12/12/2023
Join The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York, this Thursday to learn more NYS Food as Medicine Coalition and other updates regarding Food Policy in NYS. Register for the meeting here: https://abhealth.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pfuCprj0vGNO4ii0HDOI8EyD_WOiWixsD
12/08/2023
The meeting will be December 14th at 4:00-5:00 p.m. on Zoom
If you registered for the last meeting, youโre registered for this one as well, but if you havenโt already registered โ please do so here.
๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ:
During the next meeting, we will be hearing from Amelia Gelnett from the NYS Food as Medicine Coalition. Amelia will be sharing out about the recommendations that the group drafted for the Medicaid 1115 waiver and what is next for the NYS Food as Medicine Coalition: https://thefoodpantries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FINAL_FOOD-AS-MEDICINE-combined.pdf .
Then we will open the floor to hear more from everyone about events, updates on policy, and how to get involved. Some upcoming events that we know of now are:
โข The Alliance for a Hunger Free New Yorkโs Peopleโs State of the State โ January 10th at 11:00 a.m. RSVP Here
โข Double Up Food Bucks NY Advocate Training on Thursday, January 11th, 2024
โข Double Up Food Bucks NY Day of Action โ Tuesday, February 13th, 2024
In addition to Ameliaโs work with the NYS Food as Medicine Coalition, she also is working with The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York and The Food Pantries of the Capital District. Please know that she will be helping to coordinate this next meeting.
Please share the agenda and invitation with your networks and invite any who would like to attend.
11/29/2023
The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York is looking for speakers to share their expertise at the 2024 NYS Food Summit. If you or anyone you know is interested in speaking, please submit this interest at : https://form.jotform.com/232685201318048
11/16/2023
๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ผ๐น ๐ก๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐
๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต
Deep in our hearts, we carry the weight of profound grief for all the lives lost to US-backed imperialism in Palestine and globally. Our commitment remains unwavering to fighting for all oppressed peopleโs liberation, freedom, and sovereignty through these troubling moments. We profoundly believe all forms of oppression are interlocking, and our liberation is bound together. We have linked our complete solidarity statement here.
๐๐ฆ ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ฑ-๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด!
While the monthly newsletter is a great way to get updates, we wanted another way to connect with our community and supporters. We hope op-eds will give you a fuller picture of what weโre working through and thinking about. Read our first op-ed and stay tuned for more. Follow us on LinkedIn to be the first to see when theyโre released!
๐๐ช๐ต๐บ๐ธ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฎ
Citywide students recently wrapped their final program offering, Seminar. We are incredibly proud of the participants, their projects, and the seeds theyโve planted for their futures. Curious about their projects? Weโve linked one here by student, Monie Seto.
๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ด
Co-facilitators Rayland, Zach, Kim, and OA Cole led a modified high tunnel build at the Pleasant Village Community Garden, completing the challenging build with lots of support. One of the students, Sister K, filmed most of the build, and her footage is linked here.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐๐ซ
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐๐น๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ
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11/08/2023
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of November 8, 2023
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๐ก๐ฌ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข Update Interview With Qiana Mickie, Executive Director of NYC Mayorโs Office of Urban Agriculture (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข The Interfaith Centerโs Unifying Mission in Cultivating a Socially Just Future (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข ICYMI: Agape Food Rescue Prepares Meals from Donated Food for Food-Insecure Individuals in NYC (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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UPCOMING EVENT:
Food As Medicine Summit: Treating Disease
๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จ๐๐๐ฎ, ๐๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐๐ง 15, 9:30 ๐ผ๐ โ 2 ๐๐ ๐๐๐
This is a Virtual Event, and is Free to attend.
Registration is required.
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๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด
โข The Big Apple Puts Added Sugars on Notice (Food Fix)
โข A New Generation of Community Gardeners Have Big Goals for Cultivating the Concrete Jungle (The Architectโs Newspaper)
โข Queer-Centric Food Pantry Provides Free Groceries Across NYC (CBS New York)
โข These Massive New Sculptures in NYC Are Made Entirely of Canned Goods (Time Out)
โข Employees of Death & Co, an Award-Winning Bar, Are Unionizing (Eater)
โข Addressing the National Issue of Food Insecurity on Campus (Pratt News)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข Food Insecurity Is Getting Worse. What Can We Do About It? (Forbes)
โข More Americans Are Going Hungry, Gleaners Food Bank Is Calling on Lawmakers To Address the Need (WRTV)
โข Josรฉ Andrรฉs: Food as a Tool of War and Peace (Axios)
โข Food Deserts Plague Chicago Neighborhoods. Could the City Run Its [โฆ]
11/07/2023
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
@ 9:30am โ 1:30pm EST
FREE VIRTUAL EVENT
Registration Required (Email Opt In)
NYC Food Policy Center in partnership with the Center For Food As Medicine
๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ค๐๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
โข Charles Platkin, Ph.D., JD, MPH, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Food as Medicine
๐๐๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ๐
โข Dariush Mozaffarian, MD, DrPH, MPH, Cardiologist, Dean and Jean Mayer Professor, Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and Professor of Medicine, Tufts Medical School, Director, Tufts Food is Medicine Institute
๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฟ๐๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ
โข Uma Naidoo, MD โ Psychiatrist, Professional Chef, and Nutrition Specialist
โข Drew Ramsey, MD, Psychiatrist, Author, and Farmer, and Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Columbia University
โข Charles Platkin, Ph.D., JD, MPH, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Food as Medicine (Moderator)
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐?
โข Robert Graham, MD, MPH, Internal and Integrative Medicine Physician, Chef, Co-Founder of FRESH Med
โข Alexina Cather, MPH, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Wellness in the Schools (Moderator)
๐๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ง: ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ
โข Stacy D. DโAndre, MD, Integrative Oncologist at Mayo Clinic, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester
โข Neil M. Iyengar, MD, Medical Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Healthy Living Program Lead, Associate Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College, Associate Attending Physician, Rockefeller University Hospital
โข Urvi A. Shah, MD, Myeloma Oncologist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College
โข Charles Platkin, [โฆ]
11/03/2023
Announcing the Peopleโs Garden Initiative from Just Food and the United States Department of Agriculture! Just Food and the USDA will award funding to several New York City community gardens.
Join us on November 8th at 6:30PM ET via Zoom for a bilingual forum to learn more about the opportunity and how to apply. We encourage New York community garden members to explore this opportunity for funding.
Registration is available here, on our website and through the QR code below.
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11/03/2023
Hello Collaborative Anti-Hunger Advocacy Committee Participants,
Our next meeting is Thursday, November 9th from 4-5 p.m. Register for the Zoom meeting here, if you havenโt already. (Add the meeting to your calendar with the Zoom confirmation email).
The Collaborative Anti-Hunger Advocacy Committee, hosted by The Alliance for a Hunger Free New York, is a forum for anti-hunger advocates to share, learn, and amplify each otherโs current efforts.
The agenda for the next meeting:
โข Presentations:
Understanding the NYS Budget (Timeline and Key Points), Guest Speaker: Ron Deutsch, Consultant, Formerly of New Yorker for Fiscal Fairness, and the Fiscal Policy Institute
โข Share outs:
The current landscape, existing advocacy efforts, areas for strategic collaboration; including updates on Food as Medicine State Project Recommendations, HPNAP/Nourish NY Recommendations, WIC Advocacy, and Double Up Food Bucks Task Force.
Please share this invitation with your networks. If you have any questions or agenda additions, please reach out.
11/02/2023
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of November 1, 2023
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๐ก๐ฌ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข October 2023 Food Flash (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Interview With Liz Neumark, CEO of Great Performances and Founder of The Sylvia Center (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข ICYMI: The Farmlink Project Connects Excess Produce With Families in Need (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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Food As Medicine Summit: Treating Disease
Wednesday, November 15, 9:30AM โ 2:30PM EST
This is a Virtual Event, and is Free to attend.
Registration is required.
RSVP HERE!
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๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด
โข How an 8-Acre Green Roof Atop the Javits Center Is Boosting NYCโs Biodiversity (Gothamist)
โข Cultivating Urban Agriculture in New York City is the First Report Published by the Mayorโs Office of Urban Agriculture (NYC.gov)
โข The Fuss About Fuchka: A Bengali Street Foodโs N.Y. Origin Story (New York Times)
โข Celebrity Chefs Help Serve Healthy Meals to NYCโs School Children (ABC7 New York)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข Global Hunger Challenges Grow (Progressive Farmer)
โข Tribes Are Building Food Sovereignty With Help From the Nationโs Largest Hunger-Relief Group (Civil Eats)
โข New USDA Report Says Number of Kids in Food-Insecure Homes Has Jumped by 44% (North Country Public Radio)
โข Lessons for the Food and Agriculture Sectors: Drawing Lessons From Global Health Amid the Current Food Crisis (Brookings Institution)
โข Ukraine Says Its Black Sea Grain Corridor Is Working (US News)
โข Another Public Health Crisis: 1 in 8 [โฆ]
11/02/2023
We at Field & Fork Network, Feeding New York State and the American Heart Association wanted to send a thank you to all who were able to attend the first ever virtual Forum on Food Insecurity in New York hosted by our organizations. We were thrilled with the live attendance rate and the overall engagement during the forum. Below are relevant links from the forum and information about how to stay in touch with us as we move into next yearโs legislative session.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐บ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ธ
In case you missed it or want to watch it again, here is a YouTube link to the recording of the forum. Please feel free to share the link!
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
If you havenโt already, take less than one minute and tell your representatives to strengthen critical nutrition programs! Click here to take action now.
๐ฆ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฏ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐:
โข American Heart Association โ Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Instagram
Stay up to date on all things advocacy by joining https://www.yourethecure.org
โข Feeding NYS โ X (formerly Twitter)
Visit the website at https://feedingnys.org
Field & Fork Network โ Facebook | X (formerly Twitter) | Instagram | LinkedIn
Visit the website at https://www.fieldandforknetwork.com
Thank you again to everyone fighting to strengthen food security in New York State!
10/26/2023
Original Center articles, news, research studies and events for the week of October 24, 2023
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๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine: Teaching Kitchen Spotlight (foodmedcenter.org)
โข Ultra Processed Food Panel Discussion Recording on YouTube Dr. Marion Nestle (NYU Food and Nutrition Expert), Dr. Kevin Hall (National Institutes of Health), and Dr. Fang Fang Zhang (Tufts Nutrition Expert)
๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ฏ๐จ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด
โข What to Know About the 4 Food Additives Banned by California (NY Times)
โข Robots May Transform the Way We Produce and Prepare Food (Nature Reviews Bioengineering)
โข Industry Funded Study of the Week: The Pork Checkoff and Egg Board in Action (Food Politics)
โข Weekend Reading: Best American Food Writing, 2023 (Food Politics)
โข The Top 10 Food Trends Predicted for 2024, According to Whole Foods (Eating Well)
โข Ultra-Processed Foods May Be as Addictive as Smoking, Study Says (Medical News Today)
โข Nutritional Psychiatrist Felice Jacka: โThe Global Food System Is the Leading Cause of Early Deathโ (The Guardian)
โข Iโve Led Culinary Education Programs Throughout the Mediterranean: Hereโs What Americans Get Wrong About the Mediterranean Diet (US News)
โข 11 Foods Full of Beta-Carotene and Their Health Benefits (Cleveland Clinic Health Essentials)
โข Human Consumption of Seaweed and Freshwater Aquatic Plants in Ancient Europe (Nature Communications)
โข Do You Want to Eat More Veggies in 2024? Read This. (National Geographic)
โข Edible Fruits and Berries as [โฆ]
10/26/2023
Original Center stories, news, research studies and events for the week of October 25, 2023
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๐ก๐ฌ๐๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐.๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด ๐ข๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐
โข The Symbiosis Between Art and Agriculture (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Interview with Childrenโs Aid: Go!Healthy Food Box Program (nycfoodpolicy.org)
โข Googleโs Innovations Are Designed To Create Community Through Food (nycfoodpolicy.org)
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Save the Date: November 15, 2023
Food As Medicine Summit (Virtual)
Registration Information to follow shortly!
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๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ธ๐น๐ ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ฒ๐๐
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ, ๐๐จ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ธ๐ด
โข NYC Seeks to Streamline Outdoor Dining Structures Under New Batch of Rules (NBC New York)
โข More Than 90,000 NYC Students Havenโt Spent Recent Pandemic Food Benefits, Data Shows (Chalkbeat)
โข Josรฉ Andrรฉs Talks Favorite NYC Restaurants, Dining Trends and More (Time Out)
โข Wegmanโs Food Market Opens Its First Manhattan Store in East Village, Replacing K-Mart (Our Town)
โข How To Participate in the Teal Pumpkin Project (NBC New York)
โข Gov. Hochul Highlights Work of the Council on Hunger and Food Policy (Morning Ag Clips)
๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ฏ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฅ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด
โข Addressing Food Insecurity in New York (PBS)
โข War, Trade and Weather Turn Food Into Political Issue (Bloomberg)
โข High Levels of Food Insecurity Persist in New York (Capitol Pressroom)
โข Produce โPrescriptionโ Grants Aim To Reduce Food Insecurity, Encourage Healthy Eating (UMASS)
โข World Food Program Appeals for $19 Million to Provide Emergency Food in Quake-Hit Afghanistan (NY1)
โข Orlando Public Art Project Will Focus on Food Insecurity (WMFE)
โข Biden: Us Committed to Ensuring Gazans Have Access to [โฆ]
