What is the 2021 UN Food Summit Really About?

As many of you know, the UN is planning a 2021 global “Food Summit.” We don’t know right now if the Summit will be in person, as originally planned, with

That Flour You Bought Could Be the Future of the U.S. Economy

Keep baking bread. Small grain companies may suggest a better path for American business. Originally published in the New York Times opinion section. By the established logic of the business

Black Commons, Community Land Trusts, and Reparations

By David Bollier. Originally published on David Bollier’s website. African Americans have long been victimized by the theft of their land, labor, and the ability to buy land as they

Health care procurement can heal the supply chain

New guide published by FSNE network partner Health Care Without Harm. A groundbreaking new guide available for GGHH members, featuring stories from 25 health care organizations around the globe, offers

The pandemic could actually strengthen the U.S. food system

The shock to U.S. food chains from the coronavirus has been a boon to small- and mid-sized farms and distributors. Could it be the start of a new way to

Food Solutions Forum: Overview & Toolkit

Policy matters. Elections matter. All our work to build a stronger, healthier and more just food system could be for nought if our efforts are not made more durable through

African Alliance of Rhode Island

Great overview video of African Alliance of Rhode Island, featuring FSNE Ambassador Julius Kolawale, NLI alumni Michelle Cruz and Jumoke Akinrimise. The introduction is in Portuguese but the rest of

Towards an equity competency model for sustainable food systems education programs

Authors Will Valley, Molly Anderson, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Eleanor Sterling, Erin Betley, Sharon Akabas, Pamela Koch, Colin Dring, Joanne Burke, Karen Spiller Abstract Addressing social inequities has been recognized as foundational to transforming food systems. Activists and scholars have

To fix the food system, fix our democracy

Originally published in the Boston Globe People go hungry not from lack of food but from lack of political power. BY FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ Today’s multiplying threats are truly scary

An Open Letter from BIPOC Leaders in Food & Agriculture to Food Systems Funders

Originally published on Medium.com July 10, 2020 Dear Food Systems Funders, We write to you as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in food and agriculture who