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NYCHA Food Policy Innovations Forum Recap: Creating and Strengthening Opportunities Around Food for and by NYCHA Residents.

On February 23, 2017, the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute held a forum bringing together representatives from research and academia, non-profit community serving organizations, and the New York City Housing Authority to discuss that agency's current and potential food innovations. These programs and ideas apply creative and diverse solutions to integrate resident engagement with social [...]

NYCHA Food Policy Innovations Forum Recap: Creating and Strengthening Opportunities Around Food for and by NYCHA Residents.2022-07-24T02:15:11-04:00

CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute Holds Forum on Food Systems and Regional Planning

On January 24th, 2017, the CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute convened a panel on food systems and regional planning, bringing together representatives with a range of perspectives and a common vision for sustainable regional production which supports jobs and the local economy while bringing farm to table. Mandu Sen, Program Manager for the Regional Plan [...]

CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute Holds Forum on Food Systems and Regional Planning2022-07-24T02:21:16-04:00

Ribbon Cutting for Edible Schoolyard Rooftop Garden in East Harlem

I had the privilege of attending the Edible Schoolyard Rooftop Garden and Greenhouse Ribbon Cutting Ceremony today. The rooftop facility offers opportunities for growing, cooking and eating fresh grown produce to children enrolled in PS/MS 7 and Global Tech Prep, two schools co-located at 120th Street between Lexington and Third Avenues in East Harlem. Attending [...]

Ribbon Cutting for Edible Schoolyard Rooftop Garden in East Harlem2022-07-24T03:03:57-04:00

CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum on Food and the 2016 Election

Most observers of the 2016 election would agree that to date food and food policy has not been a front burner issue. But are there other top tier election issues that could provide an opening for food advocates—climate change and energy policy, trade policy, income inequality and minimum wage, the role of government in safety [...]

CUNY Urban Food Policy Forum on Food and the 2016 Election2022-07-24T03:18:03-04:00
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