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Delivering More Than Food: Understanding and Operationalizing Racial Equity in Food Hubs

August 20, 2020 – Author: Sarah Rodman-Alvarez, Roxana Rodriguez, Rich Pirog, John Fisk, Kimberly Carr, Phil Warsaw, Noel Bielaczyc, and Terri Barker Racism underlies the U.S. food system. To withstand,

Some but not all U.S. metro areas could grow all needed food locally, estimates study

Originally published in Tufts Now. Researchers estimate potential for locally sourced food based on land needs for different diets A new modeling study finds that urban centers in green could

Connecting Fishermen with Hungry Communities Can also Benefit Local Food Systems

While fresh seafood hasn’t traditionally been included in hunger relief programs, advocates say the lean protein is a smart choice that supports local economies. Originally published by Civil Eats. BY

Now is the time to re-think everything about how food businesses work

Originally published by Shareable.com Oscar Perry Abello September 10, 2020 When Devita Davison looks at a plate of food, she sees more than just some nutrients and a hopefully tasty

Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $3 Million to Improve Food Security in Massachusetts

Second Round of New Grant Program to Increase Access to Local Food August 18, 2020 BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $3.3 million in grants to address urgent food

Vermont African group receives $300,000 USDA Urban Agriculture grant

Originally published in Vermontbiz. Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Agriculture announced the selection of recipients for approximately $4.1 million in grants and cooperative agreements through its new Office

New Farm and Energy Initiative website features resources on solar policy, biogas, and healthy soil law

The Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law School is pleased to share the new Farm and Energy Initiative (FEI) website, a collaboration with the Institute for Energy and the Environment.  

The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge Spreads Across the Country

It’s been four months since FSNE hosted its most “attended” 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge, with more than 7,000 participants and more than 650 officially participating organizations, businesses and groups.

Health care institutions, nonprofits team up to battle hunger and the pandemic

Originally published in the Boston Globe. By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated August 14, 2020, 5:28 p.m. Caitlin Middaugh with the Malden YMCA gathered food for COVID-19 patients at the Walnut

It’s the End of the Beginning of the Coronavirus

Originally published in Rhode Island Monthly The coronavirus outbreak blasted holes in Rhode Island’s already-frayed social safety net, and the pandemic isn’t over yet. August 12, 2020 Ellen Liberman Between

FSNE Network Leadership Institute – Letters

Note: This letter is in response to a letter shared with FSNE’s Network Leadership Institute facilitators in March of this year.   —————- August 11, 2020 Dear [names of original

A Small Mattapan Farm Blooms, Despite The Pandemic

Originally published by WBUR. Boston is home to the nation’s oldest continuously operated victory garden. The 500 small plots in the Fenway neighborhood date back to World War II, when

Building a Co-op Economy in Maine—And Perhaps in Your State Too

Originally published in Non-Profit Quarterly Davis Taylor and Rob Brown July 31, 2020 Consider an economy facing significant economic challenges. The economy is relatively small, geographically isolated, and faces challenging
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