Food for Thought
Lessons Learned at Growing Health: Healthy Foods, Healthy Communities Forum
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...
Food and Farming with the Creekside Cook
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...
Supporting Local Food and Brews at Galaxy Brewing Co.
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...
Increasing Local Food Procurement through Farm to Institution
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...
Action Alert: Support an Increase in Funding for Farm to School in New York State
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 request an...
Farm Sponsor Spotlight: Moore Family Organic Farm
Our January Farm Sponsor Spotlight is Moore Family Organic Farm in Lansing, NY. Maggie Reeger, FaHN VISTA, spoke with Larry Moore to learn about the farm and its contributions to the local food system. Farm background: Larry Moore grew up across the road from the...
Sponsor Spotlight: The Kitchen Store
Our holiday Sponsor Spotlight is The Kitchen Store in Owego. Maggie Reeger, FaHN VISTA, spoke with the owner, Sue Michaels. About the store: The Kitchen Store, owned by Sue Michaels, opened 5 years ago at its original location in Apalachin. For the past two years, the...
FaHN Sponsor Spotlight: Care Manage for All LLC
Our Sponsor Spotlight this month is Care Manage for All LLC. Maggie Reeger, FaHN VISTA, interviewed Kim Evanoski, owner and President of Care Manage for All LLC. About the Company: Care Manage for All LLC is a private woman-owned...
Food News: SNAP Incentives Help Rural Communities, and an Economist Studies the Impact of CSA
Here are some recent news stories you might have missed: Altarum Institute: SNAP Incentives: A Win for Rural Communities A new report from the Fair Food Network (FFN) expands on the impact of the Double Up Food Bucks Program, a healthy food incentive program that was...