Island Commons

Our Food Matters: Island Commons creates a new food plan on Aquidneck Island

Newport, Rhode Island—mansions, yachts, fancy shops, and upscale restaurants and 70 percent of public school students living below poverty level. A surprising dichotomy, and one indicative of another problem facing

Equity for All in the Food System

Our food system encompasses the growers, the producers, the distributors, but also those in the service industry. For many of the people who serve us food all day, every day,
Food is Happiness

Rhode Island Farm to Senior

As the Farm to Cafeteria Coordinator for Farm Fresh Rhode Island, one of my favorite jobs is promoting RI Grown foods to RI senior centers. Last summer, Farm Fresh piloted

A New England Food Vision sets bold “50 by 60” goal

Food Solutions New England (FSNE) is thrilled to announced the release of A New England Food Vision, a collaborative report and bold vision outlining how New England can locally produce

Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic releases Land-Linking report for RIFPC

The attached report – “Rhode Island Land-Linking Program: Background Research and Policy Analysis”, is the first study completed under a partnership between the Harvard Food Law and Policy Clinic and

Local Agriculture & Seafood Act (LASA) Grant Awardees

Congratulations to the 17 awardees of the 2014 LASA Grants.  The LASA Advisory Committee received over 90 applications in this first funding year, for a total of $1.4 million in

Food Matters May 28 at RISD Portfolio Cafe

Our May Food Matters Community Conversation was co-hosted by our 2 Council members Melina Packer and Brian Goldberg.  Melina and Brian deftly facilitated an 8-person panel conversation and room discussion