Harvested carrots in the field at Veggies For All

Veggies For All: Addressing Community Food Access

Overview Campuses across the country have seen an increasing interest in food systems and farming from students and faculty, which has led to the creation of new majors and minors
Jenny Chartier at Abigail's Bakery

Thinking about investing in a local business?

A growing number of people in New Hampshire want to support local businesses. I celebrate this. Local business owners, entrepreneurs and employees are economic heroes and deserve our support. There

Trends in U.S. Local and Regional Food Systems: A Report to Congress

http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/ap-administrative-publication/ap-068.aspx

NOAA Unveils Draft 5-Year Fisheries Climate Change Strategy

NOAA thinks climate change is serious enough to propose a massive 5-year strategy aimed at better understanding the impact on fisheries and how to prepare for and adapt to those
Vermont Food System graphic

What is the food system and why does it matter?

Local food movements are trending across the country. For some, it’s the next “in” thing to do, but for many Vermonters, supporting local agriculture has been a way of life long

Farm to Institution New England: It Takes a Region

This video was created for the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s 2014 conference, and discusses the regional aspects of Farm to Institution New England’s work. FINE is a six-state collaboration
MA "Choose Fresh & Local" plate design

Massachusetts Food and Farming License Plate Close to Becoming a Reality

A new specialty license plate is in the works in Massachusetts to benefit new farmers, farmers’ markets, and the Commonwealth’s local food economy. The new “Choose Fresh & Local” license
Harvest New England and FINE logos and conference details

Farm to Institution Track at the Harvest New England Conference

Farm to Instituion New England is hosting a Farm to Institution Track at the Harvest New England Ag Marketing Conference! Farm to Institution New England is excited to be hosting
Harvest New England logo

Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show

Harvest New England is a cooperative marketing program created by New England’s State Departments of Agriculture in 1992. It sponsors this regional conference every two years.  Wednesday & Thursday, February 25 and 26 Sturbridge, MA  The full
"I have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits." - Dr Martin Luther King, Jr.

The New England Food Vision, Dr. King, and the Black Prophetic Tradition

One of the gifts of MLK Day is the opportunity to reflect on how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy can inspire our work for social justice.  I say social