May 9, 2016 | Food for Thought
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...
Dec 30, 2013 | Food for Thought
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...
Jun 19, 2013 | Food for Thought
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...
Jun 7, 2013 | Food for Thought
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...
May 3, 2013 | Food for Thought
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...
