Category Archives: Food
Events from Food Solutions New England: The Evolving Food Policy Landscape + More Democracy!
Please join us for two more amazing food system events before the winter holidays set in! The Time is Now: Assessing the evolving policy landscape for New England’s Food Future Join special guests Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, Amanda Beal, and scholar-activist and National Young Farmers Coalition Policy Associate Vanessa GarcÃa Polanco to hear […]
Continue readingPaid Opportunity for Students *** Coordinator on Food Purchasing Project
Are you a student or recent graduate who is interested in building a just and sustainable food system? With all that is going on in the world have you been wondering how you can be more involved in creating a food system world in which everyone can thrive? If so, Real Food Challenge has an […]
Continue readingHonor 🌱 Energize ☀ Imagine :: NOFA-VT Winter Conference 2021!
Save the date for NOFA-VT’s Annual Winter Conference &50th Anniversary Celebration February 2021 • Registration coming soon Every February for the last 38 years, the NOFA-VT Winter Conference has been a highlight of the winter for farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, change-makers, organizers, and enthusiastic eaters. Each winter, over a thousand of your fellow organic movement builders join together […]
Continue readingFair Trade Campaigns November Newsletter – highlighting Holly Francis ’20 Env. Studies & Policy
This year has been an absolute whirlwind! We hope that you and your families are staying healthy and feeling a little extra joy with the holidays right around the corner. With the holidays also comes a hyper focus on food. That’s why this month for Fair Fall we are putting our focus on food justice. Read on to […]
Continue readingGrowing Together: Vermont Community Garden Network’s November Newsletter
Garden EventsGet the network involved by submitting your next event directly to our submission page. Webinars, courses, conferences, one-time or reoccurring events, all apply! See what’s coming up on our Statewide Garden Calendar Fund Your GardenNeed funding for your garden project? Visit our website for a regularly updated list of garden-related grants. Find upcoming grants on […]
Continue readingYoung Farmers Convergence – Nov 9 & 11
Tickets available to hear Leah Penniman & Chris Newman From November 9th-12th, the National Young Farmers Coalition will host their 6th Annual National Leadership Convergence virtually with the theme, “Achieving Equity Through Agriculture.” Tickets are available to the general public for the keynotes, farmer and food system activists Leah Penniman of Soul Fire Farm and Chris Newman of Sylvanaqua […]
Continue reading2 Invitations: Democracy & Racial Equity for Food System Transformation
You’re Invited! The Change is Us: Democratic Empowerment for Food System Transformation An online round table discussion hosted by Food Solutions New England. Keep an eye on your email inbox for invitations to more events over the coming months. Thursday, November 12 from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ESTRegistration “The kind of food system we need […]
Continue readingGrowing Together: October Newsletter
Garden EventsGet the network involved by submitting your next event directly to our submission page. Webinars, courses, conferences and in-person events, recurring or one-time, all apply!See what’s coming up on our Statewide Garden Calendar Fund Your GardenNeed funding for your garden project? Visit our website for a regularly updated list of garden-related grants.Find upcoming grants […]
Continue readingEvents and Classes from City Market
A Force To Be Reckoned With Part 6: BIPOC Womxn and Femmes: Navigating Vermont’s Food System Thursday, October 15, 2020 – 12:00pm to 1:00pmOnline WebinarThe purpose of this panel is to support, celebrate, and reflect on the contributions of BIPOC womxn and femmes in Vermont’s food system. Together we explore their experiences as business owners, earth tenders, […]
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