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Watching TEDXManhattan at our January Open Networking Meeting with Brooklyn Food Coalition Members
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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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Craftbar table at Chilifest 2012.
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Special thanks to the following FSNYC members and friends for their contributions to this month's website and newsletter: Lynn Fredricks, Family Cook Productions; Rosalin Luetum; Kerry Trueman; Mark Dunlea; Danielle Seidita, Food Karma Productions; and Kassy Nystrom, MARP. |
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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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February Open Networking Meeting
Conserving NYC's Foodshed
Date: Tuesday, February 14th
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location:Fund for the City of New York, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013
While City, State, and private efforts encourage local farm viability and make regionally produced foods available in NYC through farmers' markets, CSA's, and wholesale direct marketing connections - retention of and access to affordable farmland remains a key element in sustaining the local food system and expanding its capacity. What are the success stories of traditional farmland protection strategies? What are some of the challenges in keeping them going given continuing urban development and a difficult fiscal climate? And are these methods sufficient in meeting farmers needs today? This panel will consider strategies to ensure that farmers will have affordable land to farm to meet NYC's growing demand for locally grown food.
Speakers:
* Steve Rosenberg, Executive Director, The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.
* Heidi Dolnick, author of "Farmers on the Edge," a GrowNYC report of the challenges faced by Greenmarket farmers in our region
* Jerry Cosgrove, Assistant Director, Local Economies Project, New World Foundation
* Greenmarket farmers Ken Migilorelli and Hector Perez
Please Note: There is a suggested $5 donation fee to attend this event for non-members. To become a FSNYC member visit: http://foodsystemsnyc.org/joinnow
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OSGATA et al. vs Monsanto
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Farmers from all over the country rallied in downtown Manhattan's Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse
last Tuesday, January 31st in support of OGSTA et al v. Monsanto. What do farmers have to say about this historic case? Kerry Trueman recaps farmers' reactions to the lawsuit filed on behalf of over 300,000 organic and non-GMO small family farmers against agribiz behemoth Monsanto. |
 A Look Back: TEDxManhattan
On January 21st, 2012 FSNYC hosted an official viewing party for the second annual TEDxManhattan event. Whether physically present at the conference or not, audiences left the day's winter storm outside to gather in the hearth of ideas, conversation and inspiration. Rosalin Luetum reflects upon the conference and the incredible speakers that inspired us. |
Farm Bill 1.9: The Food and Farm Bill, Now What?
Since the Federal Super Committee failed to produce a Farm Bill, many have been left asking "now what?" Seeing this as an opportunity, many advocates believe that Congress will now have the time to do the Food and Farm Bill right. In this continuation of our Farm Bill series, Mark Dunlea outlines the principles of the NYC Food and Farm Bill Working Group and provides an analysis of the policy proposals currently on the table for the next Food and Farm Bill.
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FoodCorps Seeks New Service Members  FoodCorps, the nascent non-profit whose goal is "to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food," is recruiting "talented leaders for a year of paid public service building healthy school food environments in high-obesity, limited-resource communities." The deadline to apply is March 25th. Help spread the word about this great opportunity to any eligible youths you know who are "passionate about healthy food, farms and kids." |
Video: Just Label It 
Watch this new video from Food, Inc. filmmaker Robert Kenner and the Just Label It campaign to learn more about the fight to have the right to know what's in our food. Max Goldberg of LivingMaxwell provides more background on the video and a link to the Just Label It petition.
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The Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project LDC (MARP) has released a comprehensive Community Food Assessment (CFA) titled Get Fresh! Food access, food justice and collective action in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill, a report researched and created in collaboration with local residents and food advocates. The report serves as a "snapshot" of the local food environment in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill, and will inform community-led efforts to improve access to fresh food, create opportunities for nutritional awareness and education, and strengthen advocacy efforts. Read it for yourself today! |
ChiliFest & Food Almanac 2012 Thank You!!
FSNYC would like to extend a very special and heartfelt thank you to the entire staff of The Cleaver Co. for making the Food Almanac and Chilifest 2012 possible and to Dickson's Farmstand Meats, First Press, and the staff of Chelsea Market for making ChiliFest 2012 an incredible and successful event! Your hard work keeps our organization alive! In addition, thank you to all of the hundreds of New Yorkers that purchased tickets to these events. We hope to see you again next year!
Sincerely,
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 FSNYC Second Annual Duck-Off Tickets Now On Sale!
Sunday, March 4th FS NYC will be hosting our Second Annual Duck-Off at Jimmy's No. 43 (43 East 7th St., New York, NY). Guests will Get Ducked from 1-3 p.m - enjoying a walk-around, ten course tasting buffet- when ten amateur and professional cooks prepare their most creative duck dishes, using regionally produced quackers and seasonal ingredients in charcuterie and duck-dominated first and second courses. Prizes awarded to winning cooks! Tickets will be sold at the door (cash only) and in advance through Brown Paper Tickets at $20 each. Admission includes the Duck Buffet. Specialty beverages will be available for purchase. All ticket proceeds benefit FSNYC! To buy your tickets, click here! Interested in entering the competition? Please contact Danielle Seidita of Food Karma Productions.
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