Network News

Apr 10, 2020

There are many policy platforms, opportunities, and resources out right now around COVID-19. Here are just a few that we can support!

Apr 02, 2020

We are collecting, documenting and sharing stories of mutual aid, organizing, and support in the food system during this time.

Jan 02, 2020

Street vendors in NYC face a variety of challenges, and many work together in the Street Vendor Project to address barriers and difficulties. Kele shares with us her experiences as a vendor, and her hopes for the future of vending in the city.

Dec 09, 2019

Chief Vincent Mann shares the story of the Ramapough Lenape Turtle Clan's long struggle for environmental justice in New Jersey and their hopes for a future where they are again living in close relationship to the land and each other.

Nov 14, 2019

Editors Note: Many people of diasporic communities maintain deep ties to their home countries. Jersey City, NJ resident, Filipino farmer/organizer Christiaan Delgado-Pfeifer is developing their skills as a student at Farm School NYC so they can share knowledge and support the sovereignty of young people in the Philippines. We're grateful to them for sharing their story here.

Oct 07, 2019

Sustainable Jersey City is pushing forward a just food system. Learn more about what's happening in the host city for this year's It Takes a Region NESAWG conference.

Jul 09, 2019

It's a perilous time for undocumented farmworkers in the United States. Gabriella della Croce, Pioneer Valley Workers Center, breaks down some of the ways they are challenging injustice and building hope in this context.

Jul 03, 2019

Annie Chester was a part of the first Appalachian Food Justice Fellowship cohort. Read her insightful reportback on the experience of learning about food justice in West Virginia.

Jun 06, 2019

ORGANIZING FOR IMMIGRANT JUSTICE AND A JUST FOOD SYSTEM IN VERMONT WITH MIGRANT JUSTICE An interview with Migrant Justice’s Campaign Coordinator, Abel Luna

Jun 05, 2019

Winnie Huston is the Community Advocacy Coordinator for DC Greens, a food justice non-profit in Washington, DC. Learn more about her journey, her work, and the challenges of food insecurity in our nation's capitol.