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Directories of Farmers Markets Across New England
Monday, 06 August 2018
We are blessed in New England with a long tradition of farmers markets throughout the growing season. The number of active markets has increased and the seasons have expanded, with
- Published in General
Real Food Challenge Launches Real Food Standards 2.1
Monday, 30 July 2018
This week’s lead blog post comes from our colleagues at Real Food Challenge, active members of the Food Solutions New England regional network. Real Food Challenge is excited to announce
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It Takes a Village – A Community Effort to Dissolve Cape Kids’ Hunger
Wednesday, 25 July 2018
A Community Effort to Dissolve Cape Kids’ Hunger by Eileen Morris and courtesty of Edible Cape Cod A broad warehouse-like structure looms on Queen Anne Road in Harwich, among a
- Published in Massachusetts
New England Stands Out in Union of Concerned Scientists’ 50-State Food System Scorecard
Tuesday, 26 June 2018
From our friends at Farm to Institution New England (FINE) Last week, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) released a new 50-State Food System Scorecard, which ranks U.S. states based on farm and
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Dispatch from America the Bountiful Tour
Friday, 08 June 2018
Food Solutions New England longtime participant and Process Team member Niaz Dorry updates us from the road. Greetings from Charleston, South Carolina! I’m writing you at the end of the
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Building Civic Muscle for Food Resilience
Monday, 04 June 2018
In our region, the Connecticut River Valley in Massachusetts, there is a lot of talk right now amongst community food organizations about the whiteness of the majority of people leading
- Published in Massachusetts
Offerings From the Fourth Annual 21 Day Racial Equity Challenge
Monday, 21 May 2018
This post was originally published on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog by Curtis Ogden on May 14, 2018. On April 22nd, the fourth annual 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge wrapped
- Published in General, Racial Equity Challenge
Let’s Talk About… Your White Nonprofit: A reflection on power and awkwardness for nonprofit sector
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
I am writing this for white-identifying nonprofit board members, directors, project managers, or funders. I hope these activists will also find it important to candidly talk about community based programs
- Published in General, Racial Equity Challenge
Dismantling a Broken Food System: Three Possibilities
Thursday, 12 April 2018
Through 400 years of plantation enslavement, lynchings, lost years of family history, loss of earning potential through lack of inheritances, and generations of neglected educational opportunities, African American producers and
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Why I Work To Uproot Racism In The Food System
Tuesday, 10 April 2018
The reason that I as a Black person work to end inequity in the entire food system is simple: Black farmers currently operate less than 1% of the nation’s farms
- Published in General, Racial Equity Challenge
Why I Work to Dismantle White Supremacy in the Food System
Thursday, 05 April 2018
“As white people we need to make a choice about how we’re going to be white in this world. We can be part of continuing white supremacy or we can
- Published in General, Racial Equity Challenge
I am guilty: Exploring my identity and values as an immigrant in food systems
Tuesday, 03 April 2018
I am guilty. I am guilty of drinking fair trade and organic coffee out of mason jars. I am guilty of supporting farm-to-table restaurants owned by white folks in communities
- Published in Racial Equity Challenge, Rhode Island
New England Food Hub Network: Exploring Options To Enhance Food Hub Collaboration & Increase New England Farm To Institution Sales
Thursday, 22 March 2018
https://www.farmtoinstitution.org/blog/fine-report-explores-new-england-food-hub-network
- Published in News & Announcements, Research and Reports
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