Bridging Contemplation and Action: A Transformative Retreat for Food Systems Leaders

By Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England, and Ernesto Méndez, Faculty Director, UVM Institute for Agroecology In the realm of food systems and planetary health, innovation often
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FSRC Summit Insights: Charting a Course for Transformative Food Systems Change

By Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England The Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) Summit held in September 2024 brought together leading thinkers and practitioners in the field
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Building Through Integrated Approaches: Climate Resilience and Policy

By Alex Redfield, Policy Program Co-director, Food Solutions New England I’ve been thinking a lot about “taking two steps forward and one step back” recently, particularly in the context of
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Beyond Business As Usual: The Farm Bill as a Catalyst for Building Climate Resilience in New England

A policy update from Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England We have been preoccupied with the question: What would it look like if the farm bill served
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FSNE Policy Update:  New England, Global Priorities & a New National Strategy for Ending Hunger & Promoting Good Nutrition

  Contributed by Karen Nordstrom, FSNE Policy Network Manager Key Messages from the State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022 (the SOFI report) reiterate that rising world
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What does the Inflation Reduction Act mean for New England’s Food System?

IRA’s Historic Investments Center Climate Resilience in Federal Programs and at International Forums: What does this mean for the New England food system? by Karen Nordstrom, FSNE Policy Network Manager President Biden

Envisioning the Future: FSNE’s Rockefeller Food Vision Prize

In 2020, FSNE convened a team of network participants and allies to create a compelling and inspiring submission to the Rockefeller Food Vision Prize team. While not chosen as one

From Farm to Kitchen: The Environmental Impacts of U.S. Food Waste

Over one-third of the food produced in the United States is never eaten, wasting the resources used to produce it and creating a myriad of environmental impacts. Food waste is

Achieving Food System Resilience Requires Challenging Dominant Land Property Regimes

Adam Calo1*, Annie McKee1, Coline Perrin2, Pierre Gasselin2, Steven McGreevy3, Sarah Ruth Sippel4, Annette Aurélie Desmarais5, Kirsteen Shields6, Adrien Baysse-Lainé7, André Magnan8, Naomi Beingessner9 and Mai Kobayashi3 1Social Economic and

NORTH AMERICAN COALITION MOBILIZES TO COUNTER UNFSS PROCESS

September 10, 2021 Contacts: Lisa Griffith, lisa@nffc.net, 773-319-5838 Jordan Treakle, jordan@nffc.net, 202-543-5675 NORTH AMERICAN COALITION MOBILIZES TO COUNTER UNFSS PROCESS Food System Take-Back Will Elevate Food Providers, Not Corporate Profits