COUNTING VALUES: Food Hub Financial Benchmarking Study
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
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- Published in News & Announcements, Research and Reports
Vermont Veggies Find New Markets
Monday, 27 July 2015
There’s no vegetable more basic than a potato. This humble, tuberous root crop, Solanum tuberosum, grows in the dark, hidden from view most of the year, and emerges late when
- Published in Vermont
Two Visions Revisited
Thursday, 23 July 2015
This post was originally published by Bill Duesing on June 29, 2015. View the original post here. There has been remarkable positive movement toward growing food for people near where they
- Published in Connecticut
Meet Your Farmer – Tide Mill Farm
Wednesday, 22 July 2015
One in a series of 8 short films about Maine farmers, created by Maine Farmland Trust and Pull-Start Pictures. The films offer a glimpse at the many different types of farms in
- Published in News & Announcements
Equity for All in the Food System
Monday, 20 July 2015
Our food system encompasses the growers, the producers, the distributors, but also those in the service industry. For many of the people who serve us food all day, every day,
- Published in Rhode Island
Producer Cooperatives in Maine Food System
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Producer cooperatives have had a central role in American agriculture for the past 150 years and are continuing to grow in Maine and the Northeast today. In a producer cooperative,
- Published in Maine
Chantal Mullen: Vermont Food Systems Tour
Wednesday, 15 July 2015
Chantal Mullen is originally from New Hampshire but now calls Virginia home. Chantal has a Certificate in Graphic Communications, an Associate’s Degree in Horticulture Technologies from Forsyth Technical Community College,
- Published in News & Announcements, Stories and Inspiration
Silenced Voices In Vermont’s Farm Communities
Monday, 13 July 2015
Many who live in Vermont have unique perspectives on food. These voices are the catalyst that can bring a new narrative of prevention, empowerment, and solidarity to the food justice
- Published in Vermont
One Fair Wage: Restaurant Worker Justice at the 2015 New England Food Summit
Thursday, 09 July 2015
I have been a server at Denny’s for 7 years and never once questioned why my managers or customers were able to talk to and treat me the way that
- Published in General
Putting MOVE in the Movement: NESAWG’s 2015 It Takes a Region Conference
Wednesday, 08 July 2015
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NESAWG)’s annual It Takes a Region Conference brings together farm and food practitioners across the 12-state Northeast region to learn, debate, collaborate, and innovate ideas and solutions to
- Published in General
Food Policy in Our Hometown: Partnering with the Boston Food Policy Council
Monday, 06 July 2015
As interns at the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), we have many opportunities to connect with innovative leaders and participate in exciting events in the foods system in
- Published in Massachusetts
Write to Congress: Do not Derail or Diminish Breadth and Depth of Proposed Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Thursday, 02 July 2015
On June 30th, New Hampshire hosted a panel discussion focused on the role of Women in Agriculture with Representative Kuster, Deputy Secretary of the USDA Krysta Harden, our state Commissioner
- Published in General
Rhode Island Farm to Senior
Monday, 29 June 2015
As the Farm to Cafeteria Coordinator for Farm Fresh Rhode Island, one of my favorite jobs is promoting RI Grown foods to RI senior centers. Last summer, Farm Fresh piloted
- Published in Rhode Island
