Connecticut’s 2021 legislative session began with an outdoor swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday, January 6. However, that is the only in-person legislative event scheduled thus far. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the legislature will convene and pass bills virtually via Zoom, offering a unique opportunity for individuals across the state to voice concerns – some,Continue reading “Tips for the 2021 Legislative Session”
Category Archives: Non-Profit – Community Organization
Actionable Steps Toward the Future of Sustainable, Resilient Food & Farming
On Wednesday, October 7, the Connecticut Food System Alliance (CFSA) held the final session of this year’s virtual summit, Designing Resilience for Food and Farming in Connecticut: A Virtual Series to Collectively Shape the Future of Growing & Eating in Our State. This session, Actionable Steps Toward the Future of Sustainable, Resilient Food & Farming,Continue reading “Actionable Steps Toward the Future of Sustainable, Resilient Food & Farming”
Funding & Policy: Building Long-Term, Systemic Solutions
On Tuesday, September 22, the Connecticut Food System Alliance (CFSA) held the third session of this year’s virtual summit, Designing Resilience for Food and Farming in Connecticut: A Virtual Series to Collectively Shape the Future of Growing & Eating in Our State. This session, Funding & Policy: Building Long-Term, Systemic Solutions, focused on philanthropic givingContinue reading “Funding & Policy: Building Long-Term, Systemic Solutions”
Assets and Gaps: What Do We Have and What Do We Need for a Better Food System?
On Thursday, September 17, the Connecticut Food System Alliance (CFSA) held the second session of this year’s virtual summit, Designing Resilience for Food and Farming in Connecticut: A Virtual Series to Collectively Shape the Future of Growing & Eating in Our State. This session, Assets & Gaps: What Do We Have and What Do WeContinue reading “Assets and Gaps: What Do We Have and What Do We Need for a Better Food System?”
Successful Food Supply Chain Adaptations & Sustainability
On Wednesday, September 9, the Connecticut Food System Alliance (CFSA) kicked off a series of virtual sessions, Designing Resilience for Food and Farming in Connecticut: A Virtual Series to Collectively Shape the Future of Growing & Eating in Our State. This first session, Successful Food Supply Chain Adaptations & Sustainability, focused on the adaptations madeContinue reading “Successful Food Supply Chain Adaptations & Sustainability”
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2020 CFSA Summit
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2020 Connecticut Food System Alliance Summit Event: May 2, 2020 | 9 am – 4 pm Common Ground High School, New Haven Proposal Deadline: Friday, April 10 Chosen projects will be notified by Friday, April 17 Join us as we reimagine our Food System Network Summit! Present a question, challenge, or newContinue reading “CALL FOR PROPOSALS: 2020 CFSA Summit”
What’s Connecticut’s food system look like?
To change the food system, we have to understand the current status. Data about Connecticut’s food system reveal that access to food is disproportionately lower for communities of color, and that while farms tend to be small, a handful of very large farms make up the majority of agricultural production. Scroll on to learn more,Continue reading “What’s Connecticut’s food system look like?”
CFSA Mini-Grant Spotlight: Grow Windham Know Your Farmer Fair
In March, the Connecticut Food System Alliance awarded Grow Windham with a mini-grant to launch a “Know Your Farmer Fair” in Windham, CT. This was the launch event for the “Windham Grown Network,” a group of local farmers and producers looking to expand market opportunities by connecting with merchants, restaurants, processors, individual consumers, and institutional foodContinue reading “CFSA Mini-Grant Spotlight: Grow Windham Know Your Farmer Fair”
Food Justice and the Labor Movement
Connecticut Food System Leaders and Friends, This Thursday, May 26, from 2 to 7 pm at Connecticut College is the Connecticut Food System Alliance’s Spring Gathering – Food Justice and the Labor Movement. Thank you to those who have already RSVP’ed! If you haven’t already, you can RSVP here, or RSVP on Facebook. Please be sureContinue reading “Food Justice and the Labor Movement”
Food Justice and the Labor Movement: Spring 2016 Gathering
Join us on May 26, from 2 to 7 pm at Connecticut College in New London for our spring gathering. The theme is “Food Justice and the Labor Movement,” intended to educate food justice advocates about the labor movement and to connect labor organizers to food justice advocates. Agenda: 1:30 – 2:00 pm. Sign-in and registration 2:00Continue reading “Food Justice and the Labor Movement: Spring 2016 Gathering”