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FSRC Summit Insights: Charting a Course for Transformative Food Systems Change

By Karen Nordstrom, Policy Program Co-Director, Food Solutions New England The Food Systems Research Center (FSRC) Summit held in September 2024 brought together leading thinkers and practitioners in the field
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Scaling Food is Medicine Interventions: Why Community Engagement is Non-Negotiable

By Sandra Aronson, MS, MPH The National Strategy: A Comprehensive Approach The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, held in September 2022, marked a significant milestone in the
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Farming for Community and Resilience In New Hampshire – Kearsarge Food Hub Love Local Series

Watch all of the 2023 Love Local Series videos from Kearsarge Food Hub By Hanna Flanders, Kearsarge Food Hub We’ve inherited a globalized food system that works for very few
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Environmental Justice: An Interview with Dr. Bindu Panikkar

Interview and introduction by Karen Nordstrom, Program Policy Co-director, Food Solutions New England Environmental justice (EJ) is a fundamental movement that strives to address the disparities in the distribution of
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A Just Transition in Agriculture and Soil Health for Regional Climate Resilience

This issue brief is part of Food Solutions New England’s Campaign for Climate Resilience. The purpose of this campaign is to advocate for community-led solutions to create a climate-resilient food
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Welcome FSNE’s new Network & Program Coordinator

Please join us in welcoming Sandra Aronson to the FSNE backbone team, based here at the UNH Sustainability Institute! As our new Network and Program Coordinator for Food Solutions New

We are hiring a Network & Program Coordinator!

July 22 Update: Due to an abundance of applications already received, this opportunity is closed as of 11:59 pm today. Who do you know that would be a great Food
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Spring 2022 Policy Update

  Across New England, Dockets Center Policy Priorities Greetings and welcome to the Spring 2022 FSNE policy update! Within the region, state legislative sessions are either in full swing or
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Welcome FSNE’s Spring 2022 UNH Intern Heather Nelson

Please join the FSNE backbone staff in welcoming our first student intern, Heather Nelson. Heather is a junior majoring in zoology and anthropology at the University of New Hampshire. She
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FSNE Welcomes Karen Nordstrom as Policy Network Manager

We are excited to announce that Karen Nordstrom has joined the UNH Sustainability Institute as Food Solutions New England’s Policy Network Manager. In this position, Karen will be serving as a