FSNE Network Events

Join us for a 1.5 hour presentation with farmworker leaders from Vermont’s dairy industry. Learn more about Milk with Dignity, the current Hannaford campaign and how to get involved!

Farmworkers from Vermont are hitting the road this fall to spread the word about Milk with Dignity! Throughout the Corona Crisis, migrant farmworkers continue to work day in and day out to produce the milk and dairy products that line supermarket shelves. Join Migrant Justice for a 1.5 hour presentation to learn more about farmworkers’ groundbreaking Milk with Dignity program which brings together farmworkers, consumers, farmer owners and corporate buyers with the principal goal of fostering a sustainable Northeast dairy industry that advances the human rights of farmworkers, supports the long-term interests of farm owners, and provides an ethical supply chain for retail food companies and consumers. We know that the cows don't milk themselves: Learn more about how you can get involved and help expand this powerful solution to the Hannaford supermarket’s supply chain.

Hosted by our food system communicators "circle of practice." This event is a monthly connectivity session for people doing values-based food systems communications work of any kind (includes at least some of: equity, justice, resilience, sustainability, democracy).

Hosted by our food system communicators "circle of practice." This event is a monthly connectivity session for people doing values-based food systems communications work of any kind (includes at least some of: equity, justice, resilience, sustainability, democracy).

Hosted by our food system communicators "circle of practice." This event is a monthly connectivity session for people doing values-based food systems communications work of any kind (includes at least some of: equity, justice, resilience, sustainability, democracy).

Hosted by our food system communicators "circle of practice." This event is a monthly connectivity session for people doing values-based food systems communications work of any kind (includes at least some of: equity, justice, resilience, sustainability, democracy).

You are invited to the first session in FSNE's month-long 2022 Winter Series, organized around our four impact areas. Please register and join for part of all of this session.

The first part of this event will feature an interactive panel of inspiring guests (10:00 am to noon EST). The afternoon will take the form of a skill-building workshop (on network weaving and network mapping) to build on our themes for the day (12:30 to 2:30 pm EST).  The workshop portion will deepen our focus on harnessing the power of collaborative networks in creating more just, sustainable, and democratic food systems. 

Registration is open. You will get the most out of this session if you are able to spend some time with these "pre-work" readings.

The first part of this event (10:00 am to noon) will feature Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr. and Debby Irving, inspiration for FSNE's version of the Racial Equity Challenge.

The second half of this event (12:30 to 2:30 pm) will be a training/workshop with special guests Katya Fels Smith and Tanya Tucker from the Full Frame Initiative in which you'll gain valuable insights for your own work. Full guest details coming soon!

As we grapple with pandemic disruptions and political polarization, reckon with emboldened white supremacy, and face ever-growing challenges from the climate crisis, the importance of standing firm in a commitment to racial equity and justice in our food system is growing. 

What does racial equity look like in our communities and institutions? 
How can we advance multi-racial movements for justice and wellbeing? 
What are some of the opportunities we can lean into now?

Visionary Policy - Universal Human Rights Legislation in Support of Food & Forest Systems

Details and registration coming soon!

Please join us for the fourth and final event in FSNE's 2022 Winter Series, bringing regional food system participants and aligned friends together to dig into our shared work, learn together, get inspired, and deepen our connections to one another. Please come for part of all of this event.

Registration is now open.

In addition to strengthening our regional network, centering racial equity, and embedding our shared values into the regional policy landscape, FSNE knows that employing strategic narrative and framing wisdom is a critical part of the culture change we need in order to transform our food system. Without shifting the way our region thinks about food and related systems, we will continue to struggle to shift actions and behaviors that are desperately needed now.