Food for Thought

FaHN is seeking a volunteer Membership Coordinator to coordinate outreach and recruitment for the annual FaHN membership campaign. Membership is an integral part of the Food and Health Network, and the Coordinator will work with the Education Coordinator and...

http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Seeking-Producers-for-Farm-to-Institution.html?soid=1102887337342&aid=5L2twuHXX2Y. Have you heard? Farm to Institution is the next wave of food system transformation, and FaHN is privileged to be a leader in this effort: Our...

Please join us for the Food and Health Network's March monthly meeting on Thursday, March 28! WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2013  TIME: 2pm-4pm WHERE: Broome County Health Department, Conference Room B, 225 Front Street, Binghamton, NY Join us for our first business...

For the February Food and Health Network meeting we were joined by Ken Smith, Executive Director of Cornell Cooperative Extension of Chenango County, for a presentation on NYS dairy. The research looks at the economic impact of the dairy industry in New York, trends...

"Growing Markets 2013" Conference and Annual Hobart Farmers' Lunch      WHEN: Saturday, March 2, 2013 TIME: 10:30am - 2:30pm, registration begins at 9:45am   WHERE: Hobart Community Center, 80 Cornell Ave., Hobart, NY WHAT: Free half day conference for farmers and...

I have been really positively impressed with the new program recently finalized by the USDA to extend small loans (up to $35,000) at low interest rates to farmers.  I was pleasantly surprised, at a recent conference, to hear from an FSA (Farm Service Administration)...