The economic impact of agriculture in the Northeast

Farm Credit East releases report analyzing economic impact of agriculture, fishing, forest products PUBLISHED ON NOVEMBER 9, 2020 by Morning Ag Clips. ENFIELD, Conn. — The agriculture, commercial fishing and

COVID-19 responses: Food policy councils are “stepping in, stepping up, and stepping back”

Published November 2, 2020 in the Journal Ag, Food Systems & Community Development ABSTRACT In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, food policy councils (FPCs) have emerged as a critical

Delivering More Than Food: Understanding and Operationalizing Racial Equity in Food Hubs

August 20, 2020 – Author: Sarah Rodman-Alvarez, Roxana Rodriguez, Rich Pirog, John Fisk, Kimberly Carr, Phil Warsaw, Noel Bielaczyc, and Terri Barker Racism underlies the U.S. food system. To withstand,

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

Health care procurement can heal the supply chain

New guide published by FSNE network partner Health Care Without Harm. A groundbreaking new guide available for GGHH members, featuring stories from 25 health care organizations around the globe, offers

Food Solutions Forum: Overview & Toolkit

Policy matters. Elections matter. All our work to build a stronger, healthier and more just food system could be for nought if our efforts are not made more durable through

Towards an equity competency model for sustainable food systems education programs

Authors Will Valley, Molly Anderson, Nicole Tichenor Blackstone, Eleanor Sterling, Erin Betley, Sharon Akabas, Pamela Koch, Colin Dring, Joanne Burke, Karen Spiller Abstract Addressing social inequities has been recognized as foundational to transforming food systems. Activists and scholars have

Perennial vegetables: A neglected resource for biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and nutrition

Eric Toensmeier, Rafter Ferguson, Mamta Mehra (Published: July 10, 2020 on https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234611) Abstract: Perennial vegetables are a neglected and underutilized class of crops with potential to address 21st century challenges. They represent 33–56%

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,

Farms Under Threat: The State of the States

From FSNE network partners American Farmland Trust For 40 years, American Farmland Trust (AFT) has used high-quality research to demonstrate the need to protect farmland and ranchland—and to provide solutions.