Feb 2, 2017 | Food for Thought
Our Member Spotlight for the month of February is the Chenango County Department of Public Health. Tom Lewis, FaHN VISTA, sat down with Christina Arnold, a Health Educator with the Department of Public Health, at her office in Norwich, NY to learn more about the work...
Jan 6, 2017 | Food for Thought
Throughout December, FaHN partnered with school districts across Broome and Tioga counties to hold taste tests featuring a fall kale salad made from local ingredients for students to sample during lunch in their school cafeterias. The simple salad included apples,...
Jan 5, 2017 | Food for Thought
Our Farm Sponsor Spotlight is Shared Roots Farm in McGraw, NY. Tom Lewis, FaHN VISTA, spoke with Stephanie Roberts, a co-owner of the farm along with Bret Morris, to learn about the background of the farm and her thoughts on farming. On the farm’s background: ...
Dec 5, 2016 | Food for Thought
FaHN VISTA, Tom Lewis attended the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group’s (NESAWG) It Takes a Region conference in Hartford, CT on November 11th. Here are his reflections from that day: Attending the It Takes a Region conference was certainly a...
Oct 25, 2016 | Food for Thought
We released the FaHN 2016 Year in Review at our annual member & sponsor recognition party on Oct. 20th. The report includes updates on many of the projects we’ve worked on this year, including: The release of our annual Community Garden & Urban...
Jul 6, 2016 | Food for Thought
Who knew the Milky Way was so close? To celebrate National Dairy Month, FaHN AmeriCorps members Maggie and Olivia participated in Catskills Family Creameries’ 4th Annual Milky Way Tour. For one day, six farmstead creameries in the Catskills opened their doors to the...
