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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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

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

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.

Local food in a regional context: Think in “zones.”

There are many ways to think about “local” but probably the least helpful is to develop a rigid dichotomy of “local vs. non-local.” Some of our region’s many homesteaders, farmers,

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,

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

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