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
Keep up with the latest policy news, USDA Funding Announcements, and food systems happenings in the Northeast. Humanizing the Food System – #NESAWG17 Conference Report Dec 28, 2017 The 2017 Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group It Takes a Region Conference broke the mold. NESAWG has been putting on successful food systems conferences for 25 years, […]
How has a local orchard, dairy, vegetable operation, food business, farm to school program, food hub, fishing enterprise, nutrition education program, food security/access program, urban farm, youth food justice initiative or similar program in your region gotten a boost from a state or federal government program? How have state and federal laws and programs helped, […]
The House and Senate will be back in their districts twice in the next two months, and they sure ought to see and hear from you while they are home! The work of educating our elected officials about the importance of sustainable agriculture, farm to school, worker justice, food access, nutrition, and all the other […]
The House and Senate will be back in their districts twice in the next two months, and they sure ought to see and hear from you while they are home! The work of educating our elected officials about the importance of sustainable agriculture, farm to school, worker justice, food access, nutrition, and all the other […]
America’s shrinking supply of farmers is a vexing problem for all of us working to build a sustainable food system. In the past 80 years, we have lost nearly half of our farmers, from nearly 7 million in 1935 to 3.2 million in 2012.1 The farmers we have left are increasingly approaching, if not exceeding […]
America’s shrinking supply of farmers is a vexing problem for all of us working to build a sustainable food system. In the past 80 years, we have lost nearly half of our farmers, from nearly 7 million in 1935 to 3.2 million in 2012.1 The farmers we have left are increasingly approaching, if not exceeding […]
Farms that use smart conservation measures are not only more profitable and resilient to climate change and severe weather, they protect critical natural resources like water and air – making conservation a smart investment AND a public good. This is why we believe farmers who use sustainable practices should be rewarded The USDA’s Conservation Stewardship […]
Farms that use smart conservation measures are not only more profitable and resilient to climate change and severe weather, they protect critical natural resources like water and air – making conservation a smart investment AND a public good. This is why we believe farmers who use sustainable practices should be rewarded The USDA’s Conservation Stewardship […]
