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Tomato Fest 2012
Photo Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
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Food
Systems Network NYC
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Brings together organizations,
professionals, and community advocates dedicated to nourishing New Yorkers and enriching the regional farm community through collaboration, education, and advocacy.
In general, FSNYC holds Open Networking Meetings the second Tuesday of each month. However, September's meeting will be Thursday the 20th. Check our
website for more details. For more information, email
[log in to unmask].
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Contributors
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Special thanks to the following FSNYC members and friends for their contributions to this month's website and newsletter: Lynn Fredericks
(Family Cook Productions), Emily Joiner (FSNYC Intern), Pamela Koch (Center for Food & Environment at Teachers College, Columbia University), Nicole Reed (Community Markets), Sara J. Rosen (FSNYC LC Member), Caitlin Salemi (FSNYC General Coordinator), Jason
Schwartz, Viktoriya Syrov (FSNYC member)
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Tomato Fest 2012
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
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Heirloom Varieties
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
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Teen Battle Chefs
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
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BLT S'more with Tomato Marshmallows
Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
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Betto at Pig Island 2012
Courtesy Emily Joiner
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Jimmy's No 43 at Pig Island 2012 Courtesy Emily Joiner
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Mosefund Mangalitsa Farm
at Pig Island 2012
Courtesy Emily Joiner
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Pig Roast!
Courtesy Emily Joiner
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Our September Open Networking Meeting is brought to you by
Food Systems Network NYC (FSNYC) &
The
Office of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer
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Courtesy markwinne[dot]com
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Event Details
Date: Thursday, September
20, 2012
Time: Networking and book
signing, 12 noon - 12:30pm; Program and Discussion, 12:30-2:00pm
Location: The Office of the Manhattan Borough President, 1 Centre St, 19th floor, South Entrance, New York, NY 10007.
Please allow extra time to go through security.
About the Program:
Within the last five years, a broad array of city-based organizations and individuals have engaged in discussion on the multiple ways that city, state, and federal policies and programs shape the food system and affect New York City residents. Just as city
environmental policy in the 1970s became a focus for private and public advocacy, currently there is considerable interest in the prospects for formalizing a comprehensive, cohesive city food policy agenda.
How these prospects may be enhanced and what strategies are best for creating this agenda in New York City will be the focus of our discussion with pioneering community food security activist Mark Winne, founder of the Hartford Food System, author of "Closing
the Food Gap" and "Food Rebels, Guerilla Gardeners, and Smart Cookin' Mamas," and food policy council development expert. There will also be a brief overview of recent NYC food policy influencers and collaborators --- including Food System Network of NYC.
Moderator: Thomas Forster, New School Food Studies faculty
Presenters: Mark Winne, nationally known community activist, writer and trainer from Santa Fe New Mexico (www.markwinne.com);
additional speakers and respondents TBA
Please Note: There is a suggested $5 donation fee to attend this event for non-members. To become a FSNYC member visit: http://foodsystemsnyc.org/joinnow
Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 12:00, bring their own lunch, and network with each other.
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Book
Review: Eat the City
How do people mark the landscape with their own personal hunger? Answering this question was the inspiration for Robin Shulman's book
Eat the City, in which she walks through centuries of New York City history and personal accounts related to food. Nicole Reed, from
Community
Markets, reviews this engaging new book.
Find out Nicole's thoughts on the book by reading her full review of
Eat the City
here!
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Another
Successful Tomato Fest!
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People's Choice Award Winner Alexis Delaney Courtesy Viktoriya Syrov
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The Great Un-Cookoff hosted by Food Systems Network NYC and New Amsterdam Market on Sunday, August 26th was a rousing success. Hundreds of tomato enthusiasts meandered through the market sampling awe-inspiring dishes created by an impressive roster of chef
participants.
Read
on to discover who took home the People's Choice and Judge's Choice Awards and more!
Wish you had sampled (more of) the tomato recipes featured at Tomato Fest? Here's your chance to see if you can re-create some of
these dishes at home! Find all of the Un-Cookoff recipes
here.
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Brooklyn-Based
Coalitions
Improving
Food Options and Opportunities
for Physical Activity
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Courtesy Christopher Schoenbohm (Flikr)
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Brooklyn has several coalitions that are actively engaged in programs and advocacy to make Brooklyn a borough where healthy food
is the easy, desired, and expected choice and active living is the norm.
This article is the first in a series that will highlight food systems work going on in each of the boroughs.
Pamela Koch
learns more about three Brooklyn-based coalitions.
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Just Food is now accepting proposals for workshops during the 2013 Just Food Conference. Interested organizations will be able to submit proposals beginning August 1st, through September
16th.system.
Read more
here and find out how to submit your proposal
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Courtesy Emily Joiner
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Read the full letter and the complete list of signatories
here!
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EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Below is a partial list of food events in and around NYC.
Visit FSNYC's full calendar
here.
Fall
Classes at the KCC Urban Farm in Brooklyn
FSNYC
working on a comprehensive NYC food events calendar!
Check out the FULL
Announcement
and
Event Listings at FSNYC's website. And we are always looking for more events and announcements, so send us yours!
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Food Systems Network NYC
[log in to unmask]
(347) 746-7946
www.foodsystemsnyc.org
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