Navigating Challenges Faced by Farmers & Food Entrepreneurs – Learn about the legal resources available from Conservation Law Foundation’s Legal Food Hub – Identify legal issues that may face farmers, food entrepreneurs and food-related businesses – Explore the ways other small businesses have connected with lawyers and solved legal problems Find out more Building Successful […]
Navigating Challenges Faced by Farmers & Food Entrepreneurs – Learn about the legal resources available from Conservation Law Foundation’s Legal Food Hub – Identify legal issues that may face farmers, food entrepreneurs and food-related businesses – Explore the ways other small businesses have connected with lawyers and solved legal problems Find out more Building Successful […]
THIS YEAR’S THEME – CULTIVATING A TRANSFORMATIVE FOOD SYSTEM It takes a region to cultivate a transformative food system that is in right relationship to people, place, and planet. Everything that we do requires balance. Just as plants seek the right relationship between rain, sun, nutrients, soil, and each other to flourish, we must also […]
Friday morning opening plenary: Humanizing the Food System What do we mean by “Humanizing the Food System” – the whole food system as it currently exists? What does it look like in action? How can we foster more meaningful, productive conversations that bridge differences and address shared goals, even in the ongoing presence of differences? […]
This post originally appeared on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog. “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” James A. Baldwin For the third year in a row, the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) is working with Food Solutions New England to design and facilitate the 21 Day […]
This post originally appeared on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog. “It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.” James A. Baldwin For the third year in a row, the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) is working with Food Solutions New England to design and facilitate the 21 Day […]
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 Presenter, Staff, & Steering Committee Bios Onika Abraham is a NESAWG Steering Committee member. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. […]
Conference Main Page | Youth at the Conference Schedule | Pre-conferences | Theme-related Sessions Workshops | Networking Groups | People of Color Caucus Film: Forgotten Farms | Presenter Bios Presenter Bios Marilyn Anthony Marilyn Anthony’s career has moved from “table to farm.” After working as a chef for many years, she became involved in the economics and social […]
Conference Main Page | Youth at the Conference Schedule | Pre-conferences | Theme-related Sessions Workshops | Networking Groups | People of Color Caucus Film: Forgotten Farms | Presenter Bios Presenter Bios Marilyn Anthony Marilyn Anthony’s career has moved from “table to farm.” After working as a chef for many years, she became involved in the economics and social […]
Farming, Food Hubs, Local and Regional Food Systems, Metrics, Supply Chains Farm Credit East, Wallace Center at Winrock International, Morse Marketing Connections and Farm Credit Council, The nationwide emergence of food hubs is an indicator that local food is becoming more readily available in higher-volume sales channels. The more than 300 food hubs operating around […]
The results of the 2015 Farm to School Census are in and the NESAWG region is once again showing their love for farm to school. Approximately 60% of all districts in our region who responded to the census have farm to school activities, exceeding the national rate of participation by 18 percentage points! This amounts […]
How have state & federal policies impacted the food system in your community? Jul 06, 2020 Find out more COVID Policy Round-Up: Food Systems Aid So Far and to Come May 13, 2020 Find out more FARMING IS GOOD BUSINESS FOR THE HUDSON VALLEY Jan 15, 2020 Through funding made possible by the 2018 US […]
The violent insurrection of the Capitol led by President Trump’s supporters last week was horrifying and disgusting. It was a terrifying and predictable outcome to two month’s of egregious misinformation about the election, four years of the President condoning outward displays of racism and anti-Semitism, and centuries of a culture steeped in white supremacy. Their […]
The violent insurrection of the Capitol led by President Trump’s supporters last week was horrifying and disgusting. It was a terrifying and predictable outcome to two month’s of egregious misinformation about the election, four years of the President condoning outward displays of racism and anti-Semitism, and centuries of a culture steeped in white supremacy. Their […]
