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Food Systems Network NYC is a volunteer-run, member-driven organization. We can't do our work without your help!
Become a FSNYC member today!
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Food Systems Network NYC
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Brings together organizations,
professionals, and community advocates dedicated to nourishing New Yorkers and enriching the regional farm community through collaboration, education, and advocacy.
FSNYC holds Open Networking Meetings the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, email info@foodsystemsnyc.org
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Jimmy Carbone at Pig Island 2010
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Special thanks to the following FSNYC members and friends for their contributions to this month's website and newsletter: Hans Bernier, Harlem Grown; Jimmy Carbone, Pig Island; Sebastian Cervantes; Lynn Fredricks, Family Cook Productions; Tim Haws, Autumn's Harvest Farm; Meret Hofer, FSNYC; Rosalin Luetum, NY Public Radio; Stephanie Miller, FSNYC; Viktoriya Syrov, FSNYC; Ed Yowell, FSNYC; and the Chefs of Pig Island 2011. |
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Interested in food current events and policy issues? Enjoy writing?
The FSNYC Communications Committee is always seeking contributors. Join the team and add your ideas to our newsletter!
Contact us:
Viktoriya Syrov - Newsletter Editor
Lynn Fredricks - Communications Committee Chair
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September Open Networking Meeting
Engaging Parents Around Child Nutrition Through Schools
In the spirit of the back-to-school season, our September Open Networking Meeting will be a discussion centered around parental engagement in nutrition through schools. What are schools and organizations doing to encourage parents to make good decisions regarding their children's food consumption? What are best practices for engaging parents around nutrition issues? What are possibilities for the future? Find out the answers to these questions and more from our panel of speakers who are working in the field of child nutrition.
This conversation will be moderated by Elizabeth Solomon, Program Manager of Eat Well Play Hard for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH). Panelists will include:
Beatriz Beckford, School Food Coordinator, Brooklyn Food Coalition
Stephen O'Brien, Director of Food and Food Support, SchoolFood
Charmaine Ruddock, Project Director, Bronx Health REACH
And others to be announced.
Date: September 13, 2011
Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Gotham Center
42-09 28th Street, Room 8-25 (John-Snow)
Queens, NY 11101-4132
RSVP Required: Please RSVP to vsyrov@foodsystemsnyc.org with your full name to ensure entry into the DOHMH offices
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Flooded Fields in the Black Dirt Region; Photo by Marie Ullrich
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Post-Irene Farm Relief Resources
Many New York State farms have suffered major damage from Tropical Storm Irene in the form of flooded fields, power outages, and broken infrastructure. All of these will result in failed crops, stunted production, and a very difficult season ahead for many regional farmers. We urge you to show support of regional agriculture!
Visit our resource listing to learn how you can help affected farmers.
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Pig Island Returns This Saturday!
This weekend Pig Island II returns to Governors Island. This  huge outdoor cooking event features meat from a sustainable upstate farm and the creations of over 20 top NYC chefs. Accompanied by great craft beers, local wines, cooking demos, giveaways, and fun for the whole family, this event is not to be missed. Bring your friends and enjoy the last days of summer with some delicious food for a good cause. Get your tickets before they sell out!
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September is Locavore Month
NOFA-NY's 2nd Annual Locavore Challenge has already begun, but it is not too late to join. Sign up to participate in the free challenge and join the thousands of people making the commitment to support regional farmers, especially in this time of need. Discover an array of resources and new recipes, mailed daily to your inbox.
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Real Farm Bill Stories: Farm School NYC
The 2008 Farm Bill provided funding for a number of nutritional and developmental initiatives that may now be on the budgetary chopping block. Ed Yowell writes about the story of one success, Farm School NYC, a program that was able to get started with the help of Farm Bill funding. |
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 Food Detective: Edible Schoolyard Brooklyn
Our resident Food Detective, Stephanie Miller, explores the one-year-old Edible Schoolyard in Brooklyn, the first of its kind in New York City. An initiative that is planning to expand to showcase schools in the remaining four boroughs by the end of the year. Since its inception, the program has become a model for school gardens and healthy eating curricula for schools nationwide. Read all about it and consider starting an edible garden at your school!
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 Video: Back to the Start
This animated video, created to promote the newly-launched Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, "depicts the life of a farmer as he slowly turns his family farm into an industrial animal factory before seeing the errors of his ways and opting for a more sustainable future." The Foundation was created with the goals of supporting family farms, providing food education, and promoting awareness of the importance of sustainable agriculture.
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Check out the FULL Announcements and Events Calendar on FSNYC's website. We are always looking for more events and announcements, so send us yours!
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