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As part of our mission to help build a sustainable, just and economically vibrant region, NESAWG shares information with network participants about our food system and encourages active involvement through our research and education efforts.  These include:   Publications NESAWG has developed seminal reports and studies in collaboration with our participating organizations.  These include New England Food Policy: Building a Sustainable […]

Home › Our Work › Discussion & Work Groups › This workgroup is an open forum to address and join together on specific activities regarding implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, GAPs and other certifications, farmer education, and one-size-fits-all regulations. Steve Gilman leads this group ([email protected]). For the most recent workgroup notes, click on the […]

The Farm to School Program Summary of Grant Awards Farm to Institution, Funding/Financing/Lending Matthew Benson, Matthew Russell, and Deborah Kane, USDA Farm to School Program This report provides an in-depth look at the USDA Farm to School Program’s first 3 years of grant-making and summarizes findings from an analysis of select data from projects funded […]

The Distribution and Food Hubs Work Group meets at the annual NESAWG conference to discuss issues, challenges, and best practices related to food hubs, value chains, and other strategies for wholesale distribution that support sustainable food systems goals and benefit all food systems stakeholders. At the 2015 Conference, we will have two presentations focused on […]

Lesley University Brattle Campus 99 Phillips Place, Cambridge, MA 02138 Join The Privilege Institute at Lesley University for this landmark regional symposium as the national White Privilege Conference brings to New England, for the first time, its acclaimed, robust model of engagement and action. Join frontline New England racial justice activists, academics, and artists as we […]

Diet, Geography, Access and Public Health (DGAP) is exploring persistent patterns of food system inequities, particularly in communities of color and economically or socially disadvantaged communities. The Distribution and Food Hubs Work Group meets at the annual NESAWG conference to discuss issues, challenges, and best practices related to food hubs, value chains, and other strategies […]

NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Home › Our Work › Research & Education › Are you a professor, graduate student, farmer or other food systems practitioner working on a northeast regional research project that you want our community to know about?  Submit it here! We will post notices […]

The Food Systems Planning Work Group is a community of practice for those engaged in planning activities that impact the food system. Members include regional and municipal planners, food policy council members, and others who develop/use food system plans and policies. At each annual conference the group explores topics such as developing elements of food system […]

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 […]

Home › Our Work › Discussion & Work Groups › This is a reconvening of a NESAWG group which evolved into the North East Foodshed Finance Alliance (NEFFA) which launched a dialogue on shared metrics at Food + Enterprise Summit 2015. Who: Designed for foundations, financial institutions and angel investors (collectively: “food system funders”) as […]

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 […]

Home › Our Work › Discussion & Work Groups › This workgroup will continue discussions on linking the sustainable agriculture movement with food workers in order to change the food system at this year’s It Takes a Region Conference. This workgroup is led by Liz Henderson ([email protected]). For the most recent workgroup notes, click on the document […]

Charting everything from factory farms to food policy councils, NESAWG’s Maps section offers interesting graphic perspectives on food and farm issues in our Northeast region.  See past features below, and email us if you have relevant maps to share. Check back soon for more maps! Eat Maine Food Map Jan 29, 2015 Find out more […]