Translating learnings into action on the intersection of food, race, health, and environment

Guest blog by Monica Nakielski, Associate Director at Anthesis The current pandemic is bringing inequities into focus A year of reflection during this pandemic has highlighted gaps in our system.

UNH Eats Equitable: Teatulia

Contributed by UNH Dining Services. Food Solutions New England is hosted and coordinated by the UNH Sustainability Institute. Guest blogger, Autumn Thon is a sophomore at UNH majoring in Social

Combating Racism & Advancing Racial Equity: We Are the Question & the Answer

Thank you to Dr. Atyia Martin of All Aces, Inc. for contributing this guest blog for this year’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge! There is a pathway to advancing racial equity

A Conversation About Parenting, Educating and Care-Giving of Brave Kids, Beloved Communities and Beautiful Multi-Racial Democracy

A special 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge Event! Co-hosted by Food Solutions New England and EmbraceRace! April 14, 8:30-9:30 pm (to accommodate attendees across multiple North American timezones) How Then, Shall

Organizing for food sovereignty in Boston

Originally published on Shareable.net Below is the transcript from the second session “Organizing for Food Sovereignty in Boston: A Personal History” with Greg Watson. Learn more about his current work

New Research: “Beyond backyard chickens: A framework for understanding municipal urban agriculture policies in the United States”

From the Food Policy Network listserv. We are excited to share a newly published open-access article that catalogues policies related to urban agriculture across the 40 most populous cities in

USDA Seeks Members for Advisory Committee on Urban Agriculture

Contact: FPAC.BC.Press@usda.gov WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking members for a new advisory committee on urban agriculture, part of a broader effort to focus on

Saving Farmland, Supporting Young Farmers

Originally published by David Bollier on bollier.org It’s a bit odd that land reform is barely mentioned in most progressive agendas. Maybe that’s because it is seen as challenging the

Youth Engagement at the UN Food Systems Summit

From FSNE Network Leadership Institute alum Vanessa Garcia Polanco. Dear North America Food Systems Advocate, The United Nations Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY), is the UN General Assembly-mandated,

Emancipation Never Really Came to Agriculture

Originally published by FAIR CounterSpin interview with Ricardo Salvador on US food system JANINE JACKSON The November 27, 2020, episode of CounterSpin featured an archival interview with the Union of