by Adam Liebowitz | Apr 24, 2023 | News
Join CFF and our co-sponsors for a briefing in which Equity Advocates and Food for the Spirit discuss the importance of the 2023 Farm Bill for New York food and farming efforts, their collaborative campaign and NYS Farm Bill Platform, the different ways they are working to build the advocacy capacity of their networks to participate in the campaign, and ways they can strengthen their advocacy efforts to ensure a 2023 Farm Bill that works for all.
by Adam Liebowitz | Apr 24, 2023 | News
Join CFF to learn about two justice-oriented food co-ops in the region: the Central Brooklyn Food Co-op (CBFC), a startup food co-op working to open a store in Central Brooklyn, and Kingston Food Co-op, a recently opened co-op in Kingston, NY. You’ll also hear from Food Co-op Initiative, a nonprofit organization that trains and supports co-op organizers across the country and has worked with CBFC and Kingston Food Co-op.
by Adam Liebowitz | Apr 13, 2023 | News
Join us for a briefing in which Mellon program officers and two of the Foundation’s grantees will discuss what food grants in the humanities look like and why it is important to integrate this work into food funder strategies. Attendees who wish to continue the conversation after the seminar will have the opportunity to join a community of funders interested in integrating arts and humanities support into their justice-focused food grantmaking.
by Adam Liebowitz | Apr 11, 2023 | News
Please join us for this funder-only luncheon (also available online) to learn about our revamped leadership development and movement building program, including a new design element in which three cohort spots will be reserved for those in the philanthropic sector. This event takes place on the same day that applications for the fellowship will go live!
by Adam Liebowitz | Jun 28, 2022 | News
Food for the Spirit of Buffalo, NY has been named the winner of the 2022 Community Food Funders Champions Award! For the first time, this year the selection committee was comprised solely of winners from previous years. Food for the Spirit was chosen in recognition of their grassroots efforts to build an equitable food system in Western NY, focused on BIPOC farmers and food system actors. Food for the Spirit builds and strengthens networks to foster collaborations and grow the food justice movement centered on equity and healing.
