Blog and News
Talking Turkey: Talking Wages
Thursday, 26 November 2015
On this Thanksgiving, there is indeed much to be grateful for, yet on a day so focused on food and family, it is hard to escape the fact, nor should
- Published in General
International Food Workers Week
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
International Food Workers Week is held annually the week around Thanksgiving to engage the public about the importance of food workers and to move people to take action in support of
- Published in General
FDA Rubber Stamps Genetically Modified “Frankenfish”
Monday, 23 November 2015
You may well have heard last week the FDA cleared the path for genetically modified salmon to hit the market after a protracted five-year review. It was a landmark decision that could
- Published in General
This Maine Co-op’s Trying to Bring Fresh, Local Food to 10,000 College Students
Thursday, 19 November 2015
For the past 10 years, University of Maine students have been fed by a giant corporate food distributor. If Maine Farm & Sea Cooperative wins the next contract, they’ll send
- Published in Maine
UNH graduate students assess the land footprint of the New England Food Vision
Monday, 16 November 2015
UNH class inspired by the New England Food Vision Farmers, scientists, and entrepreneurs across New England are constantly innovating new ways to grow food in New England. Novel approaches to agriculture are vital to developing a
- Published in New Hampshire
NH Food Alliance Seeks to Ignite Connections and Collaborations Throughout the New Hampshire Food System at their Statewide Gathering
Thursday, 12 November 2015
With the interest in local food booming, the NH Food Alliance is answering the call for more connection and collaboration within the Granite State food system. On Tuesday, November 17th the
- Published in New Hampshire
Cultivating Collective Action: The Ecology of a Statewide Food Network
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
http://www.extension.umn.edu/family/health-and-nutrition/toolkits-and-resources/healthy-food-access/docs/statewide-food-network-report-2015.pdf
- Published in News & Announcements, Research and Reports
Soil regeneration and clean water touted as foundation for healthy food at annual Vermont Farm to Plate Gathering
Monday, 09 November 2015
Farm to Plate Network concludes fourth year of work implementing Vermont’s food system plan by exploring connections between the health of soil and water to the long term productivity and
- Published in Vermont
Jiff Martin Selected as White House Champion of Change
Thursday, 05 November 2015
On Monday, October 26, the White House recognized 12 individuals from across the country as White House Champions of Change for Sustainable and Climate Smart Agriculture. UConn Extension’s Jiff Martin was selected
- Published in Connecticut
Cracking the Codes: Joy DeGruy “A Trip to the Grocery Store”
Wednesday, 04 November 2015
FILM AVAILABLE HERE: http://crackingthecodes.org. In this story from Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity, a film from World Trust, author and educator Joy DeGruy shares how her sister-in-law uses
- Published in News & Announcements
Bring the Ocean to the Desert
Monday, 02 November 2015
Julius Kolawole has a plan to “bring the ocean to the desert.” Or at least the fish. The desert, in this case, is a “food desert,” places defined by the USDA as
- Published in Rhode Island
Massachusetts Food System Plan Released
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Comments being collected now The first complete draft of the Massachusetts Food System Plan was released on Friday, October 23. The plan is available for download at www.mafoodplan.org, and public
- Published in Massachusetts
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