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2023 CFF Annual Gathering recap

On September 20th, over 50 CFF members and invited guests gathered at New York Health Foundation for the 8th CFF Annual Gathering, and the first since 2019! Local food and drink was supplied by Bascom Catering, a catering company based out of the South Bronx. The evening featured a presentation by Columbia County Sanctuary Movement, our 2023 CFF Champions Award recipient; an update on the Seeding Power Fellowship; and a keynote presentation by Savi Horne, Executive Director of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers’ Land Loss Prevention Project, as well as member of the Agriculture Subcommittee of the USDA Equity Commission, and 2023 recipient of the James Beard Foundation Leadership Award.

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CFF Annual Gathering 2023

CFF is excited to be back hosting our 8th Annual Gathering, returning after a four-year hiatus! Please join us to meet new colleagues, learn about CFF programs, and be inspired by those changing our regional food system, as well as celebrate the relaunch of our Seeding Power Fellowship and this year's CFF Champions Award recipient! Whether your focus is on nutrition or hunger, food chain workers or farmland preservation, emergency food or food waste, we all have a part to play in creating the just food system that everyone deserves.

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2019 CFF Annual Gathering recap

On June 12th, over 50 CFF members gathered at Project Farmhouse for the 7th CFF Annual Gathering. Local food and drink was supplied by Community Chef Kitchen, a new catering company cooperatively owned by women of color from Brooklyn. The evening featured a presentation by Groundswell Center, our 2019 CFF Champions Award recipient; an update on the Seeding Power Fellowship and introduction of our 12 inaugural fellows; and a keynote presentation by Dr. Monica White, author of the new book Freedom Farmers: Agricultural Resistance and the Black Freedom Movement.

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CFF Annual Gathering 2019

This year CFF is excited to be hosting our 7th Annual Gathering! Please join us to celebrate accomplishments from the past year and hear from your colleagues about different strategies being used to impact our regional food system, as well as celebrate the launch of our Seeding Power Fellowship and this year's CFF Champions Award recipient! Whether your focus is on nutrition or hunger, food chain workers or farmland preservation, emergency food or food waste, we all have a part to play in creating the just food system that everyone deserves.

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2018 CFF Annual Gathering recap

On June 7th, over 50 CFF members gathered at Project Farmhouse for the 6th CFF Annual Gathering. Delicious Puerto Rican food was supplied by Liberation Cuisine, with drinks sponsored by Port Morris Distillery and Bronx Beer Hall. The evening featured a presentation by East New York Farms, our 2018 CFF Champions Award recipient, and a keynote panel on food system issues in Puerto Rico with frontline activists from the island.

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CFF Annual Gathering 2018

This year CFF is excited to be hosting our 6th Annual Gathering! Please join us to celebrate accomplishments from the past year and hear from your colleagues about different strategies being used to impact our regional food system, as well as celebrate this year's CFF Champions Award recipient!
Whether your focus is on nutrition or hunger, food chain workers or farmland preservation, emergency food or food waste, we all have a part to play in creating the just food system that everyone deserves. We encourage your attendance whether you're a long-time CFF member or just entering the field of food systems change.

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