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,

Somali Bantu Community Association find farmland – Little Jubba Central Maine Agrarian Commons

A black parent holding their child captioned “Racial Equity and Dignity for all”

Bami Farm / African Alliance of Rhode Island

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND Julius Kolawole looks out over Bami Farm | Photo: Cheryl Adams Since it was colonized by the English in the 1600s, Johnston has been a Yankee farming

Farm Aid 2020 is coming to a living room near you!

Farm Aid 2020 On the Road Farm Aid will mark its 35th anniversary with a virtual at-home festival experience. Farm Aid 2020 On the Road, will take place this Saturday, Sept. 26, from 8–11pm

Announcing new book “Transformation of our food systems – the making of a paradigm shift”

From Molly Anderson, Middlebury College It is our pleasure to present to you our new book “Transformation of our food systems – the making of a paradigm shift”. Please find

Some but not all U.S. metro areas could grow all needed food locally, estimates study

Originally published in Tufts Now. Researchers estimate potential for locally sourced food based on land needs for different diets A new modeling study finds that urban centers in green could

Vermont African group receives $300,000 USDA Urban Agriculture grant

Originally published in Vermontbiz. Vermont Business Magazine The US Department of Agriculture announced the selection of recipients for approximately $4.1 million in grants and cooperative agreements through its new Office

The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge Spreads Across the Country

It’s been four months since FSNE hosted its most “attended” 21-Day Racial Equity Habit-Building Challenge, with more than 7,000 participants and more than 650 officially participating organizations, businesses and groups.

A Small Mattapan Farm Blooms, Despite The Pandemic

Originally published by WBUR. Boston is home to the nation’s oldest continuously operated victory garden. The 500 small plots in the Fenway neighborhood date back to World War II, when

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