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School in session for Rhode Island food producers

What do broken lightbulbs, listeria, and deli slicers have in common? Well, for one thing, they were all topics of discussion at the Food Safety for Product Development workshop, a
Sandy Photo credit: Chantal Mullen

Sandra Snyder: Vermont Food Systems Tour

Sandra Snyder is a home economist with experience in the fashion and home fashion industry. Presently, she calls Vermont home, where she lives a non-electric, non-petroleum lifestyle. At an age
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The Summertime Hustle

It’s hard to keep up with the summertime hustle. I want to soak up every sun ray, every moment that makes summer, summer. This leaves little time for blog writing,
Island Commons

Our Food Matters: Island Commons creates a new food plan on Aquidneck Island

Newport, Rhode Island—mansions, yachts, fancy shops, and upscale restaurants and 70 percent of public school students living below poverty level. A surprising dichotomy, and one indicative of another problem facing

A New England Food Vision at the Boston Local Food Festival

At the 2015 Boston Local Food Festival, the Sustainable Business Network and Food Solutions New England present The New England Village, featuring vendors from each New England state. At 12:00 pm there

State helps lead way in getting locally grown foods to low-income families

By Philip Korman, Jeff Cole,  Andrew Morehouse, Ellen Parker, and Frank Mangan                             This post was originally published by
Omnivore's Delight

From Vision to Reality: Recipes for A New England Food Vision

Food System Research Project There are three dietary patterns explored in A New England Food Vision: the typical American dietary pattern called the ‘Current Diet’; the Omnivore’s Delight (OD), which
Kurt Roessler

Small Steps Lead to Big Change at Huggins Hospital

I worked in the restaurant world for many years prior to coming to the health care side of the business, operating mainly small bistros that sourced mostly local and sustainable
On April 22, 2015, students from UMaine Presque Isle marched across campus to encourage the university to make a committment to buy 20% of their food from local producers by year 2020

UMaine System’s ‘Local’ Requirement in Food Service RFP a Great First Step

This post was originally published on Farm to Institution New England’s blog. Farmers and food advocates still pushing for sustainability and fair labor standards in July 2016 contract On August 31st,

Educate and Empower: Tools For Building Community Wealth

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Farm to Plate Network Diagram

Network Design for Collective Impact

This post was originally published on the Interaction Institute for Social Change’s blog by Curtis Ogden on March 7, 2013. It is offered as a Food Policy Resource for the
Vermont Bean Crafters kitchen team prepping bean burgers. Photo courtesy of Vermont Bean Crafters

Is Being A Jack-Of-All-Trades Really Better For Your Bottom Line?

Supply-chain relationships help producers and get farmers back on the farm. Joe Bossen loves beans. He enjoys growing beans and working with the farmers who grow beans for Vermont Bean

Put carbon where it belongs… back in the soil

Fossil fuels, deforestation and industrial agriculture have released dangerous amounts of carbon into the atmosphere. We can store and stabilize large amounts of carbon where it belongs – in the
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