Senator Craig Hickman, Maine Ambassador

Meet FSNE’s new Maine and New Hampshire Ambassadors!

We are ecstatic to introduce you to the newest members of the Food Solutions New England Ambassador Team. As many of you know, we have had Ambassadors in the three

NEW REPORT: Bigger Is Not Better: The High Cost of Agribusiness Consolidation

This report explores the injustices caused by decades of agricultural consolidation, including a history of how the sector consolidated; an examination of the scale of the problem; the specific impact

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

USDA to Invest $50 Million in New Cooperative Agreements for Racial Justice and Equity

Cross-posted from USDA. Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, August 25, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $50 million in cooperative agreements to support historically underserved farmers

Youth Agricultural Scientists Visit The African Alliance, Bami Farms

Editor’s note: This article is cross-posted from our network friends at NOFA-MA. The African Alliance of Rhode Island has been a long-time participant in the Food Solutions New England network.

The Economics of Food and Corporate Consolidation

“Get Big or Get Out,” the government’s agricultural economics mantra since the 1950s, has had a major impact on farms, farmers and rural communities. Cross-posted from our friends at FoodPrint.

Alongside a career in IT, Robert Chang forges a new life as a farmer, while advocating for farmers of color in Southern New England

Originally published in the Boston Globe. Another in a series of occasional stories looking at BIPOC farmers in New England. Robert Chang harvests garlic scapes on Echo Farm in Woodstock,

Comments in response to USDA’s Supply Chain request

The Food Solutions New England network is pleased to have jointly created and submitted comments to USDA with the Food System Planners Partnership (representing all six New England states), highlighting

May New England Food Policy Update

Contributed by Adam Kotin, FSNE Policy Analyst Welcome to the FSNE Policy Update, our not-at-all comprehensive peek at current food system policy happenings from New England to the federal level.