Maine Live: Amanda Beal

Network Team member Amanda Beal, Director of Maine Farmland Trust, discusses the importance of food policy and begs the question “is there really a food movement underway?” on Maine Live.
Angela with hives

Participatory Evaluation as a Tool for Policy Activation

In the field, I often hear the question from partner organizations or institutions: “Why is evaluation important?” and “Why do we need to do this?”. As an educator and an
Raheem Baraka at the FoodCares stall

FoodCares Urban Market at the Boston Public Market

The Boston Public Market (BPM) celebrated the grand opening of its newest vendor, FoodCares Urban Market, on November 1st, 2017. Lead by Baraka Community Wellness Founder and prominent local health
Measuring Up: Demonstrating the Impact of Farm to Institution through Metrics, Fall 2017 Blog Series - FINE

Measuring Up: Data-Driven Recommendations for Achieving Farm to Institution Success

This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog.   INSTALLMENT NO. 6 OF 6 The Power of Institutions to Change the Food System New England schools,

Life, Liberation and Embodying Regeneration

This post was originally published on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog by Curtis Ogden on November 20, 2017. “We know that there is no help for us but from one
Measuring Up: Demonstrating the Impact of Farm to Institution through Metrics, Fall 2017 Blog Series - FINE

Measuring Up: Producer Perspectives on Institutional Markets

This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog.   INSTALLMENT NO. 5 of 6 Over the past several weeks, this blog series has presented data on
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Measuring Up: Accessing Local Food Products & Identifying Barriers to Local Procurement

This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog.   INSTALLMENT NO. 4 of 6 As interest in local food procurement increases at the institutional level, purchasers
Karen Spiller (right) at an event at Boston Public Market

Race and Equity in Regional Food System Organizing

Race and equity are concerns in all parts of our society, and the food system is no different. From food apartheid to low wages, the food system reflects discrimination in
Measuring Up: A Fall 2017 Metrics Blog Series (header)

Measuring Up: Working Within the System – Institutional Budgets, Operational Characteristics & Local Food Procurement

This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog.   INSTALLMENT NO. 3 OF 6 Schools, institutions of higher education and hospitals in New England spend hundreds of
Consumer shopping for local food Photo: Rooted in Vermont

Economic Development in the Local Food Economy

This post originally appeared on Vermont Farm to Plate Features. When you ask people their definition of the Vermont food economy, they’ll often talk about farms, farmers’ markets or CSAs. What’s