This post by Vanessa Garcia Polanco and Amirio Freeman originally appeared on NESAWG’s blog. Last fall, we attended the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s 2017 It Takes a Region Conference, thanks
Food Tank’s interview with Network Leadership Institute participant Vanessa Garcia Polanco originally appeared on Food Tank’s website. Vanessa Garcia Polanco’s passion for food and agricultural policy arose from the influences of
The Shah Family Foundation has been working closely with The Boston Public Schools Food and Nutritional Services and the City of Boston on a pilot project in East Boston schools
On February 5th, UNH named Curtis Ogden and Karen Spiller as joint recipients of the Thomas W. Haas Professorship in Sustainable Food Systems. The professorship was established in 2013 with
The Monadnock Farm & Community Coalition (MFCC) has announced the launch of a new resource for Coalition partners and community members: a visual and narrative portfolio depicting the array of
Network Team member Amanda Beal, Director of Maine Farmland Trust, discusses the importance of food policy and begs the question “is there really a food movement underway?” on Maine Live.
In the field, I often hear the question from partner organizations or institutions: “Why is evaluation important?” and “Why do we need to do this?”. As an educator and an
The Boston Public Market (BPM) celebrated the grand opening of its newest vendor, FoodCares Urban Market, on November 1st, 2017. Lead by Baraka Community Wellness Founder and prominent local health
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 6 OF 6 The Power of Institutions to Change the Food System New England schools,
This post was originally published on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog by Curtis Ogden on November 20, 2017. “We know that there is no help for us but from one
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 5 of 6 Over the past several weeks, this blog series has presented data on
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 4 of 6 As interest in local food procurement increases at the institutional level, purchasers