Editor’s note: Hartford Public Schools in Hartford, Connecticut was awarded a 2017 USDA Farm to School grantto incorporate higher volumes of local food into the school menu. The grant will allow the district to install new processing equipment to establish an enhanced “central production kitchen” in Hartford’s Journalism & Media Academy. This kitchen will process, […]
Editor’s note: Hartford Public Schools in Hartford, Connecticut was awarded a 2017 USDA Farm to School grantto incorporate higher volumes of local food into the school menu. The grant will allow the district to install new processing equipment to establish an enhanced “central production kitchen” in Hartford’s Journalism & Media Academy. This kitchen will process, […]
6 questions for Omar and Jonah on supporting cooperation among new Americans in Maine Give us a little overview of what you’re doing, how you got into this work, and since then, what keeps you going? Omar: I worked with this family when I was young and growing up; I translated for them many times. […]
6 questions for Omar and Jonah on supporting cooperation among new Americans in Maine Give us a little overview of what you’re doing, how you got into this work, and since then, what keeps you going? Omar: I worked with this family when I was young and growing up; I translated for them many times. […]
The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge by Karen Spiller, NESAWG Board member As one part of our commitment to racial equity and food justice, Food Solutions New England (FSNE) has been working to normalize conversations about the role of racism in shaping our food systems (local, regional, national and global). We believe that by building […]
The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge by Karen Spiller, NESAWG Board member As one part of our commitment to racial equity and food justice, Food Solutions New England (FSNE) has been working to normalize conversations about the role of racism in shaping our food systems (local, regional, national and global). We believe that by building […]
Editor’s note: NESAWG interviews our regional leaders each month to go deeper into their work. Want to be featured? Email [email protected]. Tell us a little about yourself. Who are you, what do you do, and how did you end up doing it? I came to agriculture about a decade ago with a yearning to […]
Editor’s note: NESAWG interviews our regional leaders each month to go deeper into their work. Want to be featured? Email [email protected]. Tell us a little about yourself. Who are you, what do you do, and how did you end up doing it? I came to agriculture about a decade ago with a yearning to […]
by Ashley Maiolatesi On April 18th , Harvard Law School hosted a panel entitled “The Green New Deal and the Future of Food,” with members of the law school and surrounding community were invited to listen to and discuss the options for our food system within Green New Deal discussions. Coordinated by Nate Rosenberg, an alumnus […]
by Ashley Maiolatesi On April 18th , Harvard Law School hosted a panel entitled “The Green New Deal and the Future of Food,” with members of the law school and surrounding community were invited to listen to and discuss the options for our food system within Green New Deal discussions. Coordinated by Nate Rosenberg, an alumnus […]
What do you want the larger agricultural community to know about the healthcare needs of farmworkers, farmers, and/or foodchain workers? Fishing Partnership Support Services (FP) is a nonprofit company in Massachusetts that has been improving the health, safety, and economic security of fishing families for over 20 years. Food producers, including fishermen, deserve our support. […]
What do you want the larger agricultural community to know about the healthcare needs of farmworkers, farmers, and/or foodchain workers? Fishing Partnership Support Services (FP) is a nonprofit company in Massachusetts that has been improving the health, safety, and economic security of fishing families for over 20 years. Food producers, including fishermen, deserve our support. […]
For Melissa Law, one of four farmers at Bumbleroot Farm in Windham, Maine, climate change is deeply personal, as she has been forced to adapt to more erratic weather patterns and more severe storms in the six years she and her partners have owned their farm. Bumbleroot has endured drought and hail storms, high winds […]
When I took the job as Executive Director of NESAWG in 2017, I will admit that I didn’t quite know what I was signing up for. I knew I believed deeply in the need to create a farm and food system that centers the human right to produce food and feed ourselves in ways that honor our […]
