Food for Thought
Celebrating Success in 2013
As 2013 comes to a close, the Food and Health Network reflects on its accomplishments for the year as it plans for 2014. At our annual planning meeting on December 12th, we shared stories of success with our members and partners. Some of FaHN's highlights: Farm to...
Students Taste the Difference!
What do apples and collaboration have in common? For the Sustaining Farm to School in New York State pilot, they are critical building blocks of a sustainable farm to school procurement program. Now approaching year two of a USDA Farm to School grant, Sustaining Farm...
Welcome to the FaHN Blog
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 the FaHN Education...
Will Track for Food
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 2012 Regional Food System...
May Meeting Recap: Farm to Institution in NYS and the Northeast
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...
Job Opening: Hunger Education Coordinator
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....
Infographic of food produced on NYS farmland by county
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 here.
Food Safety Certification: April 2013 Meeting Summary
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...
Webcast — NY Farm to School ground beef project up and running
Join us for a discussion of a NY State local farm to school sustainable ground beef project that’s up and running successfully. Monday April 22nd at 6 to 7 pm eastern time, on Ellen Wong’s Farm Show. Streaming webcast and broadcast by WIOX 93.1, public radio from...