FSNYC  
Food Systems Network NYC Newsletter
   September 2012
In This Issue
September Open Networking Meeting: Discussion with Mark Winne
Book Review: Eat the City
Another Successful Tomato Fest!
Brooklyn-Based Coalitions Improving Food Options and Opportunities for Physical Activity
Just Food Conference 2013: RFP
FSNYC Signs-on to NRDC Letter
Events and Announcements
Join Our Mailing List
Tomato Fest 2012
Photo Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov

Food Systems Network NYC 

 
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. However, September's meeting will be Thursday the 20th. Check our website for more details. For more information, email [email protected].

Contributors

Special thanks to the following FSNYC members and friends for their contributions to this month's website and newsletter: Lynn Fredericks (Family Cook Productions), Emily Joiner (FSNYC Intern), Pamela Koch (Center for Food & Environment at Teachers College, Columbia University), Nicole Reed (Community Markets), Sara J. Rosen (FSNYC LC Member), Caitlin Salemi (FSNYC General Coordinator), Jason Schwartz, Viktoriya Syrov  (FSNYC member) 
Tomato Fest 2012
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
Heirloom Varieties
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
Teen Battle Chefs
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
BLT S'more with Tomato Marshmallows
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
Betto at Pig Island 2012
Courtesy Emily Joiner
Jimmy's No 43 at Pig Island 2012 Courtesy Emily Joiner
Mosefund Mangalitsa Farm
at Pig Island 2012

Courtesy Emily Joiner
Pig Roast!
Courtesy Emily Joiner

 

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 Coordinator 

Lynn Fredricks - Communications Committee Chair  

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CONTACT US!

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Our September Open Networking Meeting is brought to you by Food Systems Network NYC (FSNYC) & The Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
Courtesy markwinne[dot]com


Event Details
    
Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012

Time: Networking and book signing, 12 noon - 12:30pm; Program and Discussion, 12:30-2:00pm

Location: The Office of the Manhattan Borough President, 1 Centre St, 19th floor, South Entrance, New York, NY 10007. Please allow extra time to go through security.

About the Program
:
Within the last five years, a broad array of city-based organizations and individuals have engaged in discussion on the multiple ways that city, state, and federal policies and programs shape the food system and affect New York City residents.   Just as city environmental policy in the 1970s became a focus for private and public advocacy, currently there is considerable interest in the prospects for formalizing a comprehensive, cohesive city food policy agenda.  

How these prospects may be enhanced and what strategies are best for creating this agenda in  New York City will be the focus of our discussion with pioneering community food security activist Mark Winne, founder of the Hartford Food System, author of "Closing the Food Gap" and "Food Rebels, Guerilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin' Mamas," and food policy council development expert.  There will also be a brief overview of recent NYC food policy influencers and collaborators --- including Food System Network of NYC.

Moderator:  Thomas Forster, New School Food Studies faculty

Presenters
:  Mark Winne, nationally known community activist, writer and trainer from Santa Fe New Mexico (www.markwinne.com); additional speakers and respondents TBA

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 

Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 12:00, bring their own lunch, and network with each other. 
 Book Review: Eat the City   

How do people mark the landscape with their own personal hunger? Answering this question was the inspiration for Robin Shulman's book Eat the City, in which she walks through centuries of New York City history and personal accounts related to food. Nicole Reed, from Community Markets, reviews this engaging new book.

Find out Nicole's thoughts on the book by reading her full review of Eat the City here!
  
People's Choice Award Winner Alexis Delaney Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov

The Great Un-Cookoff hosted by Food Systems Network NYC and New Amsterdam Market on Sunday, August 26th was a rousing success.  Hundreds of tomato enthusiasts meandered through the market sampling awe-inspiring dishes created by an impressive roster of chef participants.

Read on to discover who took home the People's Choice and Judge's Choice Awards and more!

Wish you had sampled (more of) the tomato recipes featured at Tomato Fest? Here's your chance to see if you can re-create some of these dishes at home! Find all of the Un-Cookoff recipes here.
 
Brooklyn-Based Coalitions
Improving Food Options and Opportunities for Physical Activity
Courtesy Christopher Schoenbohm (Flikr)


Brooklyn has several coalitions that are actively engaged in programs and advocacy to make Brooklyn a borough where healthy food is the easy, desired, and expected choice and active living is the norm.

This article is the first in a series that will highlight food systems work going on in each of the boroughs.

Pamela Koch learns more about three Brooklyn-based coalitions.

 
    
Just Food is now accepting proposals for workshops during the 2013 Just Food Conference. Interested organizations will be able to submit proposals beginning August 1st, through September 16th.system.

Read more here and find out how to submit your proposal

Courtesy Emily Joiner

Read the full letter and the complete list of signatories
here!  
EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

Below is a partial list of food events in and around NYC.
Visit FSNYC's full calendar here.

Sept 8, 2012
11:00-2:00am 
Sept 9, 2012
5:00-8:00 pm

Sept 10, 2012
6:00-8:00pm   

Sept 15, 2012
2:00-3:30pm 

Sept 16, 2012
11:00-5:00pm

Sept 19, 2012
6:00-8:00am 

Sept 20, 2012
12:00-2:00pm  

Sept 22, 2012
11:00-6:0pm 
 
Check out the FULL Announcement and Event Listings at FSNYC's website.  And we are always looking for more events and announcements, so send us yours!
   
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