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Age Should Not Be A Limiting Factor When It Comes To Doing Food Systems Work
Thursday, 08 March 2018
This post by Vanessa Garcia Polanco and Amirio Freeman originally appeared on NESAWG’s blog. Last fall, we attended the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s 2017 It Takes a Region Conference, thanks
- Published in General
Optimizing Emerging Leaders for Real Solutions in the Food System: Interview with Vanessa Garcia Polanco
Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Food Tank’s interview with Network Leadership Institute participant Vanessa Garcia Polanco originally appeared on Food Tank’s website. Vanessa Garcia Polanco’s passion for food and agricultural policy arose from the influences of
- Published in News & Announcements, Stories and Inspiration
My Time on the Line
Monday, 05 March 2018
The Shah Family Foundation has been working closely with The Boston Public Schools Food and Nutritional Services and the City of Boston on a pilot project in East Boston schools
- Published in Massachusetts
A deeper Challenge of Change: The role of land-grant universities in assessing and ending structural racism in the US food system
Monday, 26 February 2018
http://asi.ucdavis.edu/networks/infas/a-deeper-challenge-of-change-the-role-of-land-grant-universities-in-assessing-and-ending-structural-racism-in-the-us-food-system
- Published in News & Announcements, Racial Equity Challenge, Research and Reports
UNH announces joint recipients of Thomas W. Haas Professorship
Friday, 16 February 2018
On February 5th, UNH named Curtis Ogden and Karen Spiller as joint recipients of the Thomas W. Haas Professorship in Sustainable Food Systems. The professorship was established in 2013 with
- Published in General
Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition Introduces New Local Food Resource, “Cultivating Community”
Friday, 02 February 2018
The Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition (MFCC) has announced the launch of a new resource for Coalition partners and community members: a visual and narrative portfolio depicting the array of
- Published in New Hampshire
Maine Live: Amanda Beal
Thursday, 01 February 2018
Network Team member Amanda Beal, Director of Maine Farmland Trust, discusses the importance of food policy and begs the question “is there really a food movement underway?” on Maine Live.
- Published in News & Announcements
Participatory Evaluation as a Tool for Policy Activation
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
In the field, I often hear the question from partner organizations or institutions: “Why is evaluation important?” and “Why do we need to do this?”. As an educator and an
- Published in Massachusetts
FoodCares Urban Market at the Boston Public Market
Monday, 18 December 2017
The Boston Public Market (BPM) celebrated the grand opening of its newest vendor, FoodCares Urban Market, on November 1st, 2017. Lead by Baraka Community Wellness Founder and prominent local health
- Published in Massachusetts
Measuring Up: Data-Driven Recommendations for Achieving Farm to Institution Success
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 6 OF 6 The Power of Institutions to Change the Food System New England schools,
- Published in General
Life, Liberation and Embodying Regeneration
Monday, 27 November 2017
This post was originally published on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog by Curtis Ogden on November 20, 2017. “We know that there is no help for us but from one
- Published in General
Measuring Up: Producer Perspectives on Institutional Markets
Tuesday, 21 November 2017
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 5 of 6 Over the past several weeks, this blog series has presented data on
- Published in General
Measuring Up: Accessing Local Food Products & Identifying Barriers to Local Procurement
Wednesday, 08 November 2017
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 4 of 6 As interest in local food procurement increases at the institutional level, purchasers
- Published in General, Research and Reports
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