FSNYC  
Food Systems Network NYC Newsletter
   July 2011
In This Issue
July Open Networking Meeting
FoodAction NYC
East Harlem CSK
Urban Harvest at Ujima Gardem
Food Detective: FoodFight
Farm Bill 1.05
Announcements
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Foraged Greens

Foraged Salad Greens 

Photo by Hans Bernier 

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FSNYC holds Open Networking Meetings the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, email info@foodsystemsnyc.org 

June 2011 ONM

June Open Networking Meeting at

The Brooklyn Grange

Contributors

Special thanks to the following FSNYC members and friends for their contributions to this month's website and newsletter: Hans Bernier, Harlem Grown; Leslie Boden, FSNYC; Mark Dunlea, Hunger Action Network; Sandra Mclean, Slow Food NYC; Stephanie Miller; Viktoriya Syrov, FSNYC; Ed Yowell, FSNYC.

 

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July Open Networking Meeting

  

Engaging Children in Issues of Food, Health and Agriculture

 

Join us on Tuesday, July 12th, for a discussion around engaging youth in conversation and production in the areas of food, gardening, sustainability and wellness. We will convene a panel of individuals leading the way in NYC with school gardens, curricula about food systems, and even aquaponics. More details, including location will be released on Monday. 

 

Date: July 12, 2011
Time:
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Location: Please check our web site for updates. We are working hard to secure a great space for this educational meeting that can accommodate all of our attendees.


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FSNYC Presents FoodAction NYC

Food Systems Network NYC is launching a new project, directed by Leslie Boden, and made possible with the support of the Strategic Alliance for Health and the New York City Food & Fitness Partnership, which will create tools to be used by communities to create solutions to local food challenges. Read more about this new initiative and how mapping and other data will be utilized to create materials and guides to assist in community-based food planning processes.

A CSK Grows in East Harlem


East Harlem CSKThe East Harlem Community Supported Kitchen (CSK) presents a unique model for engaging residents in healthy eating and encouraging relationship building between community members. Hans Bernier writes about his experience at the communal dinner and the dedication and worthwhile efforts of the participants who are working to educate their community members about the importance of healthy foods in a neighborhood under-served by such.

Introducing Urban Harvest: Slow Food NYC's Answer to Summer Camp in the City 


Ujima Garden
At the Ujima Garden in Brownsville, Brooklyn, elementary school children from the neighborhood are learning
about where their food comes from and how to prepare dishes from different cultures for the next seven weeks. Find out why you wish you were them in this article about Slow Food NYC's newest Urban Harvest program. 
Food Detective: FoodFightFood Fight 

Take two dedicated teachers on a mission to create a curriculum focused on good food that can be used in schools throughout the city and will teach students the importance of proper nutrition and taking control of their food system; what do you get? Learn more about this enthusiastic new initiative and their successes in this informative article by Stephanie Miller, the FSNYC Food Detective.

Farm Bill 1.05


Mark Dunlea of Hunger Action Network of New York State discusses the ramifications of the passage of H.R. 2112 in June: which programs suffered cuts, and the overall implications for Farm Bill 2012 in this month's installment of our Farm Bill Series.
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Farmageddon Opening Night Reception 


 

Cook Out NYC 


July 8, 2011

5:30 - 8:30pm

July 10, 2011

11:30am - 5:00pm 

Open Networking Meeting 

 

July 12, 2011
12:30 - 2:00pm
    

Slow U: Really Local Beer 


July 22, 2011
 

6:00 - 8:00pm   

The Art of Eating Well



Hip-Hop & Food Historical Tour:
Beats and Beets!  

July 28, 2011

6:00 - 9:00pm 


July 30, 2011

10:00am - 3:00pm    


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