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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 once each month. In May, join us on the 29th for "Food Speed Networking!" Hope to see you there! 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: Amanda Berhaupt (FSNYC Communications Committee), Lynn Fredericks (Family Cook Productions), Benjamin Solotaire (FSNYC Membership Committee Co-Chair), Ed Yowell (FSNYC Co-Chair). |
 | More than Honey
Source: Kino Lorber |
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 | Protected Farmland
Credit: James Bleecker
Source: Scenic Hudson |
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Credit: James Bleecker
Source: Scenic Hudson |
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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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When: Tuesday, July 2, 6:00-8:00 pm
Where: The International Culinary Center, 462 Broadway, NYC 10013
Tickets: Suggested $10 donation at the door for non-FSNYC members. ICC students attend free of charge.
Program Description
Food waste has immense environmental, fiscal and societal costs. The urgency of this issue is behind a series of exciting new initiatives around the city, country and globe designed to address the problems associated with wasted food, including the recent announcement by Mayor Bloomberg of a citywide composting program. Join Food Systems Network NYC and The International Culinary Center to learn from experts working on innovations in this field.
Click here for more info and a list of panelists.
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Mayoral Candidate Forum
on the Future of Food in NYC
Date: Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Time: 6:00 - 8:00 pm (doors open at 5:00 pm)
Location: Tishman Auditorium at The New School, 66 W 12th St, New York, NY 10011
RSVP: We are thrilled to say that there is overwhelming demand for this event and we've booked an overflow room! Your enthusiasm sends a persuasive message to Mayoral candidates. Sign-up for the Waiting List here!
NOTE: All RSVPs and Waiting Listees are strongly encouraged to arrive 30-60 minutes prior to the event as seating in Tishman is not guaranteed.
This year is an important election year for food. The election is an opportunity to reflect on the progress we've made, but also to recognize what is left undone.
This event offers our city's and our region's food communities - that's you! -- the opportunity to come together and engage mayoral candidates, learn their positions on food issues, and inspire them with a vision for a better food system.
See the list of Co-Hosts and Partner Organizations & Groups.*
*The forum Co-Hosts and Partner Organizations & Groups, through their support of this forum, do not do not endorse nor support or oppose any political candidates or parties.
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING AT THIS EVENT?
Shifts will run from 3:30-7:30/8:00 pm on the July 17. Contact caitlin@foodsystemsnyc.org if interested.
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Join Food Systems Network NYC (FSNYC) now for two years for only $40! And, if you are currently a member
we'll add on two years to the end of your membership.
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Have you ever seen a bee's tongue? The beautiful cinematography in the film, More Than Honey, brings the audience to observe honeybees in both in their natural habitat and the world of industrialized honey. Director Markus Imhoof provides the whole picture about the life and death of honeybees, and illustrates the reciprocal relationship between humans and their environment.
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According to the American Farmland Trust, less than one-fifth of the land in the United States is highly productive agricultural land, and we are losing it at an alarming rate. The nonprofit organization Scenic Hudson has been preserving working farmland in the Hudson Valley for 20 years.
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Report Published:Hudson Valley Food Hubs Initiative 
Are food hubs needed to support and strengthen sustainable agriculture and a regional food value chain in the Hudson Valley? Which food hub features could most benefit Hudson Valley farms and communities? Who are the potential partners for food hub development in the Hudson Valley? An initiative of the Local Economies Project, the report answers these questions.
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FSNYC's Policy Subcommittee has compiled the first update to FSNYC's Recipe for the Future of Food in NYC based on feedback gathered from attendees of the April 24th, 2013 FSNYC Open Networking Meeting ONM.
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Food Systems Network NYC (FSNYC) is soliciting proposals from qualified strategic planning consultants for the preparation of a three-year strategic planning update. We are seeking consultants that have experience with grassroots membership organizations, a basic knowledge of food systems issues, and some familiarity with the food systems landscape in NYC.
Read the full RFP here.
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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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| June 29, 2013
12pm & 5pm | |
| July 2, 2013
6:00-8:00pm | |
| July 10, 2013
7:00-9:00pm | |
| July 17, 2013
4:00-8:00pm | |
| July 17, 2013
6:00-8:00pm | |
| July 30, 2013
7:00-9:00pm |
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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