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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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Special thanks to the following FSNYC members and friends for their contributions to this month's website and newsletter: Hans Bernier, Harlem Grown; Rosalin Luetum; Ed Yowell, FSNYC; Lynn Fredricks, Family Cook Productions; and Abby Youngblood, Just Food. |
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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:
Gabrielle Blavatsky - Newsletter Editor
Lynn Fredricks - Communications Committee Chair
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December Open Networking Meeting
Holiday Networking with Food Entrepreneurs at Dekalb Market
Celebrate local food entrepreneurship with FSNYC on a tour of Dekalb Market where you'll find recycled shipping containers teeming with Brooklyn's entrepreneurs and chefs. The setting is also home to FOOD 360, an innovative partnership for farm-to-fork job training between the Market, FSNYC member FamilyCook Productions, and the new kitchen incubator: Market Share. We suggest you plan to arrive at 12:00, enjoy lunch from the delicious eateries that are part of the market, or buy local produce from the market's farm stand at Plough. At 12:30, there will be hot cider and nibbles with the project participants:
Eldon Scott, Urban Space, developers of Dekalb Market
Michael Silver, Workforce Development and NYC Small Business Solutions
Lynn Fredericks,FamilyCook Productions, Food 360 @Dekalb Market
Erica Brenner,FamilyCook Productions, Food 360 Farmer
Rich Awn, Market Share, kitchen incubator & retailer @Dekalb Market
Tours of the market and the farm/kitchen will be organized starting at 1:00 pm. Plan to come early and stay late!
Date: December 13, 2011
Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Location: Dekalb Market, 138 Willoughby, Brooklyn, NY (enter from Flatbush Avenue Extension and turn right toward the 'farm' along Willoughby street where we will gather at 12:30 !)
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Interview with NYC Council Senior Food Policy Advisor Alissa Weiss
Hans Bernier interviewed NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn's new senior food policy advisor Alissa Weiss for an update on FoodWorks' legislation status. What will the City initiate to further support local farmers? How will the new legislation help create jobs for New Yorkers? Learn about what's in the pipeline in this Q & A ......
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FSNYC Leadership Committee Nominations Now Open!
Interested in getting more involved in how food policy decisions and opportunities are developing in NYC? Consider coming aboard the Leadership Committee of Food Systems Network NYC ! We are accepting leadership nominations for 2012. To learn more about the responsibilities of leadership members and the election process, please click here. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone you know for the Leadership Committee please send your resume and a cover letter to gabrielle@foodsystemsnyc.org by December 31st, 2011.
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Why is farming so prevalent in urban areas? What does it take to farm on a rooftop? Learn about some of wonderful people farming and their innovative farming projects in and around the five boroughs in this video from The Perennial Plate.
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FarmBill 1.08: Subsidizing the National Breadbasket
FSNYC's Farm Bill series continues with Farm Bill 1.08: Subsidizing the National Breadbasket. Ed Yowell and Abby Youngblood answer the questions: "What is the past, present, and future of our federal subsidy programs?" and "How are they impacting on our food system, health, and environment?"
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Uncommon Goods: Amber Waves Farm
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Amanda Merrow and Katie Baldwin of Amber Waves Farm
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FSNYC member Rosalyn Luetum, embarks on a new series to take an in depth look at local farms that stand out with unusual practices. For her first feature, she interviews the lovely duo behind Long Island's Amber Waves Farm and finds out what distinguishes them from other up and coming farmers... |
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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