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I am guilty: Exploring my identity and values as an immigrant in food systems

I am guilty. I am guilty of drinking fair trade and organic coffee out of mason jars. I am guilty of supporting farm-to-table restaurants owned by white folks in communities

Rhode Island Food System Summit 2017 – a first look into RI’s state food plan

In the spirit of the Summit, which was meant to be driven by and for all Rhode Islanders, we developed this post as a group, with multiple individuals contributing their
Rhode Island Health Care Local Food Challenge participant, Roger Williams Medical Center celebrated Earth Day 2016 with a local foods celebration in their cafeteria

South County Hospital Wins the Local Food Challenge

Health Care Without Harm congratulates South County Hospital for winning the Rhode Island Health Care Local Food Challenge.  South County outperformed their competitors in local food purchasing, education, and employee engagement, and has
Great Friends Garden, photo by Bevan Linsley

A Community Garden For Newport?

How we built a stunningly beautiful community garden in 100 days When I think back to how we decided to build a first community garden in Newport, it seems that
A commercial fishing boat docked at the Port of Galilee. Taken by Randall, 2016

Strategies to Support Local Food in Rhode Island

This post was originally published on the UNH Sustainability Institute blog. This past Friday, July 29, I had the pleasure of visiting Rhode Island to gain a better understanding of
Dawn Tucker: that's me on the right

Values-Driven Fisheries, Strength in Numbers!

This post comes from Dawn Tucker with End-O-Main Lobster and fishing family out of Wickford, Rhode Island and was originally posted on the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance blog.  My name is Dawn (McAlister)

New England Food Summit Expands Conscious Awareness

Mobilizing Movement: Trailblazer decides to take action from inspiring directives at 2016 Summit Food Solutions New England hosted the 6th in a series of Regional Food Summits in Bridgeport, CT on June

Updates from the RIFPC – a lot of things happening in our little state

The Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) kicked off the New Year with an organizational retreat in January 2016 at the beautiful Save the Bay center. We welcomed six new members
AARI farmers market

Bring the Ocean to the Desert

Julius Kolawole has a plan to “bring the ocean to the desert.”  Or at least the fish. The desert, in this case, is a “food desert,” places defined by the USDA as
Food Safety class

School in session for Rhode Island food producers

What do broken lightbulbs, listeria, and deli slicers have in common? Well, for one thing, they were all topics of discussion at the Food Safety for Product Development workshop, a