Dec 5, 2013 | Food for Thought
Check out our blog posts below for the newest stories and updates on what’s happening in South Central NY’s food system! We encourage you to share stories on what’s happening in your community to build a stronger regional food system. Please contact...
Jun 19, 2013 | Food for Thought
The word “data” may not be the zestiest conversation starter when it comes to food. But numbers are actually quite important to telling the story of–and ultimately improving–our regional food system. During development of the 2011 and...
Jun 7, 2013 | Food for Thought
The exciting growth of Farm to Institution focused programs and organizations means that sometimes it’s hard just to keep up with what is happening in our eight county region, not to mention the state and country. As a result, we decided to devote one of our 2013 Farm...
Jun 7, 2013 | Food for Thought
The Food Bank of the Southern Tier seeks a full-time, Hunger Education Coordinator to oversee the Food Bank’s hunger education and youth leadership program. Duties include hunger education curriculum development, scheduling, and facilitating hunger education lessons....
May 13, 2013 | Food for Thought
Total Food Produced on Farmland by County: http://newyork.farmland.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Food_Production_rev3.pdf More videos and infographics from AFT New York on the important relationship between local farmland and local food can be found...
May 3, 2013 | Food for Thought
GAPs. If you’ve been to any of our meetings over the past year, you’ve likely heard the term. But what exactly is it and how does it relate to building strong regional food systems? These questions were the focus of our April meeting, where we examined the...