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

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

Farming in the Face of COVID-19: Highland Cattle in Vermont

Special from our colleagues at The Carrot Project Ray Shatney and Janet Steward have been raising prizewinning Highland cattle on their family farm, Greenfield Highland Beef, in Greensboro Bend and
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
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
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree

From Organic Farmer to Maine Congresswoman: An Interview with Chellie Pingree

This interview by the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation originally appeared in their Healthy Food Fund News. Congresswoman Chellie Pingree is a Democratic member of the United States House of
Shannon Eldredge

Who Fishes Matters: The Impacts of Industrial Fishing on Women’s Lives

This story originally appeared in WhyHunger’s publication “Through Her Eyes: The Struggle for Food Sovereignty” for International Women’s Day 2017. We know that women are responsible for 60-80% of food production in the
Raheem Baraka, 2016 Healthy Community Leader Awardee and BACH quote

Healthy Community Leader Awardee Raheem Baraka

Raheem Baraka is the founder and Executive Director of Baraka Community Wellness (BCW), an organization committed to reducing health disparities and healthcare costs for vulnerable communities. BCW provides wellness solutions
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Innovation Leads the Way to Food Access

Debbie Sims attended her first New England Food Summit This past June when the 6th annual Summit was held in Bridgeport, CT.  Debbie, and a group delegates known as “Trailblazers,”
Mary Praus

Faces of Food Systems Planning: Mary Chicoine Praus

This post was originally published on the American Planning Association Food Systems Planning Interest Group’s website. Mary Chicoine Praus is a Land Use Planner at Franklin Regional Council of Governments in Greenfield, Massachusetts. The