NESAWG is a 12-state network of over 500 participating organizations. Together, we unite farm and food system practitioners and allies to build a sustainable, just and economically vibrant region. Irvington, NY 10533
August 27, 2015 6:00pm to 8:00pm If you use hot water year round and are wondering if installing a solar hot water system might be an affordable and practical option, join us at Atlas Farm to learn about solar thermal applications for farms. Gerry Palano of MDAR will discuss solar thermal technology, applications, and funding […]
August 14, 2015 9:15am to August 16, 2015 2:30pm The Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference features 144 individual sessions with 27 different topic areas. Workshops address organic farming, gardening, land care, draft animals, homesteading, sustainability, nutrition, food politics, activism, and more. The theme for this year’s Conference is “Healing the Climate, Healing Ourselves: […]
November 6, 2015 10:00am to November 7, 2015 3:00pm WFAN’s 2015 annual conference will be Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, at the Radisson Quad City Plaza in Davenport, Iowa. We hope you will join us to connect with 200 other women who, like you, are engaged in healthy food and farming! This year’s […]
August 14, 2015 9:00am to 12:30pm UMASS, Campus Center 903, Amherst, MA This Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference Free Meeting, sponsored by The Domestic Fair Trade Committee of NOFA’s Interstate Council’s (IC) Policy Committee, invites activists from the Northeast Region who are engaged in projects and organizing efforts that come under the broad […]
Stone Barnes Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, NY Apply for a scholarship to the Young Farmers Conference at Stone Barnes Center! Applications will be accepted until August 17 at 5:00pm EST. Every December, hundreds of beginning farmers from across the United States gather at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico […]
December 2, 2015 9:00am to December 4, 2015 4:00pm Stone Barnes Center for Food and Agriculture, Pocantico Hills, NY Every December, hundreds of beginning farmers from across the United States gather at Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York to learn from agricultural luminaries, peers, and advocacy organizations at the […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network The NESAWG Network is made up of hundreds of organizations representing diverse interests across the Northeast. Below is a partial list of organizations that participate in NESAWG. If you would like to be added to the list, email us at info(at)nesawg.org. A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ A […]
September 25, 2015 2:30pm to September 27, 2015 2:30pm The Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative (GFJI) 2015 Gathering will be held in Chicago, IL, in partnership with Growing Power, Inc. We are excited for the opportunity to explore this year’s theme, “H.E.A.L. Our Food System,” with a variety of local community organizations and […]
October 30, 2015 8:00am to October 31, 2015 5:00pm Yale School of Forestry, Yale University, New Haven, CT People in food movements around the world envision a future where our food systems restore degraded ecosystems, mitigate and adapt to climate change, improve community health, and facilitate more equitable economic exchange. To realize this ambitious vision we must […]
2015 is a big year for kids, school food, and farmers. Every five years or so, Congress must pass a new bill to reauthorize federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program, WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children), the School Breakfast Program, the Child and Adult Care Feeding […]
WFAN’s 2015 Annual Conference The Women, Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) 2015 annual conference will be Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7, at the Radisson Quad City Plaza in Davenport, Iowa. We hope you will join us to connect with 200 other women who, like you, are engaged in healthy food and farming! Find […]
Contact: Tracy Lerman, 650-867-0389 | [email protected] Shirley Sherrod, former Georgia director of Rural Development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will deliver the keynote address at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG) Conference on November 12-14, 2015 in Saratoga Springs, NY. In 2010, Sherrod was forced to resign from her USDA position after […]
NESAWG Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group The Region’s Food and Farm Network This new section on our website will have resources for non-profit organizations addressing farm and food systems in the Northeast, as well as select resources for businesses. If you have resources you would like to see available here or you’d like to have […]
