The pandemic could actually strengthen the U.S. food system

The shock to U.S. food chains from the coronavirus has been a boon to small- and mid-sized farms and distributors. Could it be the start of a new way to

To fix the food system, fix our democracy

Originally published in the Boston Globe People go hungry not from lack of food but from lack of political power. BY FRANCES MOORE LAPPÉ Today’s multiplying threats are truly scary

Northeast SARE preproposal deadline coming up 7/23

Originally shared by Deb Heleba of Northeast SARE on the NESAWG Listserv. I’m sending a reminder that Northeast SARE is currently accepting preproposals for its Research and Education, Professional Development,

Maine Harvest FCU grant program aims to boost farmland buys

Originally published in Mainebiz. A new program by the Maine Harvest Federal Credit Union will pay closing costs for farmland sales or refinancing, a move aimed at taking advantage of

Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance Statement on White House Executive Order to Expand Factory Fish Farms and Deregulate the Fishing Industry

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2020 Policy contact: ​Rosanna Marie Neil, NAMA Policy Counsel, ​rosanna@namanet.org Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance Statement on White House Executive Order to Expand Factory Fish Farms

New England Food System Resilience Fund Makes First Grants

From The John Merck Fund, one of FSNE’s network partners NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2020 New philanthropic collaborative supports region’s farmers and food producers in responding to COVID-19

Heavy hand of high tech in the food we eat

The following letter to the editor from Food Solutions New England was published in the Boston Globe in response to their recent editorial on the future of food. Thanks to

New England Food Hub Network: Exploring Options To Enhance Food Hub Collaboration & Increase New England Farm To Institution Sales

https://www.farmtoinstitution.org/blog/fine-report-explores-new-england-food-hub-network
Vanessa Garcia Polanco

Optimizing Emerging Leaders for Real Solutions in the Food System: Interview with Vanessa Garcia Polanco

Food Tank’s interview with Network Leadership Institute participant Vanessa Garcia Polanco originally appeared on Food Tank’s website. Vanessa Garcia Polanco’s passion for food and agricultural policy arose from the influences of

A deeper Challenge of Change: The role of land-grant universities in assessing and ending structural racism in the US food system

http://asi.ucdavis.edu/networks/infas/a-deeper-challenge-of-change-the-role-of-land-grant-universities-in-assessing-and-ending-structural-racism-in-the-us-food-system