Jun 22, 2016 | Food for Thought
Our Food and Health Network sponsor feature this month is Regional Access, based in Ithaca, NY. Asa Redmond, Vice President of Operations, shared information about the company his father started and its commitment to distributing great food and strengthening the...
May 9, 2016 | Food for Thought
The Food & Health Network co-hosted Growing Health: Healthy Foods, Healthy Communities on April 7 with the Broome County Health Department. The half-day forum focused on healthy, local food procurement and strategies for increasing access to healthy food choices...
Mar 9, 2016 | Food for Thought
From Donalyn Ketchum, Creekside Acres & The Creekside Cook Creekside Acres in Berkshire, Tioga County is owned and operated by Larry & Donalyn Ketchum. Long time gardeners, in 2015, they decided to become Farmer’s Market vendors at the Thursday Night Farm to...
Feb 24, 2016 | Food for Thought
Mike and Seth Weisel own Galaxy Brewing Company in Binghamton, NY. Mike was a home brewer for nearly 40 years, practicing and experimenting in his spare time. Seth gained an interest from his dad and then went on to the Master Brewers Program at UC Davis. He got his...
Feb 19, 2016 | Food for Thought
Maggie Reeger, FaHN VISTA, spoke with Glenda Neff, an individual FaHN Sponsor and co-coordinator of Farm to Institution NYS (FINYS), to learn more about her efforts to increase local food procurement throughout New York State. On her work with local food and...
Feb 4, 2016 | Food for Thought
It’s time to urge New York State legislators to support the Farm to School Procurement Incentive in the 2016-2017 NYS Budget Proposals! This week, members of the New York School Nutrition Association visited their NYS Assembly and Senate representatives to...
