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Your Voice Matters! Participate in the FSNE Network Health Assessment.
Monday, 15 February 2021
Do you have 15 minutes? Anyone involved in any aspect of the New England food system is invited to participate! Your voice matters. Food Solutions New England has launched
- Published in General, Networks & Network Weaving, New England Food Vision, News & Announcements
FSNE Welcomes New Policy Analyst
Friday, 22 January 2021
Since elevating regional food policy coordination to one of its four key “impact areas” in 2020, the Food Solutions New England network has been convening conversations about the role of
State updates definition of what is ‘local’
Friday, 15 January 2021
Originally published on vermontbiz.com Vermont Business Magazine Businesses who sell and/or market products using “local”, or equivalent terms such as “made in Vermont”, should be aware that the State of Vermont, Agency
Evaluating the Untapped Potential of U.S. Conservation Investments to Improve Soil and Environmental Health
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
From Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. Andrea Basche1*, Katherine Tully2, Nora L. Álvarez-Berríos3, Julian Reyes4, Laura Lengnick5, Tabitha Brown6, Jennifer M. Moore6, Rachel E. Schattman7, Lana Koepke Johnson1 and Gabrielle
New resource for farmers markets outlines legal issues related to mask policies
Tuesday, 12 January 2021
The team at Vermont Law School’s Center for Agriculture and Food Systems (CAFS), in partnership with the Farmers Market Coalition and NOFA-Vermont, is pleased to share a new legal resource for farmers market operators: “Face Mask Requirements
- Published in COVID-19, Economy & Business, Health & Nutrition, News & Announcements
New Research: “Beyond backyard chickens: A framework for understanding municipal urban agriculture policies in the United States”
Monday, 11 January 2021
From the Food Policy Network listserv. We are excited to share a newly published open-access article that catalogues policies related to urban agriculture across the 40 most populous cities in
USDA Seeks Members for Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture
Monday, 11 January 2021
Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking members for a new advisory committee on urban agriculture, part of a broader effort to focus on
Saving Farmland, Supporting Young Farmers
Tuesday, 05 January 2021
Originally published by David Bollier on bollier.org It’s a bit odd that land reform is barely mentioned in most progressive agendas. Maybe that’s because it is seen as challenging the
New addition to U.S. food hub longitudinal data now available
Monday, 04 January 2021
MSU Center for Regional Food Systems and the Wallace Center at Winrock International are pleased to announce that a report on the results of the 2019 National Food Hub Survey
- Published in Economy & Business, General, Networks & Network Weaving, Research and Reports
Youth Engagement at the UN Food Systems Summit
Monday, 04 January 2021
From FSNE Network Leadership Institute alum Vanessa Garcia Polanco. Dear North America Food Systems Advocate, The United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY), is the UN General Assembly-mandated,
Consider Joining the FSNE Steering Committee or Network Team – Call for Applicants!
Monday, 07 December 2020
As our network moves into its second decade and evolves to meet the challenges and opportunities of our time, we invite New England farmers, fishermen, food-related educators, business people,
Emancipation Never Really Came to Agriculture
Monday, 07 December 2020
Originally published by FAIR CounterSpin interview with Ricardo Salvador on US food system JANINE JACKSON The November 27, 2020, episode of CounterSpin featured an archival interview with the Union of
Alert Re: #Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative for December 4th
Thursday, 03 December 2020
From our network partners Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance. We received word that a Massachusetts Shellfish Initiative (MSI) Taskforce meeting is taking place tomorrow, Friday, December 4th at 9:00am ET and that there
- Published in General
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