About
Our Mission
The Food & Health Network (FaHN) is an eight-county coalition of diverse stakeholders working to build food-secure communities and a thriving, healthy, regional food system through collaboration. The Food and Health Network is a program of the nonprofit Rural Health Network of South Central NY, whose mission is to advance the health and wellbeing of rural people and communities.
FaHN supports programs and policies that bridge connections between local agriculture, food access and healthcare so that all community members have access to nutritious food and local farms and businesses remain viable for many years to come.
Our network takes an interdisciplinary, systematic, and regional approach to impact South Central New York’s food system.
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Our Impact

16,725
Students reached through local food in school meals and farm to school education

786,201
Pounds of local food served in school meals

$651,178
Spent on food from 13 local farms, food hubs, and processors

Growing Farm to School
Now proudly serving 26 school districts throughout South Central New York
Since 2017, we have helped establish:
- 26
Different kinds of New York State fruits and vegetables featured in school meals - 47
Taste tests with over 6,000 students - 28
New recipes utilizing local ingredients across 16 schools - 13
Unique partnerships with New York farmers and vendors
Building Volunteer Capacity
- 200+
Volunteers recruited to support programs that increase access to nutritious food in Broome, Tioga, and Otsego Counties - 3
Community cafes held in Binghamton and Johnson City - 3
Poverty simulations hosted at Binghamton University


Building Volunteer Capacity
- 200+
Volunteers recruited to support programs that increase access to nutritious food in Broome, Tioga, and Otsego Counties - 3
Community cafes held in Binghamton and Johnson City - 3
Poverty simulations hosted at Binghamton University

Linking Food Access and Healthcare Innovation
- 80
Individuals completed the FVRx program - $16,000
Spent on local food - 12
participating primary care offices