Common Ground Center, Starksboro, VT It is with great excitement that we invite you to apply for the second annual Northeast Jam – a five day gathering of 30 dynamic and diverse changemakers for deep listening, learning, storytelling, systemic inquiry, and community building. The Jam is a gathering for exploring three difference fields of transformation […]
March 28, 2016 Goddard College, 123 Pitkin Rd., Plainfield, VT The Black/Land Project gathers and analyzes stories about the relationship between black people, land and place. Join us for this interactive presentation with Black/Land Project founder Mistinguette Smith. Free and open to the public. Presented by Goddard College’s Undergraduate Studies Program. The purpose of the project is to […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Publication Farm to Institution A Toolkit for Increasing Local Food Purchasing by Institutional Food Service Management, from Farm to Institution New England. Go to Toolkit
SAVE THE DATE! JUNE 1-4, 2016 in MADISON, WISCONSIN A biennial event hosted by the National Farm to School Network The National Farm to Cafeteria Conference is a biennial event that convenes a diverse group of stakeholders from across the farm to cafeteria movement who are working to source local food for institutional cafeterias and foster […]
NESAWG’s Research & Assessment Workgroup includes a diversity of practitioners, funders, researchers, planners, educators, advocates and others in its membership. We share an interest in more informed decision making and programming. As a Community of Practice/Learning, we draw from each others experience and expertise, sharing insights and challenges, identifying areas of common need and opportunity. […]
March 8, 2016 Curry Student Center, Northeastern University, Boston, MA Local Food Buyers and Producers are Invited to Meet and Begin Doing Business. The Sustainable Business Network of Massachusetts (SBN) is offering our 5th Local Food Trade Shows. The 2016 Local Food Trade Shows are designed to facilitate connections and stimulate business relationships between producers […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Old US Mint, New Orleans, LA Slow Fish 2016 in New Orleans will be both a convening of Slow Fish delegates from around the world and also a public seafood festival. The conference portion of Slow Fish will be held primarily in the […]
March 12, 2016 Northeastern University, Boston, MA EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: $50 The annual Massachusetts Urban Farming Conference (UFC) is designed to advance the opportunities and address the barriers involved in cultivating a resilient and thriving Urban Farming sector. The UFC is a multi-sector stakeholder forum designed to share information regarding what is currently happening in […]
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. How can we work together as a region to redirect time, money, research and expertise to align dietary guidance with the food equity goals? This workgroup will continue to explore existing […]
Products/Services: CROPS; maple syrup [Organic Certified: Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC , Cert#9014; USDA NOP Ref# 13389] -Source data retrieved from USDA National Organic Program (NOP) website (http://apps.ams.usda.gov/nop/) 4-15-15 3362 Fairfield Road, E Fairfield, Vermont 05448
Food Hubs, Food Security, Food Systems, Processes & Practices, Production, Retail, Supply Chains Adam Diamond, James Barham – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service This report examines the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of eight diverse food value chains to glean practical lessons about how they operate, the challenges they face, and how they take advantage of emerging opportunities for marketing differentiated […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network Publication Food Access, Funding/Financing/Lending Brian Lang, Caroline Harries, Miriam Manon, Jordan Tucker, Eugene Kim and Sara Ansell of The Food Trust; Pat Smith of The Reinvestment Fund This handbook lays out a step-by-step approach to developing state and local policies that encourage the […]
University of Connecticut, Lewis B. Rome Commons, Storrs UConn Extension is sponsoring the 2016 Garden Conference on Friday, March 18, 2016. The conference will be held at the University of Connecticut, Lewis B. Rome Commons in Storrs, CT. The 2016 UConn Garden Conference features an exciting lineup of top national speakers and local experts on various aspects […]
March 19, 2016 CLiCK – 41 Club Road, Windham, CT Meet a farmer, create a relationship, build community. Join Grow Windham and get to know your local CT farmers at the Windham Community Food Network’s “Know Your Farmer Fair”. Find a CSA, farm stand, pick your own, or a farm with bulk produce to sell. […]
