The Northeast Food Knowledge Ecosystem (NEFKE) is a collaborative effort seeking to make food system related information more discoverable, usable and easier to share, in support of shared food system goals and emerging needs or opportunities across the Northeast US and beyond. Initiated by the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG), this evolving knowledge ecosystem is intended […]
Home › Our Work › It Takes a Region Conference – 2018 › Each year NESAWG convenes practitioners from across the 12-state NESAWG region at our annual It Takes a Region conference to explore and innovate ideas that create a more sustainable and just food system. Join us at this year’s conference, and check out […]
Farming, Food Access, Food Systems, Land Use A food system is a set of interconnected activities or sectors that grow, manufacture, transport, sell, prepare, and dispose of food from the farm to the plate to the garbage can or compost pile. Greater Philadelphia is comprised of many community food systems, but is also served by […]
Enhancing Food Security in the Northeast is a USDA-funded research initiative spanning 12 states. The goal of the project is to explore the benefits of re-regionalizing the food system. NESAWG and its partners will study whether a regional approach to food production and distribution could not only improve food access and affordability for the over […]
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March 9, 2018 Colby-Sawyer College, 541 Main St, New London, New Hampshire 03257 Join us for the 2018 Statewide Gathering, held this year at Colby-Sawyer College in New London, NH. The Food Alliance remains focused on improving farm, fish, and food enterprise viability in New Hampshire, and therefore will offer a variety of workshops related […]
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Good, accurate research and data are critical for meaningful operation and evaluation of food system projects. However, researchers and practitioners are often hampered by inconsistencies in the way data is collected, gaps in the type of data that’s collected, and problems discovering and accessing existing data. Northeast groups and individuals seeking to understand and improve […]
A vibrant and viable regional food system requires a supportive public policy environment. We need to remove barriers, address gaps and foster supportive policies at all levels. This exciting project examines ways to approach public policy to advance a ‘Good Food vision.’ The project report and webinar series are now available We’ll go beyond an analysis […]
Problem | Project | Sites and Partners | Locations | Significance | Team | More Info Problem Over 7 million Northeast citizens are food insecure. Low-income communities are disproportionately affected by lack of access to healthy, affordable foods. Families in those communities face many barriers to achieving food security. At the same time, our farmers […]
NESAWG occasionally works with partners on regional food systems projects, often as a result of discussions and strategy sessions taking place in our Workgroups. Past projects include the Northeast Farms to Food reference guide, a paper on Land Grant University stakeholder accountability, and more recently the Vermont Meat Processing Inventory. Currently, NESAWG Senior Fellow, Kathy Ruhf, […]
Tracy Lerman, Executive Director As Executive Director, Tracy provides vision, strategy and support for NESAWG’s organizational direction and programs. She also oversees the planning of the It Takes a Region Conference. Previously, Tracy was NESAWG’s Communications and Conference Manager. She has worked in the sustainable agriculture movement since 2003, as an organizer, policy advocate, and researcher. She previously […]
Boston University Food Studies To promote scholarship about food, Boston University’s Metropolitan College (MET) offers the part-time Master of Liberal Arts in Gastronomy. Cofounded by Jacques Pépin and Julia Child, the program offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary approach to food studies, including opportunities for experiential learning. A Graduate Certificate in Food Studies is also available. Contact: […]
