FSNE’s Late Spring 2022 Policy Update

Fair Play Required for Local and Regional Food Systems Transformation Contributed by Karen Nordstrom, FSNE Policy Network Manager Key Issue:  Over the last month, much has happened on the policy

Southern New England Farmers of Color Collaborative Offers Land Access Course

The Southern New England Farmers of Color Collaborative (SNEFCC) is now offering their first course on land access for BIPOC farmers in CT, MA and RI. In this course, students

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.

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
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

It’s the End of the Beginning of the Coronavirus

Originally published in Rhode Island Monthly The coronavirus outbreak blasted holes in Rhode Island’s already-frayed social safety net, and the pandemic isn’t over yet. August 12, 2020 Ellen Liberman Between

African Alliance of Rhode Island

Great overview video of African Alliance of Rhode Island, featuring FSNE Ambassador Julius Kolawale, NLI alumni Michelle Cruz and Jumoke Akinrimise. The introduction is in Portuguese but the rest of

Life has been difficult. But I am resilient, hopeful, and forgiving

By Julius Kolawole as told to Ivy Scott, published in the Boston Globe. Julius is the FSNE Ambassador for Rhode Island. They say, “Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.” I

Planning for a Smarter Post-Pandemic RI Food System – Richman and Henry

Originally published on GoLocalProv.com Nessa Richman and Michael G. Henry The COVID-19 pandemic is laying bare an alarming problem with our food system. The market channels linking farms and fisheries
Hayley volunteering at one of Eating with the Ecosystem’s Scales & Tales Food Boat events this fall.

A Look into the Narragansett Bay Food Web

This post orginally appeared on the website of FSNE Network Team partner Eating with the Ecosystem.  Please support their work!   GUEST BLOG BY HAYLEY FRANZ, URI MARINE AFFAIRS STUDENT