As part of our commitment to racial equity and food justice, Food Solutions New England is hosting the 2016 21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge along with the Interaction
I am white, and yet I have never self-identified as “white.” When asked about my identity, I have often used the shorthand term Pizza-Bagel – that oddly appealing mixture of
If you had told me four years ago during my senior year of college that I would forgo my planned career as an international sustainable development consultant, and instead stay
Lent and Violence For Lent this year at Old West Church, we focused on Racism and White Privilege. As part of this series, we began a yearlong installation comprised of
As featured in Vermont Food and Farm Education’s news. This summer, students are invited to immerse themselves in food systems programming at eight Vermont higher education colleges and universities with
This post originally appeared on the Gulf of Maine Research Institute blog. When you think about cafeteria food, you probably think of mystery meat and instant mashed potatoes. Most of
Demos President Heather McGhee and UC Berkeley Law Professor and author of Dog Whistle Politics Ian Haney López tell the story of how racism fuels economic inequality and what we
This post was originally published on the Migrant Justice Justicia Migrante website. They were all at Migrant Justice last weekend for a historic tri-state gathering of agricultural workers. Immigrant workers from New York,
Saturday, March 12, 2016 marked a day when farming and fishing advocates gathered at Washington Academy in East Machias to discuss ways to strengthen Washington County’s food system. Based on
Andrea Solazzo is the Gleaning and Community Outreach Coordinator at Vermont Food Bank. Andrea joined Vermont Food Bank team a year ago and brings a diverse set of experiences and
This post was originally published on the Health Care Without Harm blog. It’s the people who are implementing food systems changes at healthcare facilities who often have the most sway