Seeding Power event, 12/4
Over the past two decades, food has emerged as a central strategy and focus of nonprofits worldwide concerned with environmentalism and climate change, public health and hunger, community and economic development, human rights, and racial and social justice. Despite gains on certain issues in some geographic areas, a coordinated and unified ‘food movement’ has yet to realize the true potential of the millions who care deeply about these causes. Now, the infrastructure is being put in place for that to change. You’re invited on December 4th for a special discussion about three initiatives designed to bring together diverse leaders of this nascent movement, break down silos to encourage dialog, and support them in reaching their fullest power.
Analyzing our Food Funding Landscape, 12/7
A new tool by Foundation Center, Foundation Maps is the premier data visualization tool and the easiest way to see who is funding what and where around the world. Join us for a briefing that will showcase this new tool and how it can be used to find the funding clusters and funding gaps around the food system in our region. We’ll also flag a few other resources available across other platforms to help inform strategy
Video: June 8 Food System Resiliency briefing
Below is a recording from a CFF-sponsored briefing that took place in June, 2015, called Food System Resiliency in the Face of Climate Change. Former CFF panelists gathered for a morning meeting to discuss their unique experiences in the food system, and come up...
Newark Urban Agriculture Tour, 7/30
Join us in Newark to tour the gardens and farms at Greater Newark Conservancy and Ironbound Community Corporation.