NESAWG

Publications

Are We Being Served? A Regional Framework for U.S. Farm and Food

Policy

Are We Being
Served? A Policy Checklist

Supporting Buy Local Campaigns and Farm-to-Institution Projects: A

Resource Manual

CSA 2001: An Evolving Platform for Ecological and Economical

Agricultural Marketing and Production

Reporting on the Land Grant Stakeholder Rule: A Commentary for the

Northeast U.S.

Northeast
Farms to Food (including 2004 update)

CSA Across the Nation: Findings from the 1999 CSA Survey

Agricultural Policy in the Northeast States: Inventory and

Innovation

NESAWG News

NESAWG White Papers

Online Resources

NEFOOD
listserv

Potluck
News e-newsletter

Publications

Are We Being Served? A Regional Framework for U.S. Farm and Food

Policy

A succinct one-page description of regionalism as a framework that identifies and responds to regional characteristics and needs, and encourages regional approaches and solutions. NESAWG’s Northeast Ag Works! project employs regional approaches to address policy change at

state, regional and federal levels.

Available
here as
a Word document

Are We Being
Served? A Policy Checklist

Giving greater voice to regional issues and needs will ensure more equitable and responsive state and federal policies and programs. This 3-page Policy Checklist is a tool to assess how a policy serves our – or any — region. Use it to evaluate whether policy proposals (and existing policies) are appropriate, equitable and flexible.

Available here as a Word document

Chock full of resources and guidance about how to facilitate buy local and farm-to-institution projects. Sixteen sections, inserts, and a CD make this an indispensable volume for service providers as well as

community groups.

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Available as a
hard copy binder only.
To
order, please e-mail us at

[email protected]

Reporting on the Land Grant Stakeholder Rule: A Commentary for the Northeast

U.S.

This report is an investigation of the responses of the Northeast’s land grant institutions to their requirement to solicit and consider stakeholder input in the preparation of their Plans of Work. The purpose of the report is to encourage land grant institutions — and stakeholders — to further enhance opportunities for dialogue, responsiveness and accountability. Paper copies are $6 plus $2 postage per copy. Bulk discounts are

available.

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Available as a hard copy only.
To
order, please e-mail us at

[email protected]

CSA 2001: An Evolving Platform for Ecological and Economical

Agricultural Marketing and Production

This research paper analyzes information reported from CSA farms across the Northeast US over four survey years. The research focuses on how various farm and demographic characteristics affect

farm viability or “success” (23 pages).

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Available
here as a PDF document

Northeast
Farms to Food: October 2004 Update A comprehensive, highly informative and user-friendly investigation of the Northeast food and farming system. This two-volume set includes over one hundred pages of facts and analyses about the production, distribution and consumption of food and other agricultural products in the region — twelve

states from Maine to West Virginia.

A great introduction and a terrific resource for those who want to learn more and inform others about the issues — such as the loss and cost of farmland; production systems and trends; food transportation miles; food purchasing

and dietary patterns, and food access.

Lots of easy-to-read charts, graphs and “Farms to Food Facts”, often broken out by state, with regional and national comparisons, with lists of references and

resources.

Chapter devoted to recommendations and
strategies for food systems change.

Excellent resource for classes, workshops, research projects, proposals, public education campaigns, fliers, and more! A must for your reference shelf, display

table, office lunchroom!

Paper copies are available for $10 plus $2 postage per copy. Bulk discounts are available. Please note: the original “Northeast Farms to Food” (2002) and “October 2004 Update” are also available online for free as pdf files.

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Original 2002
study available here as a PDF document

2004 update available here as a PDF document

CSA Across the Nation: Findings from the 1999 CSA Survey This document provides the first comprehensive portrait of the CSA movement in the US. Findings from a 1999 national “census” survey show commonalities and diversity among CSA farms. The study includes fascinating data, analysis, reflections, and suggestions for future research. This study was co-produced by the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (U. Wisconsin), The Department of Resource Economics (U. Massachusetts), the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group and the Robyn Van En Center for CSA Resources (Wilson College, PA), with partial support from the

Northeast SARE Program.

Available
here as a PDF document

Agricultural Policy in the Northeast States: Inventory and

Innovation

A comprehensive investigation of state policies and programs in the area of farm viability, market development and promotion, and farmland preservation, land use and conservation in the twelve NE states. This 80 page publication describes and highlights existing policies and programs, and proposes reforms and innovations, based on interviews with over sixty agriculture policy-makers and advocates from Maine to West Virginia. Copies are $6 plus $2

postage per copy. Bulk discounts are available.

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Available as a
hard copy only.
To
order, please e-mail us at

[email protected]

NESAWG News A print newsletter for members with special features, member profiles, federal farm bill updates, announcements and

more.

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Archive
copies available through the NESAWG office.

NESAWG White Papers A collection of short, thought-provoking papers written by twenty of the region’s leading food and farm thinkers. All of these papers are available as PDF documents. Please note that some of the authors’ organizational affiliations have changed since 1999 when these

papers were produced.

Consumption Issues and Barriers,
Joan Dye Gussow, Professor Emeritus, Columbia University

Teachers College

Farm Profitability vs. Consumer Affordability,
Tracy Frisch, Regional Farm & Food Projectà

Niche vs. Mainstream Markets: The Role of
Industrialization in the Agricultural Production Sector
Stewart Smith, University of
Maine

Distribution – the Forgotten P,
Michael Rozyne, RedTomato

A Sustainable and Secure Food System,
David Holm, Farmer

The Failure of the Food System in Distributing Food
to Communities,
Duane Perry, Farmer’s

Market
Trust, Philadelphia, PA

Paradise Paved,
Julia Freedgood, American Farmland Trust

What Contemporary ‘Metropolitan Agriculture’ Tells
Us About the Region’s Food System Potential

Mark B. Lapping, University of
Southern Maine

On Reaching a Sustainable Food Production System in
the Northeast US – A Farmer’s View,

Shane J. LaBrake,
farmer, Accokeek Foundation

Regionalism to Nationalism…and Back?,
Kate Clancy, Henry A
Wallace Institute for Alternative

Agriculture

Northeast Food System Analysis,
Elizabeth Henderson,
farmer, writer

Creating A Sustainable, Regional Food System –What
Is Helping Us, What Is Preventing Us?,

Peter Mann, International Coordinator, World Hunger Year (WHY)

Local Solutions to Economic Globalization: Remaking
the Agricultural and Food System in the

Northeast,
Thomas A. Lyson, Farming Alternatives Program, Cornell
University

Farmworkers Within the Framework of a Sustainable
Agriculture, Richard
Mandelbaum, CATA

organizer and NOFA certified organic grower

Redefining Community Food Security,
Hugh M. Joseph, School of Nutrition Science and Policy,

Tufts
University

Digging Deeper: Can we have a sustainable
agriculture without a sustainable socio-economic

system?,
Fred Magdoff, University of Vermont

Getting Organized,
Kathy Ruhf, NESAWG Coordinator

Consumer Education Vs. Marketing: Which Is the Best
Lever for Food System Change,
Molly D.

Anderson, Tufts University

The Human as Small Farmer,
Sam Smith,
Caretaker Farm

Online Resources

NEFOOD listserv Are you seeking to expand your network of folks working on community food security and sustainable food systems in the Northeast? Do you long for a regional forum to discuss issues and collaborate on projects? Are you looking for a way to broadcast announcements and resources about your work, ask questions and

find other people and activities related to food?

Join a NESAWG-sponsored e-mail forum called NEFOOD-L. NEFOOD-L is an electronic mail list devoted to the topic of food systems in the Northeastern states. Subscribers post messages to one address and have those messages distributed by email to all of the other subscribers on the list. Over 500 people are subscribed. For people involved in farming, sustainable agriculture, community food security, community development, education, urban gardening, anti-hunger, economic development, local food systems, horticulture, direct marketing, culinary arts, conservation, land preservation, public health, nutrition, and related fields. To sign up for NEFOOD, please go to the web address below and enter your e-mail address. You will receive a welcome message with basic protocol and command information. You will also begin to receive messages from anyone that posts to nefood-l. You may

unsubscribe at any time by returning to weblink above.

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Potluck News e-newsletter

NEFOOD-L subscribers receive “Potluck News”, a monthly e-newsletter chock full of news about happenings in the Northeast food system. Whether it is breaking news about food and farm policy, food-for-thought commentaries, upcoming events or job and grant opportunities, you will find it all in

Potluck News.

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NEFOOD-L. To subscribe, please go to the following address:

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