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NY Thursday is back again for the Holiday Season! December's local menu features a butternut squash & chicken chili with a kale-apple salad and fresh pear. Our menu fe atures nine different food items sourced from four local farms! A big thank you goes out to our farm partners Crooked Carrot, Main Street Farms, Headwater Food Hub, and Cascun Farms for their tasty products and dedication to farm to school in South Central NY!
Check out the December NY Thursday menu by clicking on the logo above!
Farm to School Resources:
New Report: The Public Plate in New York State: Growing Health, Farms and Jobs with Local Food: The New York Academy of Medicine, DASH NY, FINYS, and American Farmland Trust collaborated to release a report on the impact of institutional spending within New York State on local foods. They found that by Increasing local food purchasing from its estimated baseline of 10% to 25% of public plate dollars has the potential to improve the diets and health of 6.6 million New Yorkers and generate almost $208 million in new economic output in NYS. Read the report here.
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Johnson City students sample roasted carrots and beets from Main Street Farm at a test test held on November 30th. Thank you Rural Health Service Corps for helping!
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The November NY Thursday menu included chicken mac n cheese, a garden salad, apple chips, and low fat milk all sourced from New York State farms!
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January 17, 2018
Wednesday, 9:00 am - 10:30 am
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Farming for Justice Group: January Discussion
Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming, 225 South Fulton Street Ithaca, NY.
Learn more.
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January 24, 2018
Wednesday, 3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
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#CommunityFood: It Takes a Network - A NGFN Webinar
National Good Food Network. Register Here.
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February 3, 2018
Saturday, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
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Readying our Farms and Foodshed for Climate Change
Just Be Cause Center, 1013 West State Street, Ithaca, NY. Register here.
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NOFA-NY 2018 Winter Conference
January 19-21, 2018
Saratoga Hilton & City Center, Saratoga Springs, New York. Learn more.
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George A. and Margaret Mee Charitable Foundation
Quarterly application deadline December 31, 2017. Learn more here.
Community Foundation of South Central New York
Small Grants: January 15, 2018. Learn more here.
New York State New Farmer's Grant Fund
Applications must be postmarked by January 26, 2018. Learn more here.
Anthem Foundation Grants: Cycle one application due February 23, 2018. Learn more here.
Gannett Foundation Community Action Grants: Applications should be postmarked no later than February 28, 2018. Learn more here.
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Executive Director, CADE, Oneonta, NY
The Executive Director is responsible for managing all aspects of the organization’s operations and overseeing the work of direct reports as well as several outside consultants. The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors. Learn more here.
Agency & Nutrition Resources Coordinator, Food Bank of the Southern Tier, Elmira, NY
This new position will play an important role in helping the Food Bank and its partner agencies (food pantries, community meals and other programs) increase access and distribution of nutritious foods to the hungry. Learn more here.
Certification Specialist, NOFA-NY, Binghamton, NY
Primary responsibilities include evaluating organic plan information and inputs to determine compliance with the National Organic Standards, and communication with clients about certification requirements. We require excellent communication skills, verbal and written; strong computer skills; and the ability to do detail-oriented work in a fast paced environment. Learn more here.
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