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Northeast SARE preproposal deadline coming up 7/23

Originally shared by Deb Heleba of Northeast SARE on the NESAWG Listserv. I’m sending a reminder that Northeast SARE is currently accepting preproposals for its Research and Education, Professional Development,

Maine Harvest FCU grant program aims to boost farmland buys

Originally published in Mainebiz. A new program by the Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union will pay closing costs for farmland sales or refinancing, a move aimed at taking advantage of

Preparing for ‘Food Scraps Act’ in Vermont

Originally published in mychamplainvalley.com Posted: Jun 24, 2020  Things are going to look different next week when you’re taking out the trash. Starting July 1st, Vermonters are not allowed to

Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

From FSNE network partners American Farmland Trust For 40 years, American Farmland Trust (AFT) has used high-quality research to demonstrate the need to protect farmland and ranchland—and to provide solutions.

A People’s Orientation to a Regenerative Economy

Originally published via the newsletter of the Indigenous Environmental Network Relatives, Since occupation and colonization of the Indigenous lands and territories of North America (Turtle Island), American Indian and Alaska

Misunderstandings, myths and mantras in aquaculture: Its contribution to world food supplies has been systematically over reported

Abstract This paper re-evaluates the contributions to global food supplies of ‘aquatic animal-source food’ from aquaculture and capture fisheries, and ‘terrestrial animal-source food’ from livestock farming. Three common misunderstandings in

Local Food in COVID-19 Response and Recovery

From the National Farm to School Network Schools and early care and education (ECE) sites have always been a vital access point for meals for children. During this emergency, the

Op-ed: Overthrowing the Food System’s Plantation Paradigm

This opinion piece appeared in Civil Eats. The struggle for abolition remains urgent. As we seek justice for people incarcerated and indentured in agriculture, there is hope in freeing ourselves
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Sarah S. Gardner: State’s dairy farmers ensure our food security

This opinion piece appeared in the Berkshire Eagle WILLIAMSTOWN — There are 17 dairy farms left in Berkshire County and they are vital to our food supply. Dairy farmers are
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Farming in the Face of COVID-19: Highland Cattle in Vermont

Special from our colleagues at The Carrot Project Ray Shatney and Janet Steward have been raising prizewinning Highland cattle on their family farm, Greenfield Highland Beef, in Greensboro Bend and

Leveling the Fields: Opportunities for Black People, Indigenous People, and Other People of Color

By Union of Concerned Scientists and the H.E.A.L. Food Alliance Farming offers a powerful path to build community wealth and resilience to challenges such as water pollution, droughts and floods,

Life has been difficult. But I am resilient, hopeful, and forgiving

By Julius Kolawole as told to Ivy Scott, published in the Boston Globe. Julius is the FSNE Ambassador for Rhode Island. They say, “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” I

CDC Resources for Food & Ag Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic

Resources that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have released to support food sector and agricultural workers and employers in response to COVID-19. Agriculture Workers and Employers- Interim Guidance
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