Human Rights Can’t Wait!
Thursday, 28 September 2017
UPDATE: Read Migrant Justice’s announcement on their agreement with Ben & Jerry’s! Dairy workers kicked off the “Human Rights Can’t Wait” speaking tour through the Northeast September 13, engaging hundreds of
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Measuring Up Installment 1: An Introduction to the New England Farm to Institution Metrics Blog Series
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England blog. Welcome to Measuring Up, a six-part blog series designed to provide an introduction to the importance of
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Assessing Network Health
Monday, 25 September 2017
In June 2017, Food Solutions New England (FSNE) conducted its first Network Health Assessment. The Assessment was developed to help FSNE organizers better understand network participation and impacts. Over 200
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A Nutritional Vision For Seniors
Thursday, 13 July 2017
Whitney Wright As we age, the nutritional requirements of our body become different than when we were younger. Since the lean body mass and basal metabolic rate decreases with age,
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Innovation and Inspiration at the 2017 NOFA Summer Conference
Friday, 07 July 2017
This 43rd annual 3-day celebration (August 11-13, 2017 in Amherst, MA) brings together organic farmers, gardeners, growers, landscapers, and eaters from across the Northeast to share their inspiration and ideas
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Network Bridging: How a Regional Network is Creating New Connections, Flows, and Opportunities
Thursday, 15 June 2017
This post originally appeared on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog. “Life moves toward other life… If we trusted more in these cohering motions, we could move into an essential
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Facing Dynamics of Othering and Belonging in a Sustainable Food System Network
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
This post originally appeared on the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC) blog. “Clearly, we made some people uncomfortable. Good. For too long, our comfort has come on the backs of many
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Caution: white soccer mom driving
Friday, 28 April 2017
The exercise went like this: Pick a demographic profile. Then, jot down all the characteristics you associate with that profile. These are known as stereotypical characteristics. Then, think of someone
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What do we want?
Monday, 24 April 2017
Permanent protection, dignity and respect for the 11 million undocumented people in the US! When do we want it? NOW!! On April 16th, in the first of a two-part exploration
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Time For Some Action: Making Moves Towards an Equitable Food System in the Chesapeake Foodshed
Monday, 17 April 2017
“To build community requires vigilant awareness of the work we must continually do to undermine all the socialization that leads us to behave in ways that perpetuate domination.” – bell
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