healthy food - Alaska's food system - is it like the North Country? - SIBEJO

Mark Winne, a leading voice on food system issues has a new blog entry about food issues in Alaska.  I was struck by the similarities to the North Country.  For example, try substituting "North Country" for "Alaska" in his closing paragraph (and ignoring the oil comment):"How...

healthy food - BEST PRACTICES FOR AN EQUITABLE & SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM - SIBEJO

A new report outlines the state of food insecurity in the United States and highlights successful tools to bring healthy and sustainable food sources to underserved communities. The reportnotes that people of color, low-income communities, and families with children are most likely...

healthy food - Free Webinar on How to Evaluate Economic Benefits of Local Food Systems - SIBEJO

Local and regional food systems are helping revitalize rural and urban communities across the country.  The authors of a new U.S. Department of Agriculture guide to evaluate the economic impacts of investing in farmers markets, community supported agriculture (CSA), food hubs,...

healthy food - North Country Matters features GardenShare - SIBEJO

Gloria McAdam, the Executive Director of GardenShare, discusses issues of poverty, food deserts, local food systems, and the work of GardenShare to address them with real solutions with host Ann Carvi...

healthy food - STATE TRENDS IN LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS - SIBEJO

In recent years, state legislatures have been active across a several policy areas: local food system approaches; farm-to-school programs; farmers� markets; community gardens and urban agriculture; healthy grocery retail and food policy councils.  Take for example farmers� markets....