Rodney Reservoir Garden in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo credit: Christian Willauer By Theresa Beardell, West Side Grows Together The Rodney Reservoir Community Garden is the largest community garden in Wilmington, Delaware, with more than 6,100 square feet of growing space. After an urban agriculture mini-grant from the New Castle Conservation District allowed the garden to repair […]
Rodney Reservoir Garden in Wilmington, Delaware. Photo credit: Christian Willauer By Theresa Beardell, West Side Grows Together The Rodney Reservoir Community Garden is the largest community garden in Wilmington, Delaware, with more than 6,100 square feet of growing space. After an urban agriculture mini-grant from the New Castle Conservation District allowed the garden to repair […]
Ouellette, Pope, and Foster families of fourth generation dairy, Iroquois Acres in Bridport, VT. Photo Credit: Caleb Kenna By Ela Chapin, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board When the pandemic hit, the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board (VHCB) shifted the long-term business and succession planning services normally provided through its Vermont Farm & Forest Viability Program to […]
By Nicole Sugerman Throughout the Northeast, organizations we spoke to with Farm to Families Food Box contracts (the component of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) that funded food boxes from farmers and distributors to local emergency food programs) expressed their excitement in being able to provide food to families in their communities while providing a […]
American Farmland Trust (AFT) launched their Farms Under Threat initiative in 2016 to document the extent, diversity, location, and quality of agricultural land in the continental United States, as well as the threats to farmland from expanding commercial, industrial, and residential development. In 2020, they published new data about state level threats and policy responses. Between […]
American Farmland Trust (AFT) launched their Farms Under Threat initiative in 2016 to document the extent, diversity, location, and quality of agricultural land in the continental United States, as well as the threats to farmland from expanding commercial, industrial, and residential development. In 2020, they published new data about state level threats and policy responses. Between […]
A training at New Entry’s Moraine Farm in Beverly, Massachusetts. Photo credit: Tufts University By Jennifer Hashley, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (New Entry) in Beverly, MA is a program of the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy. Through courses, workshops, and hands-on trainings, access to […]
A training at New Entry’s Moraine Farm in Beverly, Massachusetts. Photo credit: Tufts University By Jennifer Hashley, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project The New Entry Sustainable Farming Project (New Entry) in Beverly, MA is a program of the Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition, Science and Policy. Through courses, workshops, and hands-on trainings, access to […]
Percent of Total CSP Acres Enrolled by Socially Disadvantaged Producers in 2018 By Ariana Taylor-Stanley, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Federal working lands conservation programs help make farms more viable, financially and environmentally. The Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) offer farmers critical financial resources for conservation projects that fight climate change, […]
Despite the surplus of food that exists in America, 11% of Rhode Island residents – 48,000 households – are food insecure, according to the 2019 Status Report on Hunger in Rhode Island. The COVID-19 pandemic has only increased the amount of people that need access to fresh food and resources. Food Not Bombs is a […]
Since 2015, The Hub on the Hill has been supporting the farming community and small food businesses in Essex, NY, by not only providing essential resources like food storage, commercial kitchen space, and access to equipment, but also by delivering fresh and frozen produce all over the Adirondacks. Their mission is to collaborate with and […]
The Cooperative Gardens Commission (CGC) has one mission: to facilitate resource sharing between people who have growing knowledge and resources and the people who need them. The CGC encourages the free sharing of resources such as seeds, soil, labor, land, and most importantly, knowledge. They are building a network of growers to produce as much […]
The Cooperative Gardens Commission (CGC) has one mission: to facilitate resource sharing between people who have growing knowledge and resources and the people who need them. The CGC encourages the free sharing of resources such as seeds, soil, labor, land, and most importantly, knowledge. They are building a network of growers to produce as much […]
NESAWG convenes a group of food systems organizations and leaders who engage collectively with the Northeast Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) at their annual meeting and throughout the year. We can’t engage in person this year, so we are compiling an online publication to show our state Departments of Agriculture how sustainable agriculture […]
