Blog and News
Torch: Growing Season
Thursday, 09 March 2017
This post by Lesley Heiser was originally published by The Rumpus on March 6, 2017 as part of TORCH, their series devoted to showcasing personal essays and interviews about immigrant
- Published in Maine
Who Fishes Matters: The Impacts of Industrial Fishing on Women’s Lives
Wednesday, 08 March 2017
This story originally appeared in WhyHunger’s publication “Through Her Eyes: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty” for International Women’s Day 2017. We know that women are responsible for 60-80% of food production in the
- Published in News & Announcements, Stories and Inspiration
Defining “family fishermen”
Monday, 06 March 2017
This post comes from NAMA’s Coordinating Director, Niaz Dorry, and was originally posted on the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance blog. We often are asked “what do you mean by family
Opinion: Farmworkers, Immigration and Local Food
Thursday, 02 March 2017
This post was originally published in The Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 1, 2017, by Claire Morenon and Philip Korman and appeared in: CISA Opinion Pieces, Press Room As the national debate about refugees
- Published in Massachusetts
Rhode Island Food System Summit 2017 – a first look into RI’s state food plan
Friday, 17 February 2017
In the spirit of the Summit, which was meant to be driven by and for all Rhode Islanders, we developed this post as a group, with multiple individuals contributing their
- Published in Rhode Island
The Local Motive Episode 1: Production
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
Our grandparents’ generation knew where their food came from but, today, food is much more readily available and commonly delivered through a vast, global industrialized system. Seasonality is less a
- Published in News & Announcements
Harvest New England Agricultural Marketing Conference and Trade Show
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
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. March 7-9, 2017 Sturbridge, MA More
- Published in General
Celebrate Nutrition Month with the Incredible Blendable Burger!
Monday, 13 February 2017
This post was originally published on Health Care Without Harm’s News. The hamburger is an American tradition but healthcare professionals know that eating too much red meat can have health
- Published in General
Moving Food Waste Forward: Policy Recommendations for Next Steps in Massachusetts
Wednesday, 08 February 2017
FLPC Releases “Moving Food Waste Forward: Policy Recommendations for Next Steps in Massachusetts”
- Published in News & Announcements, Research and Reports
True Cost of Local Food
Thursday, 02 February 2017
This post originally appeared on Vermont Farm to Plate Features. When choosing to purchase food, cost is often a deciding factor for consumers. Why buy a 12-ounce package of local
- Published in Vermont
Healthy Community Leader Awardee Raheem Baraka
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Raheem Baraka is the founder and Executive Director of Baraka Community Wellness (BCW), an organization committed to reducing health disparities and healthcare costs for vulnerable communities. BCW provides wellness solutions
- Published in News & Announcements, Stories and Inspiration
Creating Social Change, Together
Monday, 23 January 2017
This post originally appeared on Ferment, the Real Pickles blog. The extraordinary political events taking place in our country are affecting us deeply here at Real Pickles Co-operative, as they are
- Published in Massachusetts
ORIS Moves Forward with the “Our Story Hill” Project
Tuesday, 10 January 2017
The Organization for Refugee and Immigrant Success (ORIS) has been operating and developing their New American Sustainable Agricultural Program (NASAP) since 2012, primarily running their training program out of their
- Published in New Hampshire
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