FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Michael Pollan’s nine-step program NEWS: USDA promises more equitable Farm Bill Farm policy proposal targets beginning farmers, value-added markets Agriculture groups hope to reap benefits from new farm bill Specialty crops seek share of federal farm programs NY farmers, officials plot rural revival NJ Farmers see growing market in ethnic vegetables VT […]

The Northeast has an unprecedented opportunity to shape the upcoming Farm Bill to be more responsive to our region. Groups from across the Northeast region have been working together to agree on and advance a Northeast Farm Bill agenda. Spurred by regional meetings and teleconferences, grassroots feedback and the November Policy Summit in Baltimore, the […]

We are pleased to present the following summary of its activities and accomplishments for 2006: Public Policy NESAWG led the Northeast Ag Works! Project, which focuses on food and farm policy development for the Northeast. Using a regionalist framework, we: • Produced and disseminated publications about regionalism as applied to farm and food policy – […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Cure me: A NY chef ponders prosciutto NEWS: MD: feeling the bite of lesson on hunger MA: A sweet comeback for a very bitter berry VT dairy farmers to get help by the end of December NY dairy farms fall victim to high costs, low profits CT goat farmers fill niche for […]

A Tool for Food and Farm Policy Evaluation Northeast Ag Works! is a region-wide project to propose, promote and support public policies that sustain and foster our region’s agriculture and food system. We believe that giving greater voice to regional issues and needs will ensure more equitable and responsive state and federal policies and programs. […]

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NESAWG and its members are working in hundreds of ways and arenas –from the marketplace to schools, from land grant universities to legislatures — to make our regional food and farming system more sustainable, just, and secure. To realize this vision, NESAWG focuses on: • Public policy reform and development • Food systems development and […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: F is for Fat NEWS: A new crop of women farmers Agro-ingenuity regional food center could be boon to farmers Community supported fishing: right off the farm, a fresh idea for selling daily catch Urban farmers on the rise A locavore’s fourth: life, liberty and the pursuit of really fresh produce 2009 […]

The best way of building a more sustainable and secure food system is by joining with others who are looking to do the same, both within the Northeast and beyond. NESAWG offers a number of different ways of connecting with others working towards this common goal.  Here are just a few options available to you […]

FOOD FOR THOUGHT: The Eat-Local Backlash NEWS: Global food crisis looms experts fear Fate of increased Chesapeake Bay funding in Farm Bill in Senate’s hands Vt. Dairy Price Plan Gains Support Maine school lunch goes local A Baby Sitter for the Herd EVENTS: 9/8: Pickling with Salt, Great Barrington, MA 9/9: Taste Organic Connecticut, Coventry, […]

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Send a message to your representatives in Congress that you want a better Farm Bill. Our entire Northeast Congressional delegation must hear from all of us now! The message is clear: we want a Farm Bill for the Northeast that fosters healthy, local food, protects the environment, and provides equitable access to agriculture programs. Our […]

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