Food for Thought
Stay Healthy Kids’ Rex and Roxy encourage healthy food choices
Sponsor Spotlight: United Health Services Greater Binghamton children and their parents can learn everything they need to know about making healthy food choices when they sign up for a free program from the UHS healthcare system. "UHS Stay Healthy Kids" offers...
Member Spotlight: Seven Valleys Health Coalition
Seven Valleys Health Coalition, Inc. (SVHC) is a rural health network located in Cortland, NY. SVHC’s mission is to cultivate local solutions and collaborative actions that advance the health and well-being of the Cortland community. Five years ago, SVHC was awarded...
Why the Tortoise Beat the Hare: On Slow Medicine and its role in contributing to a more Sustainable Regional Food System
Earlier this month, I came across an article written by Dr. Michael Finkelstein in the HuffingtonPost titled, “Slow Medicine is the Medicine of the Future.” Reading the article, I recalled many healthcare providers and organizations who frequently addressed the need...
Spotlight on The Healthy Harvest Program: An Interview with Melissa Knowles
September is Hunger Action Month. But what does this truly mean? How do we not only temporarily solve problems of hunger but remedy them completely? How can we work to not simply cover the wound but heal it completely? The Healthy Harvest Program, an initiative of the...
NYS Farm to School Highlight: Wood’s Earth Living Classroom
Wood's Earth (WE) Living Classroom is supporting the farm to school movement in Ithaca, NY with a diversified approach that encompasses procuring food from local producers, growing school food on its own two-acre farm, and engaging youth in food production and...
Member Spotlight: Finger Lakes Fresh Food Hub & Challenge Workforce Solutions
Consumers in search of local, artisan tortillas are in luck thanks to a partnership between the new Finger Lakes Fresh Food Hub and Stefan Senders of Wide Awake Bakery. The multi-grain tortillas, made at the 18,000 square foot Food Hub in Groton, NY, use a blend of...
NYS Farm to School Highlight: Finger Lakes Farm to Cafeteria
In the world of farm to institution, collaboration is key. Finger Lakes Farm to Cafeteria (FLFTC) is no stranger to building connections, which has helped expand local procurement at the institutional level throughout Ontario County since 2004. An initiative of...
New York State Farm to School Highlight
In April 2014, the Food and Health Network's Farm to Institution Coordinator had the privilege of sending a representative to the National Farm to School Network's Biennial Farm to Cafeteria Conference in Austin, TX. The event visually captured the magnitude of...
VINES, Healthy Lifestyles Coalition, and United Way of Broome County Partner to Offer Binghamton Farm Share
By Natalie Hughes, Program Assistant, VINES Binghamton Farm Share was launched in 2013 by VINES, Healthy Lifestyles Coalition, and United Way of Broome County to address needs surrounding food insecurity in Binghamton neighborhoods identified by the USDA as food...