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 […]
This year has been a challenging one to say the least. The pandemic hit a lot of communities intensely and abruptly. Each day that went by was another day of uncertainty that led some to wonder if they were going to have a job the next day, what impacts the virus would have on their […]
This year has been a challenging one to say the least. The pandemic hit a lot of communities intensely and abruptly. Each day that went by was another day of uncertainty that led some to wonder if they were going to have a job the next day, what impacts the virus would have on their […]
The above photo is Chief Vincent Mann and another member of the Ramapough Lenape Nation Turtle Clan leading a blessing at our 2019 conference in Jersey City, NJ. They were awarded our Mutual Aid Award in 2019. Read more here. Since 2018, NESAWG has awarded a mutual aid donation, a portion of the funds raised during our annual appeal, […]
So far, 28 organizations have completed NESAWG’s Farm Bill survey– thank you so much to everyone who has weighed in! Between the organizations who have participated, we have organizational relationships with over 30 Northeast Members of Congress, with over half of those identified as particularly supportive of sustainable agriculture. There are also a wide range […]
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 […]
Heatflation On July 19th, Mother Jones reported, “In Italy, the hot and dry conditions are expected to destroy a third of the seasonal harvest of rice, corn, and animal fodder — at a minimum. Locusts have descended on the island of Sardinia in the worst invasion in three decades, hurting the production of hay and alfalfa. The European Commission recently […]
Heatflation On July 19th, Mother Jones reported, “In Italy, the hot and dry conditions are expected to destroy a third of the seasonal harvest of rice, corn, and animal fodder — at a minimum. Locusts have descended on the island of Sardinia in the worst invasion in three decades, hurting the production of hay and alfalfa. The European Commission recently […]
A Report Back from NESAWG’s Network Conversation Oct 14, 2022 Find out more Heatflation, Food Security and Geodesic Domes Jul 12, 2022 As we all know, the Northeast has been hit with extreme high temperatures, much like other areas of the country, of Europe, and of the entire world. Farmers, growers, animals, plants- we are […]
Keep up with the latest policy news, USDA Funding Announcements, and food systems happenings in the Northeast. A Report Back from NESAWG’s Network Conversation Oct 14, 2022 Find out more Heatflation, Food Security and Geodesic Domes Jul 12, 2022 As we all know, the Northeast has been hit with extreme high temperatures, much like other […]
In 2023, internally and across our network, NESAWG hopes to lead the transformation of a just and equitable Northeast farm and food system. We talked with Eric Jackson to see how his impact at the Black Yield Institute in Baltimore is already paving the way for our collective work in the region. Eric Jackson at […]
Recently, the NESAWG team got together to imagine our collective work in the years ahead. To help spark inspiration, we asked ourselves the same question we’d like to ask you now: What does liberation in 10 years mean to you? Donate to NESAWG today, and be sure to add your idea of liberation to our vision […]
Frutos del NESAWG Track sobre la Transformación de Equidad Racial en la Conferencia de Invierno 2023 de NOFA/Mass Entrevista con Gloria Ramirez – Mayo 23, 2023 Abuela Indigena Maya, Sanadora Ancestral y Activista de El Salvador Panel sobre el proceso, los resultados, los desafíos y los éxitos en el esfuerzo de Transformación de Equidad […]
*English Below Entrevista con Gloria Ramirez – Mayo 23, 2023 Abuela Indigena Maya, Sanadora Ancestral y Activista de El Salvador Panel sobre el proceso, los resultados, los desafíos y los éxitos en el esfuerzo de Transformación de Equidad Racial dentro de las organizaciones NESAWG: Querida Gloria. Fue un placer verte participar en el NESAWG Track […]
