Baker-Polito Administration Awards Over $3 Million to Improve Food Security in Massachusetts

Second Round of New Grant Program to Increase Access to Local Food August 18, 2020 BOSTON — Today, the Baker-Polito Administration announced $3.3 million in grants to address urgent food

Health care institutions, nonprofits team up to battle hunger and the pandemic

Originally published in the Boston Globe. By Janelle Nanos Globe Staff,Updated August 14, 2020, 5:28 p.m. Caitlin Middaugh with the Malden YMCA gathered food for COVID-19 patients at the Walnut

It’s the End of the Beginning of the Coronavirus

Originally published in Rhode Island Monthly The coronavirus outbreak blasted holes in Rhode Island’s already-frayed social safety net, and the pandemic isn’t over yet. August 12, 2020 Ellen Liberman Between

Black Lives Matter in the Food System

BY THE CIVIL EATS EDITORS Coronavirus, FARMING, FOOD + POLICY, Food Justice Posted on: July 20, 2020  |  Leave a Comment During the first half of 2020, the disproportionate spread

The pandemic could actually strengthen the U.S. food system

The shock to U.S. food chains from the coronavirus has been a boon to small- and mid-sized farms and distributors. Could it be the start of a new way to

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

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
A black cow captioned “Moving from isolated individuals and groups…”

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

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