 | | Kate MacKenzie at FSNYC's September 2012 Open Networking Meeting |
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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. However, September's meeting will be Thursday the 20th. Check our website for more details. 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: Thomas Forster (New School Food Studies faculty), Lynn Fredericks (Family Cook Productions), Haley Hardin (New School Food Studies student), Emily Joiner (FSNYC Intern), Pamela Koch (Center for Food & Environment at Teachers College, Columbia University), Bob Lewis (NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets), Stevie Mock (New School Food Studies student), Ed Yowell (Slow Food NYC) |
 | Caitlin Salemi, Bob Lewis, and Mark Winne
Courtesy of Thomas Forster
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| Mark Winne talks food policy collaboration in NYC
Courtesy of Bob Lewis |
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 | Mark Winne, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer, and Thomas Forster at
FSNYC's September 2012 Open Networking Meeting |
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 | | Mark Winne at FSNYC's September 2012 Open Networking Meeting |
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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 Coordinator
Lynn Fredricks - Communications Committee Chair
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Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 Time: 5:30-8:00 pm; 6:00 - Sneak preview of Anna Lappe's "Food Mythbusters" video; 6:30 cash bar and networking Location: 61 Local 61 Bergen St., Brooklyn, NY 11201
"Warm-up" for Food Day with FSNYC's October open networking event. Locally crafted food and drink provided by 61 Local will be available for purchase all evening. From 6:00-6:30 we will be "sneak previewing" Anna Lapp�'s new Food MythBusters animated video that debunks the myth that we need industrial agriculture to feed the world. After the sneak preview, stay and join FSNYC members for an evening of networking and conversation.
A pioneering new initiative of the Real Food Media Project, Food MythBusters provides a set of tools-animated videos, live action short documentaries, online resources, and more-to help spread the real story about what we eat. Led by bestselling author Anna Lapp�, Food MythBusters is a collaboration among a wide range of organizations working to directly challenge Big Ag's marketing might with grassroots truth-telling.
Food MythBusters harnesses social media and the power of word-of-mouth to reach millions and advocate for a more fair, healthy, and sustainable food system.
61 Local is a convivial public house, celebrating locally crafted food, drink and the people who make it. 61 Local regularly hosts programming and events spotlighting the spirited Brooklyn community. Check out their public calendar for upcoming classes and local happenings 61 Local.
There is a suggested $5 donation fee to attend this event for non-members. To become a FSNYC member visit:
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Food Day is a national movement celebrated in October to acknowledge a values shift to "healthy, affordable, and sustainable food."
In its first year in 2011, over 2,300 events joined in the celebration in the US! This year, Food Day includes a plethora of events happening throughout NYC and our region this month!
Why not celebrate Food Day with friends and family? Check out some of the creative and fun events happening in New York City by clicking here!
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Over 70 FSNYC members, researchers, grassroots activists, food business owners, nutrition educators, anti-hunger and other nonprofit groups, students, and public agency staff gathered together at FSNYC's September Open Networking Meeting. The hot topic? How to enhance collaborative efforts around food policy creation/implementation in NYC with special guest, author and policy expert Mark Winne. Stevie Mock and Haley Hardin share takeaways from the meeting.
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Pamela Koch updates this series with a look at Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation as the Brooklyn lead for the citywide
Partnership for a Healthier NYC
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GMO labeling march in California Courtesy of Millions Against Monsanto
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Two GMO "food fights" are brewing. At the national level, one involves provisions around GMOs in the Food and Farm Bill. A second in California (with national implications) concerns GMO food labeling.
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This year's conference features a tour of Brooklyn Grange Farm at Navy Yard, presentations on the importance of women in agriculture, panel discussions on building community through food education...and more!
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Join the Rural Health Network of South Central New York in Binghamton, NY on October 16-17, 2012 for two full days of conference activities.
October 16: NYS Healthy Farms, Healthy People meeting
October 17: Workshops, plenary presentations, interdisciplinary learning
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Below is a partial list of food events in and around NYC.
Visit FSNYC's full calendar here.
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| Oct 2, 2012
8:30-11:30 pm | |
| Oct 4, 2012
11:00-12:00pm
Oct 5, 2012
6:30-9:00pm | |
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Oct 6, 2012
10:00-3:00pm | |
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Oct 10, 2012
10:00-5:00pm | |
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Oct 10, 2012
7:00-9:00pm
Oct 13, 2012
10:00-12:00pm | |
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Oct 16, 2012
5:30-8:00pm
Oct 23, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
all day
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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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