January News from Our Network

Job Opportunities Cornell Cooperative Extension Harvest NY program is hiring a Farm to Institution Coordinator. The coordinator will be responsible for contributing to the program development, delivery, assessment, and evaluation to support the increased volume and...

Benefits of Farm to School: Part 2 – Kids Win!

Farmers, kids, and communities benefit from farm to school programs. Benefits to farmers, covered in a previous post, included significant financial opportunities resulting from local procurement. The benefits to kids will be covered this week. Farm to school is best...

Tray Waste: Observing Habits, Implementing Solutions

What is tray waste? Tray waste, as the name implies, is the amount of food waste left behind on a student’s tray at lunch or breakfast at school. In an effort to be more eco-friendly and conscientious, as well as to improve the nutrition standards of children in...

Benefits of Farm to School: Part One – Farmers Win!

In a series of posts, we will highlight some of the many positive effects of farm to school programs, such as the NY Thursdays program facilitated by the Food and Health Network and Broome-Tioga BOCES’ Rock on Café. This week, the economic benefits to farmers...

The Food as Medicine Summit

Over 150 stakeholders from across NY and PA gathered in Binghamton on November 6th for the Rural Health Network’s Food as Medicine Summit! Throughout the day attendees learned about innovative programs, policies, research, and coalitions advancing food as medicine in...

November News from Our Network

Cornell Cooperative Extension Steuben is hiring for SNAP-Ed Senior Nutritionist Regional Supervisor! You can find more information about this position by clicking here. VINES: Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, in Binghamton, is seeking motivated people...