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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.
In general FSNYC holds Open Networking Meetings the second Tuesday of each month. *Note: This month's Open Networking Meeting is April 24. 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: Beatriz Beckford, Lynn Fredericks (Family Cook Productions), Nora Painten (Ujima Garden), Caitlin Salemi, Cheyenna Weber (BFC), Abby Youngblood (Just Food), Ed Yowell (Slow Food NYC) |
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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:
Caitlin Salemi - Newsletter Editor
Lynn Fredricks - Communications Committee Chair
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Tuesday, April 24:
FSNYC Open Networking Meeting
"Food and the City" from New York to Rio
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: Fund for the City of New York, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013
Twenty years ago, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (the Earth Summit) was held in Rio de Janeiro. This June, Brazil will host Rio+20 (also called the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development). 60,000 are expected to attend along with more than 100 governments. Attendees will discuss pressing issues including sustainable agriculture, rural development, climate change and the right to food. Here in New York, governments and civil society delegations are debating and negotiating the outcomes for Rio+20. Two of the more high profile themes are "just and sustainable cities" and "food and nutrition security". The last negotiating sessions in NYC will open April 23 and run through May 4.
A panel moderated by Thomas Forster (New School Food Studies) will feature perspectives on "Food and the City" from international food sovereignty, NYC food justice, women's, indigenous, farm and government perspectives.
Check our website for information regarding speakers!
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Farm Bill 1.11: A Discussion of Dairy Farming and Policy Reform
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photo courtesy of Cornell University
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The future of New York State is intertwined with the dairy industry. Over the last 10 years, an average of 200 dairy farms have been lost per year in the state! Proposals for dairy policy reform are being debated in Congress right now and the survival of diary farms in New York will depend on what is included in the 2012 Food and Farm Bill. Learn what should be included to ensure the survival of dairy farms in New York.
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Brownsville Urban Farm, Build Week 3 Courtesy of Nora Painten
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Q & A w/ Nora Painten:
A New Farm
Grows in Brownsville
In this Q & A, Ed Yowell talks with Nora Painten, an urban farmer, who is currently building an off-site school garden in Brownsville, Brooklyn for PS 323 on nearby Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) property.
Discover what it takes to create an urban farm on city property.
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Recap! Healthy Schools, Healthy Kids: A Town Hall and Community Forum
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photo courtesy of Beatriz Beckford
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On March 21st, over 100 parents gathered at a Brooklyn community forum to learn about work being done to improve school food. Attendees put their organizing skills to work, using part of the evening to write letters to local elected officials. Read about their dialougue and priorities here!
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May 12th: Save the Date for the Brooklyn Food Conference!
 Save the date for the Brooklyn Food Conference, Saturday, May 12th! This year's free Brooklyn Food Conference in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, will bring together over 5,000 people for 170 + workshops, a huge food expo, kids activities, a youth summit + internship fair, cooking demos, music, art, films, and more. Read more about the plan for this year's conference here!
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Video: Ceci Charles-King on Connecting Everyday, Community Issues to Global Movements
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Ceci Charles-King, a NYC food justice activist and FSNYC member, is actively involved in negotiations at the United Nations around the upcoming Rio+20 summit. In this video, Ceci discusses the importance of connecting everyday, individual, and community issues to global issues like climate change.
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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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