04
Oct
2017
Big Hunger with author Andy Fisher
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 -
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Chronic hunger and food insecurity trends across the U.S. have not changed, despite the rise of charity.
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13
Sep
2017
Food Distribution and Infrastructure in the South Bronx
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
With so many food system interventions focused on either production (agriculture) or consumption (food access), the way that food gets from one to the other is frequently left out.
01
Jun
2017
CFF Annual Gathering 2017
Thursday, June 1, 2017 -
5:00pm to 7:30pm
This year, Community Food Funders is excited to be hosting our 5th 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...
08
Dec
2016
Food as a Community-Building Tool
Thursday, December 8, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
There is an intricate relationship between food, culture, and society that we do not often think about as we make our daily meal choices and eat together or apart from one another. How do we take advantage of that relationship by using food as a...
05
Oct
2016
Urban Agriculture & Social Justice Activism
Wednesday, October 5, 2016 -
5:30pm to 7:30pm
http://sph.cuny.edu/ Urban agriculture is increasingly considered an important part of creating just and sustainable cities. Yet realizing social and environmental justice requires moving beyond food production to address deeper issues such as...
28
Sep
2016
Growing the Farm to Institution Movement: From Farm to Plate
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 -
12:30pm to 2:30pm
As small and mid-size farms across the country continue to face pressure and are being lost at astounding rates, new local economic outlets are being sought to keep these farms in business. For some, farmers’ markets and CSAs have provided a much...
04
Aug
2016
South Bronx Learning Tour
Thursday, August 4, 2016 -
9:30am to 3:30pm
Join us for a day of site visits in the South Bronx, a neighborhood that is crafting their own future in innovative and collaborative ways through food.
15
Jun
2016
CFF Annual Gathering
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Join us at the CFF Annual Gathering to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system!
24
Mar
2016
NYC’s Food Policy Director on Hunger, Health & Equity
Thursday, March 24, 2016 -
9:00am to 11:00am
Missed this session? View recording here. The mission of the Office of the Director of Food Policy is to advance the City’s efforts to increase food security, promote access to and awareness of healthy foods, and support economic justice and...
05
Oct
2015
Philanthropic Investing in Food Systems
Monday, October 5, 2015 -
12:30pm to 3:30pm
We invite you to join us for a discussion about impact investing in the food space. What is impact investing, and how can philanthropic organizations participate?
06
May
2015
Community Food Funders Annual Gathering
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 -
5:00pm to 7:00pm
Join us at the CFF Annual Gathering to celebrate another year of organizing funders to transform our regional food system!
15
Apr
2015
NYCHA Goes Green: Urban Ag & Workforce Development
Wednesday, April 15, 2015 -
1:00pm to 2:30pm
As part of a city-wide Building Healthy Communities Initiative rolling out of the Mayor’s Office, NYCHA and Green City Force are teaming up to expand upon their extremely successful urban farming pilot at the Red Hook Houses initiated in June 2013...
23
Mar
2015
What’s On the Plate of NYC’s Food Workers?
Monday, March 23, 2015 -
11:45am to 2:00pm
In November, the Mayor’s Jobs for New Yorkers Task Force released a report that identified food-service as one of six priority sectors for workforce development - a surprise given the traditional perception of food service as being limited in career...
16
Mar
2015
Food Systems and Movements
Monday, March 16, 2015 -
2:45pm to 5:00pm
The modern food system has been shaped by the privatization of public goods and the deregulation of corporate capital— leading to the highest levels of global inequality in economic history.
30
Oct
2014
A New Food Economy: What Do We Mean?
Thursday, October 30, 2014 -
2:15pm to 4:30pm
As more and more people become interested in issues around food, a burgeoning food “movement” has emerged. But what is the movement towards? And how will we know when we get there?