Aquaculture, Farming, Fisheries & Seafood, Food Access, Food Justice, Food Systems, Land Use, Local and Regional Food Systems, Mapping What does a food system look like? How are various entities connected? Where are there gaps in the system? What does a food desert look like? The Maryland Food Systems Map, a project of The Johns Hopkins Center for […]
Parag Khanna of the New York Times reorganizes the 50 United States into seven mega regions. These mega regions already exist socially and economically, clustered around large metropolises and along infrastructure lines. Khanna argues that these large metropolitan regions or “city states” are more important to the economy than any state and that connectivity to one of these city-states […]
Tell us a little about yourself. Who are you, what do you do, and how did you end up doing it? I’m a farmer now, I raise broiler chickens for Pilgrim’s Pride and Angus beef cattle. I’m a retired Federal agent for US Fish and Wildlife Enforcement and before that I was a state wildlife […]
This year, NESAWG brought a delegation of 22 to the NEASDA (Northeastern Association of State Departments of Agriculture) Annual Regional Meeting! This conference is an excellent opportunity to interact with Northeast state agriculture heads, hear about their Farm Bill and state ag priorities and let them know what matters to us. Stories from our Kitchen Table […]
Conference Main Page | Conference Schedule Pre-Conference Sessions | Plenaries Workshops | Discussion & Work Groups Mixers & Meal Discussions Keynote Speaker Shirley Sherrod Presenter Bios | Bookshelf | Sponsorships Session Resources | Conference Recap Session Presentations, Handouts, Notes, & Resources Race and Equity Prompts — these discussion prompts were included in conference folders to […]
2023 NEASDA Conference Jun 15, 2023 Find out more Farm Bill Survey Report Back Jan 01, 2023 Find out more Farm Bill Survey Report Back Jan 01, 2022 Find out more Conservation Programs: Spotlight on Racial Equity Mar 03, 2021 Find out more Supporting Beginning Farmers and the Agri-Preneurial Ecosystem Through Research and Education Projects […]
Recently, the NESAWG team got together to imagine our collective work in the years ahead. To help spark inspiration, we asked ourselves the same question we’d like to ask you now: What does liberation in 10 years mean to you? Donate to NESAWG today, and be sure to add your idea of liberation to our vision […]
We had a great time this past Saturday at the Produce Safety Training and MapJam workshop in Philly! We had a wonderful group of urban growers, beekeepers, farmers, educators, advocates, and nature lovers from the Philadelphia area. The first part of the day was led by amazing teachers: Dr. Melvina Brown, Chef Laquanda Dobson, and […]
Media Advisory (shared via Food for the Spirit and The Buffalo Food Equity Network) May 17, 2022 For more information, contact: Rebekah Williams [email protected] Buffalo Food Justice Advocates and Partners Call for End to White Supremacy and Anti-Blackness Intentional and systemic racism and historic disinvestment in Black communities has led to the circumstances of the […]
Friday morning opening plenary: Humanizing the Food System What do we mean by “Humanizing the Food System” – the whole food system as it currently exists? What does it look like in action? How can we foster more meaningful, productive conversations that bridge differences and address shared goals, even in the ongoing presence of differences? […]
By Nicole Sugerman Throughout the Northeast, organizations we spoke to with Farm to Families Food Box contracts (the component of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) that funded food boxes from farmers and distributors to local emergency food programs) expressed their excitement in being able to provide food to families in their communities while providing a […]
*English Below Entrevista con Gloria Ramirez – Mayo 23, 2023 Abuela Indigena Maya, Sanadora Ancestral y Activista de El Salvador Panel sobre el proceso, los resultados, los desafíos y los éxitos en el esfuerzo de Transformación de Equidad Racial dentro de las organizaciones NESAWG: Querida Gloria. Fue un placer verte participar en el NESAWG Track […]
Frutos del NESAWG Track sobre la Transformación de Equidad Racial en la Conferencia de Invierno 2023 de NOFA/Mass Entrevista con Gloria Ramirez – Mayo 23, 2023 Abuela Indigena Maya, Sanadora Ancestral y Activista de El Salvador Panel sobre el proceso, los resultados, los desafíos y los éxitos en el esfuerzo de Transformación de Equidad […]
Racism, sexism, ableism, and structural oppression of all kinds remains a significant barrier to building a just and sustainable food system. These resources come from food systems and social justice advocates throughout the world and we’re always adding to them. Look for the italics after each description to see what issue the link covers. Got something […]
