Measuring Up: Working Within the System – Institutional Budgets, Operational Characteristics & Local Food Procurement
Monday, 30 October 2017
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 3 OF 6 Schools, institutions of higher education and hospitals in New England spend hundreds of
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How to Make More Local Food Choices
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
This infographic originally appeared on the ZeroCater blog. Hundreds of years ago, the food most people ate typically came from their backyard, or that of a neighbor, or local farmer.
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Measuring Up: When, How, and Why to Define “Local”
Monday, 16 October 2017
This installment was originally posted on the Farm to Institution New England (FINE) blog. INSTALLMENT NO. 2 OF 6 Local food programs at New England schools, institutions of higher education, and
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Re-Launching and Refining a Network Leadership Institute
Wednesday, 04 October 2017
This post was originally published on the Interaction Institute for Social Change blog by Curtis Ogden on October 2, 2017. “We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected
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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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