(Glean: verb, to gather from the fields after the main harvest) Dear community members, We are pleased to share with you a Win-Win-Win opportunity to glean vegetables from our local farms to serve hungry folks! Win #1 = farmers receive a service of removing surplus produce from their fields;Win #2 = community members get to enjoy […]
Interview by Nicholas Jayne, February 2021. Partner Name: Christa Núñez Organizations: Khuba International (Quarter Acre for the People), the Learning Farm, CAN Cooperative Media Location: 272 Enfield Falls Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850 Partner Background: Christa operates a sustainable agriculture teaching farm in Ithaca, called the Learning Farm. This organization supports natural world exploration as well […]
Written by Nicholas Jayne, February 2021. Ken Finklestein emailed me on the morning of our interview to explain that he would be about an hour late. There was a blizzard raging outside, and he was covering for a fellow volunteer who could not get their car out of the driveway. It is this willingness to […]
Tompkins Food Future is a bold movement to build a more sustainable, equitable, healthy and affordable local food system for all members of our community. Tompkins County residents are invited to share their thoughts in a brief questionnaire that will lay the groundwork for a community food system plan to achieve our collective vision. Visit: […]
E-News from Friendship Donations Network, your local food rescue organization. Volunteers rescuing food and reducing hunger, every day since 1988. Our final newsletter of 2020 includes: Food Distribution Partner Spotlight on Press Bay Food Transfer Hub Volunteer Spotlight on Sondra Wayman Gleaning at Plowbreak Farm FDN volunteers and food distribution partners in their own words- FDN’s Annual Appeal – Support your local food rescue So Many […]
