Uprooting Racism in the Food System by Soul Fire Farm Online Event Thursday, January 20, 1-4 PM Eastern REGISTER HERE Wednesday, February 2, 1-4 PM Eastern REGISTER HERE Thursday, February 10, 1-4 PM Eastern REGISTER HERE Wednesday, February 16, 1-4 PM Eastern REGISTER HERE Thursday, March 3, 1-4 PM Eastern REGISTER HERE Wednesday, March 16, 1-4 PM Eastern REGISTER HERE A theory and action training for farming and food justice leaders to uproot systemic racism in our organizations and society. About this event The Uprooting Racism training is a theory and action workshop for environmental and food justice leaders to uproot systemic racism in our organizations and society. We delve deep into the history and structural realities of racial injustice and develop an understanding of the movement strategies of frontlines communities struggling for food sovereignty. We will examine our personal and societal roles of complicity in and resistance to the system. Much of the time will be spent developing tangible action plans – to use our sphere of influence to uproot these oppressions. True to Soul Fire Farm’s values and culture, this work will be rooted in fierce love, courageous self-reflection, and healing connection to land.   Details at the Soul Fire Farm website.

The 2nd Annual A Taste of Culinary Nutrition from Around the Globe Thursdays from Feb 03, 6:00 PM EST – Mar 10, 8:00 PM EST on Zoom Registration for this event is CLOSED After receiving such positive feedback from our first series, "A Taste of Culinary Nutrition from Around the Globe" returns!  We will be covering 6 new food cultures, including: Mexican, Guatemalan, Russian/Ukrainian, Ethiopian, Korean, and Haitian. We welcome RDNs, health professionals, chefs and nutrition students to participate in a series of hands-on workshops covering a selection of food cultures from around the world through the lens of culinary nutrition. Join us as we continue to diversify our plates and our palates and most importantly, enhance our knowledge as practitioners of a diverse population. ​A ticket to this series includes registration to 6 interactive culinary workshops held weekly on Thursdays at 6-8pm ET from February 3rd until March 10th. This series has been approved for 12 CEUs and meets the requirements for the Ethics credit.  ​2022 AGENDA: Thursday, February 3, 2022 - Mexican Cuisine - Christy Wilson, RDN Thursday, February 10, 2022 - Guatemalan Cuisine - Alice Figueroa, MPH, RDN, CDN Thursday, February 17, 2022 - Russian/Ukrainian Cuisine - Inga Voloshin, RDN, CDN Thursday, February 24, 2022 - Ethiopian Cuisine - Wintana Kiros, RDN, LDN Thursday, March 3, 2022 - Korean Cuisine - Maggie Moon, MS, RD Thursday, March 10, 2022 - Haitian Cuisine - […]

ACTION REQUEST – HPNAP FUNDING:  We have until February 15th to call our Senate and Assembly members and ask for in increase in the NYS Budget. Background:  HPNAP has been funded at $35 million for five years or more – there has been no increase at all during covid.  In Assembly, Catalina Cruz and Dan Rosenthal are carrying a letter from Feeding NY to increase the budget to $54 million.  Feeding NY is still working on getting someone to carry the letter asking for an increase in senate. HOW CAN YOU HELP?  Contact your local senate and assembly members and ask for an increase to $54 million the HPNAP budget (this is separate from Nourish NY). The key period is now until February 15th when budget letters are due to the leaders.  Phone calls are better than emails or texts, but even emails and tests help. The economic crisis caused by the pandemic is not over, and wont’ be over when the pandemic ends.  Previous recessions took years to recover from. We are still seeing need at our food pantries.  The food banks went form distributing 270 pounds of food pre-pandemic to 470 million pounds of food in 2021.  INCLUDE YOUR OWN LOCAL STATS FOR YOUR LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES. Nourish NY has been great, but we cannot handle the food unless we have the tools to do it.  Costs have gone up across […]