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09/19/2023 - Three FINE Fall Webinars 👩🏽💻 starting today!
08/28/2023 - Webinar: Getting Chemicals 🧪 Out of Institutional Foodware
08/09/2023 - Purchasing standards 🥐 Proposed Legislation & More
08/01/2023 - Welcome New Council Members & Strategic Planning Partner
07/21/2023 - NE Farms & Food Businesses Impacted by 🌊 Massive Flooding
06/29/2023 - Food Convo 🐝 Grounded in RI: #F2iSummit Keynote
06/07/2023 - NEFNE Report 🥦 #F2iSummit Keynote Recording & More
05/23/2023 - #F2iSummit Photos 📷 Funding for BIPOC food biz & More
05/11/2023 - A Huge #F2iSummit TY 🥕 Field Falafel at Hospitals & More
04/26/2023 - The State of Prison Food in New England - new report released
04/13/2023 - Health Care F2iSummit Spotlight 🎟️ Amazing Virtual Raffle
04/05/2023 - Farm to Early Childcare Assessment 🫐 F2iSummit Updates & More
03/23/2023 - Red Tomato & Leadership Succession: Opening Keynote Spotlight 🔦
03/15/2023 - Summit Spotlight: Carceral Sector 🔦; CACFP Week
03/09/2023 - F2iSummit Keynote Speaker Spotlight 🔦 Pay-What-You-Can Farm Stands
02/22/2023 - F2iSummit 🎉 Maine Produce Processing 🥦 & More
02/16/2023 - F2iSummit Registration is Open! 🎉
01/27/2023 - Graphic Design 🐝 Surveys, Policy & More
01/12/2023 - A Market for Monkfish 🐟?
12/15/2022 - Dairy Survey 🐄 Prison Gardens & More
12/13/2022 - FINE - a Year of Cumulative, Iterative Change 🥕
11/15/2022 - Deadline extended for #F2iSummit Call for Proposals
11/09/2022 - Regional Food Business Centers 🥕 New Agroecology Center & More
11/03/2022 - $ Millions to support F2I in the Northeast - including FINE & Partners
10/18/2022 - Institutional Market Growth 🌱 Help Shape the #F2iSummit (+new brainstorm sessions)
09/30/2022 - #F2iSummit 🕫 Call for Proposals Now Open!
09/22/2022 - USDA Regional Food Business Centers 🌱 Teaching Kitchen 🍎 & More
09/06/2022 - BUGS Conference 🌱Food Policy Councils CoP 🍲 Farm to Corrections
09/01/2022 - #F2iSummit 2023 🥕 SAVE THESE DATES!
07/27/2022 - $1.3M Awarded to New England Farm to School 🍎Grant Programs
07/18/2022 - FINE Welcomes New Members to the Network Advisory Council!
07/01/2022 - Seeking Research on VT Everyone Eats 🍏 Institution-Supported Ag
06/15/2022 - MA Seafood 🐟 AmBASSador; NOFA Conference; Racial Equity in F2S
06/03/2022 - Maine Prison Garden Film 🎬 RFPs for NESAWG & BUGS Conferences
05/27/2022 - Special Q&A Webinar - June 2, 2022
05/18/2022 - Black Food Justice in Buffalo
05/05/2022 - $1M in Funding: New England Food Vision Prize 2022
04/27/2022 - New England Kelp Week, Gatherings, & More
04/13/2022 - Mass Farm & Sea to School Conference 🌱 + More
03/31/2022 - News from New Haven 📰 USDA & More
03/17/2022 - FINE NAC Member in the News 🥕 Network Stewards & More
03/03/2022 - Seafood & Farmland Events 🐟🌱
02/22/2022 - Join the FINE Network Advisory Council! 🥕
02/17/2022 - Data Center Deadlines 📈 Youth-Driven Programs & More
02/03/2022 - Why you need the National Ag Library 📗 in your Food Systems work
01/20/2022 - Saving Northeast Dairies 🐄 Worker Values Webinar
01/06/2022 - Incorporating Worker Values 💪 New Data Center 📈 & More
12/08/2021 - $9.9M to Support New England's Local & Regional Food 🍽️
11/29/2021 - How has FINE had an impact?
11/16/2021 - Do you purchase dairy for a New England institution? 🐄
11/10/2021 - F2S Funding: MA Action Item 🍏 CT Success Story
10/29/2021 - 4 ways to get involved in the new 📈 F2i Campus Data Center
10/27/2021 - Food Pantry at Bunker Hill Comm College 🥕 & so much news!
10/07/2021 - Help Wanted: Long lunch lines & stressed staff
09/29/2021 - Prison labor in food supply chains; packaging waste 🥡 & more
09/16/2021 - FINE Fall Webinars 👩💻 & other F2I news
09/02/2021 - Land Grant Uni's & Indigenous Nations 🏛️ | Local Chowder Webinar
08/18/2021 - Local Chowder Webinar 🐟 Labor Actions Among Dining Workers ✊🏽 and More
07/27/2021 - Advancing racial equity at USDA 👉🏿 your input needed
07/15/2021 - Introducing new Network Advisory Council Members 🌟
06/23/2021 - Welcome, FINE Summer Associates! 🌟
06/08/2021 - NESAWG conference RFP 🌿 FSNE Leadership Institute & more
05/27/2021 - More Technical Assistance for your USDA LAMP Grant
05/13/2021 - Big $ in USDA grants & how FINE can support 💡
05/11/2021 - Braiding Seeds Fellowship, Strengthening School Meals & More
04/28/2021 - Join the FINE NAC! 🌟
04/13/2021 - Final day of the #F2iSummit 🔊 closing with a crescendo
04/06/2021 - What's in store for Day 2 of the #F2iSummit? 👉 So much!
03/31/2021 - #F2iSummit starts Thursday! 🌱
03/26/2021 - Spotlight on Farm to Campus 🎓 @#F2iSummit + much more
03/18/2021 - Spotlight on Farm to School 🍎 @#F2iSummit + much more
03/10/2021 - Spotlight on Healthcare 🩺 at #F2iSummit; BIPOC Land Stewardship; Tackling Climate Change
03/03/2021 - Spotlight on Corrections, Farm to School Updates, Funding Opportunities
02/24/2021 - Liz O'Gilvie to Keynote #F2iSummit ✨ Healthcare Adaptation & Local Food, The Hidden Truth about Eating Behind Bars
02/16/2021 - New Food Map & Directory, Funding, and Upcoming Webinars
02/09/2021 - #F2iSummit 🥕 Registration is Open!
01/29/2021 - Summits, Gatherings & Convergences (Virtually)
01/18/2021 - Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
01/13/2021 - It's a New Year
12/22/2020 - Sea Summit 🐟 Season Salutation ❄️ & More
12/08/2020 - Prison food inequities, a virtual Sea Summit, and more
12/02/2020 - "I Count on FINE" 🎥 voices from the network
11/23/2020 - #F2iSummit proposal deadline - extended to Dec 1
11/17/2020 - Our network has spoken! (And eek - only a week to submit your summit proposal!)
10/27/2020 - Less than 1 month to submit your proposal!
10/16/2020 - New work in Campus & Corrections Sectors
10/01/2020 - New research on food access on campus
09/23/2020 - Now accepting proposals! 2021 Northeast Farm to Institution Summit
09/14/2020 - COVID-19 Open Forum *this Thurs* | USDA Resource Hub
09/03/2020 - COVID Forum | Tips from NOFA Panelists | Grants & More!
08/26/2020 - COVID-19 Support | Campus Dining | Back to School Strategies
08/13/2020 - Feeding Incarcerated People | Childhood Hunger | New Funding Opportunities
08/07/2020 - School Planning | Food Policies & Grants | Summit Survey
07/29/2020 - BIPOC Farmers Support | FINYS Webinar | NOFA
07/15/2020 - Surveys, Startups & #NHEatsLocal
06/30/2020 - College Dining Survey | BUD Youth Program | F2S Policy
06/18/2020 - RI Food to Institution Webinar & More
06/04/2020 - K-12 trends; Farm to Corrections Forum; New research funding
06/03/2020 - A time to act for justice
05/20/2020 - New FINE Database Houses Farm-to-Institution Resources
05/08/2020 - Recruiting: Farm & Sea to Campus committee members
05/01/2020 - Food Access Maps, Stories, and More
04/03/2020 - Strategic Planning in a Crisis
03/31/2020 - Today at 2pm EST: Open Forum | + many COVID-19 updates
03/26/2020 - New Open Forum Scheduled 3/31: COVID-19 and the institutional food system
03/23/2020 - Survey & Forum: COVID-19 and the institutional food system
03/20/2020 - Matching Needs & Surplus in the Institutional Food System
03/19/2020 - COVID-19 & institutional food in New England
03/10/2020 - [Webinar] 2020 Food Vision Prize | Reflecting on the Campus Farmer Summit | Collaborative Research
02/26/2020 - Be a part of the FINE Network Advisory Council - now accepting applications!
02/19/2020 - Last chance for our survey | New corrections advisory group formed
02/07/2020 - Too many great happenings for a single subject line!
01/21/2020 - Unrolling Straw | Tune in for social change | Stakeholder Survey
01/09/2020 - Your input needed (& maybe win $75) & "Radicalize the Hive" Webinar
01/06/2020 - Last chance for scholarships! 2020 Campus Farmer Summit
12/23/2019 - A Happy & FINE New Year
12/11/2019 - Registration OPEN for 2020 Campus Farmer Summit!
12/06/2019 - Support FINE and keep the connections going!
12/02/2019 - This week! Locally Sourced Meat Webinar - Dec 5
11/18/2019 - Last chance to register for grains webinar! +F2S Census
11/01/2019 - Webinars, Forums, and Prizes? Oh my!
10/23/2019 - Catch these 3 webinars! Improve traceability; Source grains; Source meats
10/17/2019 - Help shape the 2020 Campus Farmer Summit
09/11/2019 - Can we make a big conference more sustainable?
09/06/2019 - Help shape the 2020 Campus Farmer Summit
08/19/2019 - New Policy Research: How Food Laws Impact Buying Local
06/12/2019 - Last Chance: Campus Dining Webinar TODAY at 2 pm!
06/03/2019 - FINE Webinar: Campus Dining 201 (June 12 @ 2 PM)
05/08/2019 - Summit Success Stories + FINE Communications Manager Opening
04/25/2019 - Announcing the Release of FINE's Campus Dining Report!
04/17/2019 - Shop at Whole Foods on 4/18 to Benefit FINE!
04/10/2019 - [Webinar] 4/11 @ 10 AM: 2019 New England Food Vision Prize Launch Webinar
03/22/2019 - #F2iSummit: Plenary Lineup Announced! Register by 3/29
03/18/2019 - Take a Sneak Peek of FINE's 2018 New England Campus Dining Survey Results!
03/01/2019 - #F2iSummit: Wholesaling & Fundraising Short Courses (plus, early bird rates end today!)
02/27/2019 - #F2iSummit: Full Program is Live / Early Bird Rates End 3/1
02/25/2019 - Last Chance to Register for 2/26 Campus Farm Webinar!
02/14/2019 - #F2iSummit: Featuring 40 Breakouts & 5 Field Trips
01/22/2019 - #F2iSummit registration is now open! Are you coming?
01/19/2019 - Spotlight on Sustainability at the 2019 #F2iSummit
12/21/2018 - New Releases: Tracking Local Food Report & Farm to Institution Infographic
12/14/2018 - Announcing FINE's 2018 Annual Report!
11/27/2018 - Celebrate #GivingTuesday with FINE!
11/21/2018 - Last Chance to Submit a #F2iSummit Proposal /// 9 Job Opportunities
11/15/2018 - Extended Deadline: #F2iSummit Session Proposals Due by 11/23
10/31/2018 - Your Voice Counts // Your Vote Counts!
10/12/2018 - FINE Featured in New Book + Webinar on Local Food Tracking
10/02/2018 - Now Seeking Session Proposals for the 2019 New England Farm to Institution Summit!
09/28/2018 - The 2019 #F2iSummit Website is Now Live (plus, sponsorship opportunities!)
09/11/2018 - FINE Releases a Dairy Education Resource Hub
08/24/2018 - FINE Welcomes Tania Taranovski as Director of Programs
08/14/2018 - New England Campus Farm Gathering on Aug. 16th!
06/27/2018 - Introducing Four New FINE Team Members!
06/22/2018 - New England Stands Out in UCS 50-State Food System Scorecard
05/30/2018 - Webinar: Engaging Students in Local Food (5/31 @ 2 pm)
05/16/2018 - Farm to Campus News: 5/31 Forum + Campus Farms Group
05/14/2018 - 2019 New England Farm to Institution Summit: April 2-4 @ UMass Amherst
05/01/2018 - FINE is Hiring a Director of Programs!
04/24/2018 - Announcing the HPKF New England Food Vision Prize
04/05/2018 - 4/9 Forum on Menuing with Local Food + 4/13 Deadline for Job Applications
03/29/2018 - You're Invited: 4/9 Campus Forum on Menuing with Local Food + Campus Dining Listserv
03/22/2018 - FINE Food Hub Network Report & Three Job Opportunities 🍅
03/01/2018 - Join us in Wishing Nessa Richman a Fond Farewell
02/22/2018 - FINE Metrics: Making an Impact on State Policy
02/02/2018 - Last Chance: Register Now for our New England Campus Farmer Summit on Feb. 10th!
01/26/2018 - Registration for our 2018 New England Campus Farmer Summit ends on Feb. 2nd!
01/24/2018 - New FINE White Papers Explore Local Food Processing in New England
01/12/2018 - Finance your healthy food project with these grants and loans
01/05/2018 - You're invited to our 2018 New England Campus Farmer Summit on Feb. 10th!
12/22/2017 - Announcing FINE's 2017 Annual Report!
12/19/2017 - FINE's full six-part Measuring Up blog series is now available! 📈
12/05/2017 - [Measuring Up] Data-Driven Tips for Achieving Farm to Institution Success
12/04/2017 - Campus Network Launches a Mentorship Program (+ New Logo!)
11/27/2017 - USDA Survey Shows Local Food Trends Across US
11/14/2017 - [Measuring Up] Producer Perspectives on Institutional Markets
11/13/2017 - 11/15 Webinar: How to Use Velocity Reports to Buy More Local Food
11/07/2017 - USDA Farm to School Grants, Finance Webinars & LFPP Awards
10/31/2017 - 11/15 Webinar: How to Use Velocity Reports to Buy More Local Food
10/30/2017 - [Measuring Up] Access & Barriers to Local Food Procurement
10/11/2017 - Launch of Campus FoodShift Points to More Local Food on College Menus
10/02/2017 - [Measuring Up] When, How, and Why to Define "Local Food"
09/28/2017 - Introducing the Farm & Sea to Campus Network Steering Committee!
09/18/2017 - [Measuring Up] An Intro to the New England Farm to Institution Metrics Blog Series
09/05/2017 - New Six-Part Blog Series: Measuring Up 📶 ⬆
08/29/2017 - Funding for Your Local Food Programs
07/20/2017 - [Free Webinar] Producer Perspectives on Selling to Institutions 🐮
07/17/2017 - Introducing FINE's summer interns! Plus, 8 new advisors.
07/06/2017 - Introducing our 2017-18 Network Advisory Council!
06/30/2017 - We need your feedback! Help us serve you better. 🍅
06/06/2017 - Producer Perspectives: The New England Farm-to-Institution Market
05/10/2017 - Wish Farewell to Riley + Take FINE's Stakeholder Survey
04/27/2017 - #F2ISummit Report + Campus Dining Webinar (TODAY at 1 pm)
04/21/2017 - 4/27 Campus Dining Webinar + Leadership Opportunity
03/24/2017 - Sea to Institution + #F2ISummit Registration
03/20/2017 - Racial Equity in the Food System
03/16/2017 - Campus Dining 101: A Benchmark Study of Farm to College in New England
03/09/2017 - #F2ISummit: Early Bird Rates End on 3/10 | Short Courses & Field Trips
03/03/2017 - #F2ISummit: Early Bird Deadline Extended to 3/10
03/02/2017 - Opportunities with the Farm & Sea to Campus Network
03/01/2017 - #F2ISummit: Food Policy Plenary + Early Bird Deadline (3/3)
02/24/2017 - The #F2ISummit's New Look + Early Bird Deadline (3/3)
02/17/2017 - #F2ISummit Sponsors, Registration & Storytelling!
02/10/2017 - #F2ISummit Keynote Speaker, Exhibitor Fair & More!
01/31/2017 - New Releases: Local Food Processing Video & Case Studies
01/25/2017 - Introducing the New England Farm to Institution Metrics Dashboard! 🎉
01/19/2017 - Upcoming USDA Grant Program Deadlines + Food Service Webinar
01/10/2017 - Registration for the F2I Summit is now live!
01/04/2017 - Announcing FINE's New Mission, Vision & Values!
12/21/2016 - [Webinar] Farm to Institution Training for Food Service Consultants
12/14/2016 - Farm & Sea to Campus Network News: AASHE Index, Kelp & More!
12/07/2016 - Announcing the 2015-2016 FINE Network Report!
11/29/2016 - Last chance to submit your #F2ISummit session proposal!
11/18/2016 - Two new virtual connectivity tools from the Farm & Sea to Campus Network!
11/17/2016 - #F2ISummit session proposal deadline extended to 11/30
11/10/2016 - Submit your #F2ISummit session proposals by 11/18!
11/09/2016 - $56 Million Awarded to Local Food Projects by the USDA
10/18/2016 - New Interns + Volunteer Request + F2ISummit
10/12/2016 - #F2ISummit Request for Proposals & Sponsors
09/16/2016 - Sept 21 Webinar: Distributing Local Food to Institutions
09/07/2016 - News Flash: Welcome our Event & Project Coordinator!
08/31/2016 - Register today for our Sept. 21 webinar on food distribution!
08/24/2016 - 20 Grants to Fund Your Work + We're Hiring Interns!
08/03/2016 - Alert: New FINE Report on Food Distribution!
07/20/2016 - We're hiring an Event & Project Coordinator!
06/23/2016 - Farm & Sea to Campus News: 5 Local Food Tips + Much More!
05/26/2016 - Farm to Institution Summit 2017 – Save the Date!
05/19/2016 - Small Campuses: Join us on June 6-7 at Unity College in Maine!
05/12/2016 - Maine Food for UMaine Case Study & Videos!
05/10/2016 - Official Launch of the New England Farm & Sea to Campus Network!
04/21/2016 - USDA Funding for Specialty Crops & Value-Added Products
04/08/2016 - 6 Food Waste Reduction Strategies + 3 Education Opportunities
03/17/2016 - Sea to Campus + 2017 F2I Summit + Farm to School Census
02/24/2016 - Creative Financing for Healthy Food Projects
02/18/2016 - ❤ Real Food Valentine at UMaine + Exciting FINE News ❤
02/09/2016 - Show Your Support for Healthy Kids & Happy Farmers
01/28/2016 - Announcing the 2016 FINE Producer Survey! 🌽
01/25/2016 - You're invited to our local food purchasing webinar on Feb. 9th!
01/19/2016 - Six-Part Seafood Case Study Series Just Released! 🐟
12/18/2015 - Meet the Farm & Sea to Campus Network's Steering Committee
12/16/2015 - Introducing FINE's 2016 Network Advisory Council!
12/10/2015 - 8 New Farm-to-Institution Vendor Ties
12/02/2015 - Announcement: New Alliance with Mass Farm to School
11/04/2015 - USDA Awards $267,000 for Farm to Institution Initiatives in New England
10/21/2015 - Over 500 institutions in New England are celebrating Food Day!
10/15/2015 - Last chance to apply for our Network Advisory Council!
09/23/2015 - Call for Applications: Network Advisory Council & Farm to Campus Steering Committee
09/17/2015 - Fall Network News: 14 Upcoming Events, 5 Blog posts + More!
09/03/2015 - Share your farm to institution news and events!
08/31/2015 - Farm to Campus: 8 Case Studies + 12 Recipes
08/06/2015 - New Awards & Grant Opportunities for Farm to Institution Initiatives
08/04/2015 - Two New Reports from our Contracted Food Service Action Project
08/04/2015 - Project Update: Maine Food for the UMaine System
07/31/2015 - Project Update: Maine Food for the UMaine System
07/16/2015 - Act Now to Co-Host a Wholesale Success Workshop
06/23/2015 - 7 Takeaways from our Black River Produce Tour
06/18/2015 - Grants & Resources from USDA Rural Development
06/11/2015 - Farm to Institution Metrics Project Update
06/01/2015 - 12 Lessons in Network Building: A New Case Study on FINE
04/29/2015 - Invitation to take our stakeholder survey
04/20/2015 - 5 Funding Opportunities for Farm to Institution Projects
03/30/2015 - One Week Countdown to the Farm to Institution Summit!
03/12/2015 - Last Chance to Register for the F2I Summit at Early Bird Rates!
03/04/2015 - Summit Early Bird Deadline Extended to March 13!
02/26/2015 - Announcing the Farm to Institution Summit Program!
02/18/2015 - F2I Summit Program Highlights, Keynote + Exhibitor Fair!
02/11/2015 - We're hiring a research consultant!
02/03/2015 - Registration for the Farm to Institution Summit is now open!
01/28/2015 - Leadership Team Transitions: Meet our two new members!
01/22/2015 - Introducing the FINE Development Bulletin
01/21/2015 - Take our 5-minute survey for a chance to win a $30 gift card!
01/13/2015 - Deadline for Farm to Institution Summit session proposals extended to Friday!
01/08/2015 - What's the Next Big Thing in Farm to Institution?
12/18/2014 - Now accepting proposals for Farm to Institution Summit sessions!
12/11/2014 - Jan. 7th Webinar: Food Service Management Company 101
12/03/2014 - USDA Awards Us $50,000 for Farm to Institution Summit!
11/25/2014 - Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at FINE!
11/06/2014 - Save the Date for our Farm to Institution Summit!
10/16/2014 - Exciting Farm to Institution Plans for Food Day 2014!
10/14/2014 - Share your photos and stories!
10/09/2014 - $1.6 Million Awarded to New England Local Food Projects
10/02/2014 - Mainstreaming Local Food to Institutions
09/18/2014 - Celebrate Food Day with us! Plus, other exciting network news
09/16/2014 - Join us for a New England Food Policy webinar tomorrow at noon!
08/28/2014 - Free Webinar on Sept. 4: Putting Local Food on the Menu
08/22/2014 - Top 12 Highlights from Farm to College Report
08/01/2014 - Network News: New Beef Report, Contract Tips, Events + More!
07/18/2014 - Exciting news from our food processors!
06/13/2014 - Network News: Food Vision, Veggie Report, Twitter, Events + More
05/22/2014 - Highlights from our food processing project!
04/17/2014 - News from the Blog: Farm to College, Nonprofit Tech, Local Beef & More!
03/27/2014 - Upcoming Events: Farm to College Convenings, Local Food Workshop & More!
03/12/2014 - Farm to College Project Feature & Network News
02/14/2014 - Farmer Workshops, Local Food Trade Show, Facebook & More!
01/21/2014 - State & Local Food Procurement Policies May Be at Risk in TTIP
01/06/2014 - Announcing a New Tool for Increasing Local Food Purchasing by Institutions
11/26/2013 - We're hiring a development consultant!
11/20/2013 - USDA Farm to School Grant Recipients Announced!
11/08/2013 - Announcing our Toolkit for Institutions Seeking Local Produce!
09/20/2013 - Meet our new team members!
09/16/2013 - Introducing FINE Network News!
06/24/2013 - Farm to Institution (FINE) Position Openings