Building a Co-op Economy in Maine—And Perhaps in Your State Too

Originally published in Non-Profit Quarterly Davis Taylor and Rob Brown July 31, 2020 Consider an economy facing significant economic challenges. The economy is relatively small, geographically isolated, and faces challenging

Farming as the Climate Changes: Soul Fire Farm, Petersburg, New York

Originally published by Sustainable Food Trust. The world is facing a climate crisis and the changes this brings is dramatically impacting farmers across the world. As temperatures rise and rainfall

What is the 2021 UN Food Summit Really About?

As many of you know, the UN is planning a 2021 global “Food Summit.” We don’t know right now if the Summit will be in person, as originally planned, with

Black Commons, Community Land Trusts, and Reparations

By David Bollier. Originally published on David Bollier’s website. African Americans have long been victimized by the theft of their land, labor, and the ability to buy land as they

Food Solutions Forum: Overview & Toolkit

Policy matters. Elections matter. All our work to build a stronger, healthier and more just food system could be for nought if our efforts are not made more durable through

To fix the food system, fix our democracy

Originally published in the Boston Globe People go hungry not from lack of food but from lack of political power. BY FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ Today’s multiplying threats are truly scary

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

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,