Join Migrant Justice on June 20th to demonstrate to Ben & Jerry’s the growing support across the country for farmworker’s call for Ben & Jerry’s to join the Milk with
I’m glad to be back on the homestead and with Lane, who with superhuman powers juggled our life in Lisbon alone while I was gone for two days in Boston,
The non-negotiable commitment made by Food Solutions New England to racial equity and food justice was a critical and bold declaration for its network. These core values are fundamental guiding
The fifth annual New England Food Summit will be held June 11-12, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The summit includes a focus on racial equity in the food system, as well as the
Data analysis and visualization is one of the powerful tools we can use to understand and explain trends in food systems. There are many clues to changes underway in food
What does it mean to strengthen our local food system? How do we care for each other and our children amid deepening economic and environmental stress? On a Saturday in
Hospital “Community Benefit” Activities Can Help Expand Access to Nutritious Foods Produced by Strong Local and Regional Food Systems On May 8, 2015, the Connecticut Food Policy Council convened a
I am honored to be a member of the Funders Delegation to this year’s New England Food Summit in Boston. Among the 165 delegates to the Summit will be 20
Joseph Medina is an apprentice with Southside Community Land Trust (SCLT) and a resident of Providence. Every week, Joseph harvests fresh produce from City Farm, a three-quarter acre urban farm in the
As a young professional coming into the food justice movement, my intention for attending last year’s New England Food Summit was to seize an opportunity that, if not working for
Cooperatives have long played an essential role in meeting the needs of communities, farmers, and food producers, by bringing together labor, capital, and people’s voices into creating essential goods and
This post was originally published on Civil Eats by Vera Chang on May 11, 2015. The ‘Milk with Dignity’ campaign hopes to use the same tactics that have improved conditions for