ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Three NESAWG Issue Committees focus on federal policy, land grant university accountability, and marketing, 1992
• NESAWG Articles of Association adopted by the membership, 1993
• NESAWG delegates participate in National Dialogue for Sustainable Agriculture; federal policy priorities include organic farming, the WIC program and trade issues, 1993
• First edition hard copy member directory, and first issue of NESAWG NEWS, 1994
• Notable gains in the 1995 Farm Bill thanks in part to Northeast regional grassroots organizing
• NESAWG's Leadership Congress on the Future of Agriculture and the Food System in the Northeast US, brings together an unprecedented collection of farmers, financial leaders, manufacturers, marketers, retailers, and government, community, consumer, leaders, 1995
• NESAWG's Land Grant University Sustainable Agriculture Program Inventory and Assessment Project, 1994
• A pioneer training, "Serving the Northeast: A Work Session for Land Grant Professionals and Other Sustainable Agriculture Stakeholders" with over 60 land grant leaders from 12 states and grassroots food and farming groups, 1996
• Invited presentation by NESAWG leaders to NE Land Grant Deans and Directors meeting, 1996
• Northeast Food System Partnership website, directory, and NE-FOOD list serve, 1997-present
• NESAWG co-sponsors regional conference on Community Supported Agriculture, 1997;
• NESAWG coordinates two regional CSA projects, 1998-02; hosts CSA conferences 1999, 2001
• NESAWG members testify at USDA National Commission on Small Farms hearings, 1997
• NESAWG co-coordinates Northeast Training and Support Network for Agriculture Development Professionals with Cornell University, 1998-00
• NESAWG organizes around Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, 1998
• Twenty "White Papers" produced by Northeast food system leaders, 1998
• NESAWG members condemn USDA support of "terminator technology", 1999
• NESAWG represented in formation of the Food Policy Institute, Rutgers University, 1999
• First phase of food-based social marketing media campaign launched around "Y2K", 1999
• NESAWG co-leads regional initiative to support small scale producer cooperatives; fosters formation of the Northeast Federation of Family Farm Cooperatives, 2000
• "Buy Local" promotion with NESAWG logo on 1 million Cabot Creamery butter boxes, 2000
• NESAWG supports eight NE community food meetings with "mini-grants", 2000-2002
• NESAWG co-sponsors Northeast New Farmer Network's new farmer programs directory, 2001
• Small victories with big promise for the Northeast in 2002 Farm Bill
• "Northeast Farms to Food: Understanding Our Region's Food System" published, 2002
• "Northeast Land Grant Stakeholder Input Report and Recommendations" published, 2002
• NESAWG redesigns its website offering more policy information and opportunities for citizen involvement, 2003
• NESAWG convenes the Northeast Policy Task Force, 2003
• NESAWG co-sponsors CSP public listening session in Vermont and participates in listening sessions in Maine and New York, 2004
• “Northeast Farms to Food” second printing; with University of NH, NESAWG publishes 2004 Update
• With the Community Food Security Coalition and FoodRoutes Network, NESAWG trains ag professionals about buy local and farm to institution programs, 2004 – 2006
• NESAWG’s NE-FOOD list serve has 460 subscribers; offers monthly “Potluck” online newsletter
• NESAWG co-publishes “CSA 2001: An Evolving Platform for Ecological and Economical Agricultural Marketing and Production”, 2004
• With partners, NESAWG launches “Northeast Ag Works!” – a regional food and farm policy innovation project, 2005
• NESAWG publishes report on the Land Grant Stakeholder Rule (2006)

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