Jamie Christian is the Executive Director and founder of Lettuce Turnip the Beet Sustainability Collective©(2020) and co-founder and Executive Director of its predecessor Lettuce Turnip the Beet CSGA©(2015). LTBCSGA began as a school garden initiative and has bloomed into an organization that provides sustainability and regenerative agriculture education to schools and communities in South Western […]
Request for Proposal For Bookkeeping Services Scope of Work & Services Required NESAWG is seeking proposals for bookkeeping services following an accrual-based accounting system under 501(c)(3) non-profit regulations using online NetSuite Cloud Accounting software to include the following scope of work with potential expansion: Bookkeeping & Coding Enter accounts payable into NetSuite as needed (i.e. bills, […]
“FARMERS IN THE LEHIGH VALLEY HAVE TALKED FOR YEARS ABOUT COOPERATING MORE IN TRANSPORTATION, MARKETING, AND DISTRIBUTION. COVID HAS HELPED THESE NETWORKS DEVELOP,” -JEFF FRANK, FARMER, LIBERTY GARDENS By Sara Nicholas, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture For farmers Jeff Frank and Kristin Illick of Liberty Gardens in Coopersburg, PA, the pandemic forced them to rethink their already successful business as a wholesaler of salad […]
Education, Farm to Institution In Teaching in Nature’s Classroom: Core Principles of Garden-Based Education, veteran farm and garden educator Nathan Larson shares a philosophy of teaching in the garden through fifteen guiding principles and engaging stories from the field. The book features vivid paintings by mural artist Becky Redelings, an inspiring foreword by Whitney Cohen of […]
Pre-Conference — WEDNESDAY, Oct 24 1:00pm-5:00 p.m. and 7:30 – 9pm Stretch Collaboration: How To Work With People You Don’t Agree With Or Trust, Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 S. Rittenhouse Square Pre-Conference — THURSDAY, Oct 25 Noon–9:00pm Registration, Liberty Coat Check 8:00am–4:00pm Pre-Conference Sessions: * 8:30am-11:30a.m Stretch Collaboration: How To Work With People You Don’t Agree […]
Join your peers in the organic, regenerative, sustainable living movement at the NOFA/Mass Winter Conference this January. In Worcester, MA and Online, Saturday, January 14 Online Only Sunday, January 15 The same sliding scale registration pricing whether you choose to attend in person or online, or both! Recordings of all sessions available to all registrants.* Register today! […]
REGISTER: May WEBINAR WITH Migrant Justice and the Milk with Dignity Standards Council Web page available in Spanish | Página web disponible en español *The webinar recording is available here. Please help us improve by filling out the Post Webinar Feedback Survey. Throughout the Corona Crisis, migrant farmworkers continue to work day in and day out to produce the milk and dairy products that line […]
Please check back for more updates and information on our presenters! Onika Abraham Onika Abraham is the director of Farm School NYC, which offers adults comprehensive, professional training in sustainable agriculture that is grounded in social and food justice. A farmer and educator with more than 15 years of experience in nonprofit management, Onika completed […]
Adapted from our friends at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition For decades, the Outreach and Assistance for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers Program (also known as the “2501 Program”) has served as the only farm bill program dedicated to addressing the needs of family farmers and ranchers of color. Over the past 20 […]
“Food workers are the hands that feed us, yet they are this group of invisible people.” What does a truly sustainable food system look like? Amid growing awareness of the connection between farming, health, and the environment, many people feel sustainability is about how our food is grown and distributed. For the Food Chain […]
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 Mixers & Meal Discussions Thursday, November 12 NESAWG Meet ‘n Mingle! 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Are you new to […]
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, […]
For those of us occupied with making the food system more just and sustainable, the idea that we might encounter a problem or two along the way is so obvious and banal that it doesn’t merit mention. Clearly there are barriers, chasms even, that stand in the way; otherwise we wouldn’t need to do this […]
Video Energy, Farming, Fracking, Land Use, NESAWG Publication, Policy & Advocacy Pennsylvania Dr. J. Stephen Cleghorn, of Paradise Gardens and Farm in Reynoldsville, PA, discusses fracking, farms, public health and the environment, and the need for the farm and food movement to think outside the box at the NESAWG 2015 Conference. Read a transcript of […]
