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From Extraction to Regeneration: A Just Transition Approach to Financing Climate Resilience in the Food System

Click here to download a PDF version of the issue brief In 2016, global leaders, seeking to define uses of nature that benefit both biodiversity and societal well-being, recognized the
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Bridging Contemplation and Action: A Transformative Retreat for Food Systems Leaders

By Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England, and Ernesto Méndez, Faculty Director, UVM Institute for Agroecology In the realm of food systems and planetary health, innovation often
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FSRC Summit Insights: Charting a Course for Transformative Food Systems Change

By Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England The Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) Summit held in September 2024 brought together leading thinkers and practitioners in the field
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Scaling Food is Medicine Interventions: Why Community Engagement is Non-Negotiable

By Sandra Aronson, MS, MPH The National Strategy: A Comprehensive Approach The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, held in September 2022, marked a significant milestone in the
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Building Through Integrated Approaches: Climate Resilience and Policy

By Alex Redfield, Policy Program Co-director, Food Solutions New England I’ve been thinking a lot about “taking two steps forward and one step back” recently, particularly in the context of
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Farming for Community and Resilience In New Hampshire – Kearsarge Food Hub Love Local Series

Watch all of the 2023 Love Local Series videos from Kearsarge Food Hub By Hanna Flanders, Kearsarge Food Hub We’ve inherited a globalized food system that works for very few
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Environmental Justice: An Interview with Dr. Bindu Panikkar

Interview and introduction by Karen Nordstrom, Program Policy Co-director, Food Solutions New England Environmental justice (EJ) is a fundamental movement that strives to address the disparities in the distribution of
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Resilience from the Ground Up: New England Soil Health and Policy Action Update

A policy update from Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England “All our landscapes hold the potential to become more resilient and to even mitigate climate change. Soils
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Beyond Business As Usual: The Farm Bill as a Catalyst for Building Climate Resilience in New England

A policy update from Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England We have been preoccupied with the question: What would it look like if the farm bill served
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A Just Transition in Agriculture and Soil Health for Regional Climate Resilience

This issue brief is part of Food Solutions New England’s Campaign for Climate Resilience. The purpose of this campaign is to advocate for community-led solutions to create a climate-resilient food
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