Northeast farmers who want to maximize production in the shoulder season and serve their markets year round are increasingly relying on high tunnels to extend the growing season. The techniques for successful long term high tunnel production differ greatly from field crops. In this day-long workshop we will discuss common high tunnel production challenges and […]
WORKSHOP PRESENTERS WANTED for “ORGANICONN” – the 36th Annual CT NOFA Winter Conference on March 10, 2018 at Western Connecticut State University, Danbury, CT. * The snow date is Sunday, March 11, 2018 in the event of inclement weather and the university closes. Do you have …. an important lesson to share with local Farmers, Organic Food […]
By sponsoring the conference you will: Get your company or organization’s name and logo in front a highly targeted group of food systems thinkers and leaders Help make the conference accessible to youth, students, farmers, community leaders, people of color, low-income folks, and modestly-funded organizations Receive complimentary conference registrations for both our online and in-person […]
The RFP is Now Closed – If you submitted a session, you will be notified by Mid-August whether your session was accepted. We want exciting and engaging session proposals for the 2021 NESAWG conference and yours may be one of them! The conference this year will take place online during the week of Monday, November […]
THE youth RFP IS NOW CLOSED – IF YOU SUBMITTED A SESSION, YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY the end of September WHETHER YOUR SESSION WAS ACCEPTED. Young people are a critical part of the movement towards a sustainable and just farm and food system. We want to make sure youth voices are included in the conversation. […]
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS ARE now open! NESAWG offers scholarships to keep our conference financially accessible to as many people as possible. Scholarship awards will cover your entire registration fee for the conference. In selecting scholarship recipients, NESAWG prioritizes the following groups: Low Income people Under-represented groups in sustainable food systems work (including but not limited to people […]
Pricing NESAWG prices tickets to our annual conference based on ability to pay. We encourage you to choose a ticket that is in line with the suggested parameters you fit into, so that we can continue to make our conference accessible to as many as possible regardless of income. $40 – Solidarity Ticket – suggested […]
La conferencia anual Se necesita una región de NESAWG reúne a profesionales agrícolas y alimentarios a través de la región del noreste de 12 estados para aprender, debatir, colaborar e innovar soluciones a los problemas críticos de los sistemas alimentarios. Cada año, vemos la trayectoria del movimiento de alimentos y granjas y el papel que […]
Position Description: This position reports to NESAWG’s Advisory Board and is a full-time, exempt position at 32 hours a week. The position is fully remote and the hired Executive Director may reside anywhere within the northeast region of the United States. Position Classification: Exempt Benefits: NESAWG is a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center […]
Thank you for your interest in a position with NESAWG. NESAWG Executive Director The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG), convenes farm and food systems leaders, practitioners, and advocates across 12 Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. With over 500 participating organizations and thousands of individuals, our purpose is to harness the power that exists in our […]
Pricing NESAWG prices tickets to our annual conference based on ability to pay. We encourage you to choose a ticket that is in line with the suggested parameters you fit into, so that we can continue to make our conference accessible to as many as possible regardless of income. $40 – Solidarity Ticket – suggested […]
Position Description: This position reports to NESAWG’s Advisory Board and is a full-time, exempt position at 32 hours a week. The position is fully remote and the hired Executive Director may reside anywhere within the northeast region of the United States. Position Classification: Exempt Benefits: NESAWG is a fiscally sponsored project of the Tides Center […]
*updated May 11th, 2021* Marker bills are bills introduced by Congress that are not intended to pass as stand-alone pieces of legislation, but are used to build support for a policy or issue with the hope that it will be adopted as part of an omnibus bill. Commonly used for issues legislators want to include […]
NESAWG unites farm and food system practitioners and allies to build a sustainable, just and economically vibrant region through the following initiatives: IT TAKES A REGION CONFERENCE Our annual conference is widely regarded as the conference for anyone doing food system change work in any Northeast state. Hundreds of practitioners convene not only for workshops, plenaries and networking, but to roll up their sleeves and do […]
