Institute for Social and Economic Development, Boston, MA – 12/19/14 Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Organization Description: The Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED), a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, has provided training, evaluation and management activities worldwide since 1988. ISED believes that high quality technical assistance, program evaluation, and measurement improve long-term social and economic outcomes […]

January 15, 2015 to January 17, 2015 College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, College Park, MD Every winter, Future Harvest CASA holds a dynamic sustainable agriculture conference in the lower Mid-Atlantic. This year, they have added an extra day of hands-on, pre-conference workshops: beekeeping basics, food photography and styling, fermentations, wet hopping — and much more.  And then the […]

Overview | Schedule | Registration   Pre-Conference Sessions | Plenaries | Workshops Workgroup Sessions  | Presenter Bios People of Color Caucus | Keynote Speaker Jim Hightower  Venue + Lodging | Sponsorship  | Bookshelf Venue The Saratoga Hilton is the official NESAWG It Takes a Region Conference Hotel where all plenaries and workshops will be held. Parking is free. Saratoga Hilton 534 Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY Directions Lodging The hotel […]

Overview | Schedule | Registration   Pre-Conference Sessions | Plenaries | Workshops Workgroup Sessions  | Presenter Bios People of Color Caucus | Keynote Speaker Jim Hightower  Venue + Lodging | Sponsorship  | Bookshelf It’s not too late — Register today! Your $200 registration fee covers two breakfasts, reception, breaks, banquet dinner with Jim Hightower keynote, workshops, workgroup and plenary sessions and conference materials. REGISTER NOW — CLICK HERE SPECIAL DISCOUNT […]

NESAWG offers organization and individual memberships.  Members receive the NESAWG NEWS newsletter, free publications and discounts at NESAWG events.  Members commit to working on and advocating for food system change in our region.  The region includes twelve Northeast states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and […]

Publications Building Advocacy Capacity: Developing a Policy Advocacy Program for Your Organization Understanding Food Safety Regulations for Farm-Direct Sales: A Study of CT, MA, NY and VT Special Edition Northeast Policy Newsletters A Northeast Farm Bill Agenda: Priorities for the 2007 Farm Bill Northeast Policy Priorities Fact Sheets Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food System […]

Staff: NESAWG Coordinator, Kathy Ruhf 413-323-9878, e-mail: [email protected]  Regional Organizer, NEFOOD List-serve Administrator Roger Doiron, 207-883-5341 e-mail: [email protected]  Steering Committee Members:   Billie Best, Consultant P.O. Box 163 North Egremont, MA 01252 413-644-8971 [email protected]  Kate Duesterberg, Board of Directors Northeast Organic Farming Association/VT Cedar Circle Farm 225 Pavilion Road East Thetford, VT 05043 802-785-4737 [email protected] […]

Understanding Food Safety Regulations for Farm-Direct Sales: A Study of CT, MA, NY and VT Special Edition Northeast Policy Newsletters A Northeast Farm Bill Agenda: Priorities for the 2007 Farm Bill Northeast Policy Priorities Fact Sheets Regionalist Approaches to Farm and Food System Policy: A Focus on the Northeast Northeast Farms to Food: 2006 Update […]

A Regional Framework for U.S. Food and Farm Policy (click here to download this document as a Word file) Good public policies solve problems, address needs, and direct progress. However, even good policies can result in inequities, inefficiencies, and undesirable outcomes if applied in a “one size fits all” manner. Often, one size does not […]

What: A working conference to build our Northeast Food System AND NESAWG’s Annual Meeting   When: November 13-14, 2009   Where: Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, NY   Who: Food system advocates, policymakers, planners, researchers, Extension and other educators, farmer groups, food businesses, farm support organizations, consumer groups, students Registration: Earlybird deadline is September […]

NEWS: House Approves New Food-Safety Laws (New York Times) – In a major step toward an overhaul of the nation’s food safety system, the House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to require more frequent inspections of processing plants and give the government the authority to order the recall of tainted foods.  “No legislation like […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: CSAs: Not just for veggies anymore NEWS: Mid-Atlantic Presence Grows in House Ag Committee Vermont dairy industry facing crisis The Great Cow-Sharing Debate Going back to the land in Maine Kee tapped to head Delaware’s agriculture department Rhode Island aquaculture industry making waves Massachusetts hopes tax break will spur land conservation EVENTS: […]

Social networking is the latest web phenomenon with a growing number of people – young and old – joining online networks related to their interests and values. In this spirit, NESAWG would like to invite you to join a brand spankin’ new social network of people and groups working towards a vibrant and sustainable regional […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Don’t Cluck, Don’t Tell? NEWS: USDA plants model People’s Garden on Mall Farm groups seek stake in House climate bill Philadelphia Food Bank Seeks Farmers for Gleaning Program Maine Food Rescuers Get Creative To Feed The Hungry Permits hinder West Virginia egg producers Vermont committee says it’s safe to let more ‘raw’ […]