Press Release: January 1, 2017, Ithaca NY The Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute, also known as “LEAD New York”, is now accepting applications for its newest cohort, class 17. Invitations have been sent out to an extensive prospect list, and LEAD is inviting anyone interested in the program to apply. To maximize the […]
Press Release: January 1, 2017, Ithaca NY The Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute, also known as “LEAD New York”, is now accepting applications for its newest cohort, class 17. Invitations have been sent out to an extensive prospect list, and LEAD is inviting anyone interested in the program to apply. To maximize the […]
AMS is pleased to announce the posting of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule. Developed in close consultation with other Federal agencies, this final rule sets clear standards for organic animals by adding specificity to the production and handling aspects of organic production, ensuring consistency and consumer transparency. Based on recommendations from the National Organic Standards Board, the final rule: […]
AMS is pleased to announce the posting of the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule. Developed in close consultation with other Federal agencies, this final rule sets clear standards for organic animals by adding specificity to the production and handling aspects of organic production, ensuring consistency and consumer transparency. Based on recommendations from the National Organic Standards Board, the final rule: […]
Early-bird $40, Students $10 Register Today! Agenda Join fellow Grassroots Fund grantees, nonprofit leaders, and passionate citizens on April 1, 2017 at the Newport Hyatt (Newport, RI) for the first RootSkills In-Person Training as part of the Grassroots Fund’s 2017 RootSkills Training Series. This year’s series theme is “Building Resilient Communities”, through Spirit in Action’s Theory of Transformation to collectively transform the world […]
Early-bird $40, Students $10 Register Today! Agenda Join fellow Grassroots Fund grantees, nonprofit leaders, and passionate citizens on April 1, 2017 at the Newport Hyatt (Newport, RI) for the first RootSkills In-Person Training as part of the Grassroots Fund’s 2017 RootSkills Training Series. This year’s series theme is “Building Resilient Communities”, through Spirit in Action’s Theory of Transformation to collectively transform the world […]
NESAWG Statement on Immigration and Human Rights Crisis Jul 11, 2018 Find out more Age Should Not Be a Limiting Factor When It Comes to Doing Food Systems Work Mar 01, 2018 Find out more Humanizing the Food System – #NESAWG17 Conference Report Dec 28, 2017 The 2017 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group It Takes […]
by Larkin Christie Larkin Christie is a non-binary 17 year old activist and writer. They co-founded Youth Rise Together in 2017 and are a core member of Western MA Showing Up for Racial Justice. You can follow them on twitter @larcoooon to find out more about what they are up to. I’m a teen activist, […]
by Larkin Christie Larkin Christie is a non-binary 17 year old activist and writer. They co-founded Youth Rise Together in 2017 and are a core member of Western MA Showing Up for Racial Justice. You can follow them on twitter @larcoooon to find out more about what they are up to. I’m a teen activist, […]
by Julie Rosali Garay-Perez I was born on Puerto Rico, a small island in the Caribbean. When I was 4 years old my family of 5 came to join my father in the United States. I grew up in New London, Connecticut, a community that was mostly low-income and working class Latinx and Black folks. When […]
by Julie Rosali Garay-Perez I was born on Puerto Rico, a small island in the Caribbean. When I was 4 years old my family of 5 came to join my father in the United States. I grew up in New London, Connecticut, a community that was mostly low-income and working class Latinx and Black folks. When […]
by Tracy Lerman, NESAWG Executive Director Last week, I joined about two dozen sustainable agriculture stakeholders and NESAWG network participants, as well as agriculture commissioners from ten Northeastern states for the annual NEASDA meeting, the Northeast regional meeting for the National Association of State Department of Agriculture (NASDA). Amidst three beautiful days in Cape Cod, […]
Dear NESAWG Community, I hope that you are all staying healthy and safe as our new reality unfolds. We have all seen how COVID-19 has laid bare our country’s deep economic chasms and impacted the food system in a myriad of ways, with frontline communities facing the brunt. Emergency food suppliers are overwhelmed with demand, food chain […]
Dear NESAWG Community, I hope that you are all staying healthy and safe as our new reality unfolds. We have all seen how COVID-19 has laid bare our country’s deep economic chasms and impacted the food system in a myriad of ways, with frontline communities facing the brunt. Emergency food suppliers are overwhelmed with demand, food chain […]
