Growing Food Connections: Exploring Stories of Innovation Publication Food Systems From the Growing Food Connections Project: the Exploring Stories of Innovation series, a series of short articles that explore how local governments from across the United States are strengthening their community’s food system through planning and policy. Read more Symposium on American Food Resilience: Promoting […]
Urban Agriculture Tool Kit Food Access, Food Systems, Local and Regional Food Systems This urban agriculture toolkit lays out the common operational elements that most urban farmers must consider as they start up or grow their operations. Read this publication Vacant Lots to Vibrant Plots Food Justice, Food Systems, Land Use Raychel Santo, Anne Palmer, […]
Greater Philadelphia Food System Study Farming, Food Access, Food Systems, Land Use Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission The Greater Philadelphia Food System Study, published in 2010 by the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC), was undertaken to better understand the complicated regional food system that feeds Greater Philadelphia. DVRPC’s food system study focuses on the […]
Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food System Policy: A Focus on the Northeast NESAWG Publication, Policy & Advocacy Allen Hance, Kathy Ruhf and Alan Hunt This paper explores why agriculture and food system policy needs to pay more attention to regions. Regionalism, which urges a move from sector-based to place-based policymaking, has emerged as a […]
November 4, 2016 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Leominster, 99 Erdman Way, Leominster, MA 01453 Massachussetts Farm to School is excited to announce their 4th biennial Farm & Sea to School Conference! This conference brings together farm to cafeteria advocates – farmers, food service professionals, educators, policy makers, public health advocates, community organizers, youth leaders and more – […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Lake Morey Resort, 1 Clubhouse Road, Fairlee, VT 05045 The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food & Markets and Vermont FEED in partnership with the Vermont Farm to School Network is pleased to announce a state-wide conference designed to bring together members and leaders […]
November 18, 2016 Worcester State University Student Center – 486 Chandler St, Worcester, MA 01602 The Social Venture Collaborative Invites you to the NEW ECONOMY SUMMIT Opening remarks: Barry Maloney, President of Worcester State University. Performance: Eastern Medicine Singers (Native American Drumming). Keynote address: Emily Kawano, economist / co-director of Wellspring Cooperative / USSEN / RIPESS Join social entrepreneurs, […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Visit women owned farms Explore urban agriculture projects in Omaha Attend workshops on permaculture and eco-feminism More Info
The northeast region served by NESAWG includes over 13,000 miles of tidal shoreline,[1] which thousands of fishermen navigate each year channeling millions of pounds of fish and billions of dollars into our food system. In 2012, commercial fishermen in our region earned more than $1.5 billion in revenue.[2] When you take into account the economic […]
Mapping Baltimore City’s Food Environment Food Access, Food Justice, Food Security Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future A 2015 report by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF), in collaboration with the Baltimore Food Policy Initiative, found that one in four of the city’s residents live in so-called food deserts […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Grand Wyndham Pittsburgh Downtown Join us for the MANRRS 32nd Annual Career Fair and Training Conference . 2017 Conference Theme: “MANRRS: Sculpting Minds Nurturing Hearts and Creating Diverse Leaders” More Info
Remember when global was all the rage? Back in 2005, the future was paved with offshore outsourcing and continent-crossing supply chains, and Thomas L. Friedman’s The World Is Flat topped every bestseller list. “When I was growing up, my parents told me, ‘Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving,’” wrote Friedman, “I tell my […]
Climate Change Facts: FARM ENERGY, CARBON, AND GREENHOUSE GASES Climate Change, Energy, Farming, Processes & Practices, Waste Recovery Cornell Cooperative Extension Farmers today face rising energy costs and uncertainty about future energy policies that affect agriculture. This guide introduces ways farmers can improve the energy efficiency of their operations and explore alternatives to traditional fossil […]
Community Eligibility Adoption Rises for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, Increasing Access to School Meals Food Access, Nutrition, Policy & Advocacy Becca Segal, Jessie Hewins, Mieka Sanderson, Catlin Nchako, Zoë Neuberger, Lexin Cai, and Alison Maurice The report summarizes data about the Community Eligibility Provision, gathered by USDA, in collaboration with the Center on […]
