Regional Food Systems

Concord Monitor
"How one school’s students battle food waste"
Blog Post via Concord Monitor
For students at Hollis Primary School, diverting food waste from landfills is no difficult task. Learn More
young boy with a pig in a field
"Americans want farm subsidies to go to human food, not animal feed: survey"
Article via The Hill
A new survey has found that 78 percent of Americans want federal farm funding to prioritize food for people over feed for livestock.  Learn More
NH Union Leader
"USDA announces $15.2 million investment in New Hampshire clean energy"
Article via NH UNION LEADER
A solar array project at Stonyfield Farm's yogurt plant in Londonderry is receiving funding through the federal Electric Infrastructure Loan program. Learn More
Co-ops: An Alternative to Consolidation
"Co-ops: An Alternative to Consolidation"
Blog post via Neighboring Food Co-ops News
In an article published in January in the online magazine Civil Eats, “As Grocery Stores Get Bigger, Small Farms Get Squeezed Out,” the author asks wh... Learn More
Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation
"Science and Innovations for Food Systems Transformation"
A compilation of the findings of the Scientific Group of the United Nations Food Systems Summit 2021
The chapters provide science- and research-based, state-of-the-art, solution-oriented knowledge and evidence to inform the transformation of  contempo... Learn More
NHPR
"Maine lobster industry wins reprieve but environmentalists say whales will die"
Article via NHPR
The lobster fishing industry in Maine caught more than 100 million pounds of the crustaceans in 2021 valued at more than $725 million. Learn More
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
"Planning toward sustainable food systems: An exploratory assessment of local U.S. food system plans"
Article via Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
National planning and health organizations agree that to achieve healthy and sustainable food systems, planners must balance goals across a spectrum o... Learn More
A photo collage of the Sustainability Institute at UNH's Alumni Celebration
"Looking Back, Looking Forward: A Reflection on the 25th Anniversary of the UNH Sustainability Institute"
Blog post via Tom Kelly of the Sustainability Institute at UNH
Blog post via Tom Kelly of the Sustainability Institute at UNH Learn More
NESAWG
NESAWG's Farm Bill Survey & Policy Organizing
NESAWG is assessing how we can best support regional Farm Bill policy coordination across our region. To that end, we have created a policy survey for... Learn More
July 2022 Update: New England Feeding New England: Cultivating A Reliable Food Supply Project
July 2022 Update: New England Feeding New England: Cultivating A Reliable Food Supply Project
July 2022 Update: New England Feeding New England: Cultivating A Reliable Food Supply Project Learn More