know at [email protected]. Tell us about yourself. Who are you? What work do you do? How did you end up in this work? My name is Winnie Huston and I am beginning a new chapter […]
Editor’s note: NESAWG staff regularly interviews leaders in our regional food movement. Know somebody who should be featured? Let us know at [email protected]. Tell us about yourself. Who are you? What work do you do? How did you end up in this work? My name is Winnie Huston and I am beginning a new chapter […]
An interview with Migrant Justice’s Campaign Coordinator, Abel Luna How is immigration policy linked to agriculture and food policy? Immigration, agricultural and food policy are all based on the exclusion of our community. The way our country’s immigration policies are set up does not recognize our fundamental humanity. I would link this to foreign policy […]
An interview with Migrant Justice’s Campaign Coordinator, Abel Luna How is immigration policy linked to agriculture and food policy? Immigration, agricultural and food policy are all based on the exclusion of our community. The way our country’s immigration policies are set up does not recognize our fundamental humanity. I would link this to foreign policy […]
by Annie Chester I had just polished off a fried green tomato as the sun disappeared behind the mountains. Sitting in the twilight, I could make out the shadows of nineteen other smiling faces. These faces included thirteen other Appalachian Food Justice Fellows, our three fearless leaders, faculty from West Virginia University (WVU), and our […]
by Annie Chester I had just polished off a fried green tomato as the sun disappeared behind the mountains. Sitting in the twilight, I could make out the shadows of nineteen other smiling faces. These faces included thirteen other Appalachian Food Justice Fellows, our three fearless leaders, faculty from West Virginia University (WVU), and our […]
An interview with Gabriella della Croce, Pioneer Valley Workers Center How is immigration policy linked to agriculture and food policy? Our capacity for growing food in this country has always relied on cheap labor or free labor. Colonists tried to force Native Americans to work for them, then relied on slaves, and after that, poor […]
An interview with Gabriella della Croce, Pioneer Valley Workers Center How is immigration policy linked to agriculture and food policy? Our capacity for growing food in this country has always relied on cheap labor or free labor. Colonists tried to force Native Americans to work for them, then relied on slaves, and after that, poor […]
Tell us a bit about who you are and how you got involved in Sustainable JC. My name is Deb Italiano and I am the Founder and Chair of Sustainable JC (SJC) which is a community green team initiative launched in 2011 here in Jersey City NJ. We are often referred to as Jersey City’s home […]
Tell us a bit about who you are and how you got involved in Sustainable JC. My name is Deb Italiano and I am the Founder and Chair of Sustainable JC (SJC) which is a community green team initiative launched in 2011 here in Jersey City NJ. We are often referred to as Jersey City’s home […]
Editors Note: Many people of diasporic communities maintain deep ties to their home countries. Jersey City, NJ resident, Filipino farmer/organizer Christiaan Delgado-Pfeifer is developing their skills as a student at Farm School NYC so they can share knowledge and support the sovereignty of young people in the Philippines. We’re grateful to them for sharing their story here. by Christiaan Delgado-Pfeifer “Revolution […]
