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 […]

NESAWG convenes a group of food systems organizations and leaders who engage collectively with the Northeast Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NEASDA) at their annual meeting and throughout the year. We can’t engage in person this year, so we are compiling an online publication to show our state Departments of Agriculture how sustainable agriculture […]

For Immediate Release: June 5, 2015 Contact: Tracy Lerman, Communications Manager 650-867-0389 | [email protected] Civil Rights Activist Shirley Sherrod to Deliver Keynote Address at annual NESAWG Conference Irvington, NY – Shirley Sherrod, former Georgia director of Rural Development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), will deliver the keynote address at the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture […]

by Nicole Sugerman, Policy Manager The biggest story of the past month is the police and extrajudicial murders of yet more Black people, resulting in global uprisings in the midst of a pandemic. My heart is heavy for the families and memories of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. The subsequent calls to value […]

by Nicole Sugerman, Policy Manager The biggest story of the past month is the police and extrajudicial murders of yet more Black people, resulting in global uprisings in the midst of a pandemic. My heart is heavy for the families and memories of Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. The subsequent calls to value […]

Keep up with the latest policy news, USDA Funding Announcements, and food systems happenings in the Northeast. A Model Network: Food Chain Workers Alliance Apr 27, 2015 Find out more USDA – Conservation Stewardship Program Renewal Process Starting Jul 29, 2014 Find out more

Keep up with the latest policy news, USDA Funding Announcements, and food systems happenings in the Northeast. A Model Network: National Good Food Network Jul 28, 2015 Find out more News Release Jun 05, 2015 Find out more