Why I Work To Uproot Racism In The Food System
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
The reason that I as a Black person work to end inequity in the entire food system is simple: Black farmers currently operate less than 1% of the nation’s farms
- Published in General, Racial Equity Challenge
Why I Work to Dismantle White Supremacy in the Food System
Thursday, 05 April 2018
“As white people we need to make a choice about how we’re going to be white in this world. We can be part of continuing white supremacy or we can
- Published in General, Racial Equity Challenge
I am guilty: Exploring my identity and values as an immigrant in food systems
Tuesday, 03 April 2018
I am guilty. I am guilty of drinking fair trade and organic coffee out of mason jars. I am guilty of supporting farm-to-table restaurants owned by white folks in communities
- Published in Racial Equity Challenge, Rhode Island
New England Food Hub Network: Exploring Options To Enhance Food Hub Collaboration & Increase New England Farm To Institution Sales
Thursday, 22 March 2018
https://www.farmtoinstitution.org/blog/fine-report-explores-new-england-food-hub-network
- Published in News & Announcements, Research and Reports
Age Should Not Be A Limiting Factor When It Comes To Doing Food Systems Work
Thursday, 08 March 2018
This post by Vanessa Garcia Polanco and Amirio Freeman originally appeared on NESAWG’s blog. Last fall, we attended the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s 2017 It Takes a Region Conference, thanks
- Published in General
Optimizing Emerging Leaders for Real Solutions in the Food System: Interview with Vanessa Garcia Polanco
Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Food Tank’s interview with Network Leadership Institute participant Vanessa Garcia Polanco originally appeared on Food Tank’s website. Vanessa Garcia Polanco’s passion for food and agricultural policy arose from the influences of
- Published in News & Announcements, Stories and Inspiration
My Time on the Line
Monday, 05 March 2018
The Shah Family Foundation has been working closely with The Boston Public Schools Food and Nutritional Services and the City of Boston on a pilot project in East Boston schools
- Published in Massachusetts
A deeper Challenge of Change: The role of land-grant universities in assessing and ending structural racism in the US food system
Monday, 26 February 2018
http://asi.ucdavis.edu/networks/infas/a-deeper-challenge-of-change-the-role-of-land-grant-universities-in-assessing-and-ending-structural-racism-in-the-us-food-system
- Published in News & Announcements, Racial Equity Challenge, Research and Reports
UNH announces joint recipients of Thomas W. Haas Professorship
Friday, 16 February 2018
On February 5th, UNH named Curtis Ogden and Karen Spiller as joint recipients of the Thomas W. Haas Professorship in Sustainable Food Systems. The professorship was established in 2013 with
- Published in General
Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition Introduces New Local Food Resource, “Cultivating Community”
Friday, 02 February 2018
The Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition (MFCC) has announced the launch of a new resource for Coalition partners and community members: a visual and narrative portfolio depicting the array of
- Published in New Hampshire
