Collaborative Change

The Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) on Tapping Collective Genius: Our fate is shared and ALL voices must be empowered to realize our collective genius. Collaborative Change Agents ask,
CRAFT greenhouse learning session in Addison County Photo: NOFA VT

Fostering New Farmers

This post, written by Maria Buteux Reade, was reposted from Vermont Farm to Plate Features. A group of farmers gather in a pasture and stare intently at a young man
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Day In The Life Of A New England Groundfish Fisherman

This post originally appeared on the One Fish Foundation blog. As the last sprays of daylight faded to black, I stepped off the M/V Finlander in Eliot, Maine and tried

Boston Local Food Festival

Food Solutions New England is proud to sponsor the 7th Annual Boston Local Food Festival Sunday, September 18, 2016, 11am-5pm, on the Rose F Kennedy Greenway. Check out the “New England Village” to

Omnivore’s Delight Diet: a one week challenge

The ambitious New England Food Vision sets forth the parameters required to achieve a sustainable and equitable food system in which New England farms and fisheries provide at least 50%
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​ In New England, Respecting our Heritage Means Respecting the Sea

This post, by Joshua Berman, Project Coordinator for the Sustainable Business Network, orginally appeared on the Boston Local Food Festival Blog. The city of Boston has a very interesting history, and
Ground is broken at New Roots Cooperative Farm on College Street in Lewiston, Maine. (photo credit: Jenny Nelson Maine Farmland Trust)

Breaking ground is a dream come true for New Roots and the Somali community

This story was originally posted on Land For Good’s website August 19, 2016. Last week, the four Somali Bantu farmers of New Roots Cooperative Farm, broke ground at their new 30 acre

Dying dairies: How drought, low milk prices lead to decline in N.H. farms

By Elodie Reed, Concord Monitor staff Tuesday, August 30, 2016   New Hampshire has lost 16 percent of its dairy farms in just eight months, and Stew Yeaton is worried his

Getting it There: The Role of New England Food Distributors in Providing Local Food to Institutions

www.farmtoinstitution.org/blog/new-fine-report-reveals-farm-institution-trends-food-distribution
Framework cover. Bee photo credit: Barbara Ives

Beyond Buying Local: Maine Food Strategy Calls for Collaboration to Strengthen and Secure the State’s Food System

On Tuesday, August 9 the Maine Food Strategy, a statewide initiative to create a stronger and more broadly connected food system, released the Framework: A tool for advancing food systems