Health Care Without Harm’s Healthy Food in Health Care program engages the health care community in bringing an end to the routine use of antibiotics in raising food animals. Such routine, non-therapeutic
PVGrows is hosting their 2015 Spring Forum on Wednesday, April 15th from 9:00-1:30pm, in Holyoke, MA on the topic of land access. Just as a house needs a strong foundation to
Across Massachusetts, hospitals are emerging as partners for farmers markets, healthy corner store initiatives, and a variety of food access programs. Yes, that’s right, hospitals. As described in Health Care
Humanity is more than ever threatened by its own actions; we hear a lot about the need to minimize footprints and to reduce our impact. But what if our footprints
By Chuck Ross, Secretary Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, & Markets The clean water bill currently under consideration in the Vermont House of Representatives (House Bill 35) is a vital
As we work to rebuild our foodsheds, regional food hubs are an integral ingredient. When “local” began to re-root in the American landscape and psyche during the first decade of
Even in locally conscious Vermont, we are far too reliant on food grown and distributed outside of our region and decisions made outside of our control. This creates vulnerabilities for
April 7-9, 2015 UMass Amherst, Amherst, MAThe 2015 Farm to Institution Summit will bring together leaders who are working to increase the amount of local and regional food served in schools, colleges and health
UMass Dining Earns “Best Campus Food” Honors in the 2015 Edition of The Princeton Review Get a taste of their award-winning food by attending the Farm to Institution Summit UMass Dining hosted
Sometimes a single sentence says so much. Unpacking it takes up space and does not add an iota to the meaning that is already there. Here is one such sentence,
With full disclosure, I admit it. It is 17 days in to Food Solutions New England’s Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge. I didn’t take on a new reading each day as
A Food Solutions New England WebinarTuesday, March 17, 12 – 1 pm Register Now A New England Food Vision is a collaborative report that considers the future of our region:
About half-way into FSNE’s 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge, there have been some very interesting learnings, discussions, and reflections offered up via the Forum, Facebook event page, and Twitter (#FSNEEquityChallenge). I am