Antibiotics – Agriculture, Medicine, & Meat in New England Institutions
Monday, 13 April 2015
Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Health Care program engages the health care community in bringing an end to the routine use of antibiotics in raising food animals. Such routine, non-therapeutic
- Published in General
LAND: the foundation of a healthy local food system
Thursday, 09 April 2015
PVGrows is hosting their 2015 Spring Forum on Wednesday, April 15th from 9:00-1:30pm, in Holyoke, MA on the topic of land access. Just as a house needs a strong foundation to
- Published in Massachusetts
Using Community Benefits to Improve Healthy Food Access
Monday, 06 April 2015
Across Massachusetts, hospitals are emerging as partners for farmers markets, healthy corner store initiatives, and a variety of food access programs. Yes, that’s right, hospitals. As described in Health Care
- Published in Massachusetts
INHABIT Trailer
Friday, 03 April 2015
Humanity is more than ever threatened by its own actions; we hear a lot about the need to minimize footprints and to reduce our impact. But what if our footprints
- Published in News & Announcements
H.35 is a Vital Step Forward In Addressing Clean Water and Agriculture in Vermont
Thursday, 02 April 2015
By Chuck Ross, Secretary Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets The clean water bill currently under consideration in the Vermont House of Representatives (House Bill 35) is a vital
- Published in Vermont
Regional Food Hubs
Monday, 30 March 2015
As we work to rebuild our foodsheds, regional food hubs are an integral ingredient. When “local” began to re-root in the American landscape and psyche during the first decade of
- Published in General
Getting Vermont Food into Local Stores and Markets
Thursday, 26 March 2015
Even in locally conscious Vermont, we are far too reliant on food grown and distributed outside of our region and decisions made outside of our control. This creates vulnerabilities for
- Published in Vermont
Farm to Institution Summit
Wednesday, 25 March 2015
April 7-9, 2015 UMass Amherst, Amherst, MAThe 2015 Farm to Institution Summit will bring together leaders who are working to increase the amount of local and regional food served in schools, colleges and health
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Congratulations to UMass Dining!
Monday, 23 March 2015
UMass Dining Earns “Best Campus Food” Honors in the 2015 Edition of The Princeton Review Get a taste of their award-winning food by attending the Farm to Institution Summit UMass Dining hosted
- Published in Massachusetts
Maybe Food Security Comes First
Thursday, 19 March 2015
Sometimes a single sentence says so much. Unpacking it takes up space and does not add an iota to the meaning that is already there. Here is one such sentence,
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