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Farm support, food assistance, agricultural trade and marketing, conservation, and rural development are among the list of policies and programs encompassed by the federal Farm Bill. Congress is expected to enact a new Farm Bill in 2007 which will have profound impacts on the Northeast — our food, farms, communities, and people. Historically, the Northeast […]

10 Reasons to Buy Local Food 1. Locally grown food tastes better. Food grown in your own community was probably picked within the past day or two. It’s crisp, sweet and loaded with flavor. Produce flown or trucked in from California, Florida, Chile or Holland is, quite understandably, much older. Several studies have shown that […]

NEWS Announcing Northeast Ag Works! Regional Strategies for Farm and Food Policy Innovation Imagine farms of all sizes and kinds thriving on diverse landscapes from Maine to West Virginia. Millions of Northeast citizens purchasing farm products grown and raised close to home. Communities embracing agriculture as welcomed economic development. Healthy foods available from our most […]

ACCOMPLISHMENTS A list of accomplishments can never adequately capture the true spirit of the NESAWG community. Through countless partnerships and collaborations, NESAWG has fostered and sponsored many projects that have contributed toward a more sustainable and secure regional food and farming system for the Northeast. Here is a sampling from the past decade: Three NESAWG […]

NEFOOD-L EMAIL LIST Are you seeking to expand your network of folks working on community food security and sustainable food systems in the Northeast? Do you long for a regional forum to discuss issues and collaborate on projects? Are you looking for a way to broadcast announcements and resources about your work, ask questions and […]

Recognizing the considerable impact of federal policy on small farms and farmers, NESAWG has worked hard over the past several years to educate people and organizations in the Northeast around Farm Bill issues and to encourage them to play an active role in moving federal policy in a more sustainable direction. We are very concerned […]

GET INVOLVED There are many things you or your group can do to help build a more sustainable and secure regional food system. Here are a few you can do today! Become a NESAWG member. Join NEFOOD-L, a NESAWG-sponsored e-mail forum devoted to the topic of food systems in the Northeastern states Sign up for […]

USEFUL LINKS NESAWG Member organizations NESAWG’s Partners at Regional and National Level: National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture Other Regional SAWGs: Western, Midwest, Southern, California Eat Local: There are many reasons to buy local food. Here are 10 good ones, in case you’re not already convinced! Below are just a few of several websites that can […]

Billie Best Regional Farm and Food Project [email protected] Kate Duesterberg Cedar Circle Farm 802-785-4737 [email protected] Judith Gillan New England Small Farm Institute 413-323-4531 [email protected] Vern Grubinger Center for Sustainable Agriculture University of Vermont Extension 802-257-7967 [email protected] Jim Hanna New American Sustainable Ag Project Coastal Enterprises, Inc. 207-871-8266 [email protected] Liana Hoodes 845-744-2304 [email protected]        Ruth Katz […]

NESAWG MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS Jump to: A B C E F G H I J M N O P R S T U V Y A Accokeek Foundation Ecosystem Farm Action of Church and Community Together Agriculture, Food and Environment Program, Tufts Univ. American Farmland Trust Back to Top B Berkshire Grown Biodynamic Farmland Conservation Trust […]

NESAWG trained twenty-four agriculture economic development practitioners from 12 Northeast. Strengthening ag development as an economic development activity is critical in our highly urbanized region. Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) originated in this country in the Northeast, and there are more CSA farms in our region than in any other. NESAWG led a four-year project to […]