Join FSNYC at Parish Hall for Food Speed Networking!

Date: Wednesday May 29th, 2013

Interested in meeting others who share your passion for food and interest in food systems? Want to make new contacts and learn more about what’s going in the New York City food landscape? How about drinks, mingling, and an opportunity to "speed network?" Come to FSNYC’s Spring Food Speed Networking event on May 29th!

RSVP: please RSVP here! + make sure to bring your business cards!

There is a suggested donation of $10 for non-FSNYC members. Want to become a FSNYC member? Join now!

SAVE THE DATE for FSNYC's April Open Networking Meeting!

What: FSNYC's Recipe for the Future of Food in New York City

Date: Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Time: 6:00-8:15 pm

Location: Fund for the City of New York, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th floor, Main Conference Room, NYC

RSVP: Let us know if you'll join us...RSVP requested, not required.

Learn more about the ingredients in FSNYC’s Recipe and have a voice in shaping the future of food in New York City.

 
The upcoming Mayoral and citywide elections present an important opportunity to draw public attention to key food policy issues and options that will help New York City achieve a more sustainable, resilient, economically stronger, and fairer food system to benefit every New Yorker.

What better way to call for a better food future for our city than in the context of a Recipe? And so, Food Systems Network NYC has drafted the Recipe for the Future of Food in New York City as our vision for food systems change in New York and to inspire policy change by our city’s leaders. The Recipe calls for ingredients in six categories:

1. A New Public Partnership for Food
2. Better Health and an End to Hunger
3. A Strong Food Economy with Good Jobs
4. Support for Regional Agriculture through Smart Procurement and Protection of our Working Land and Water Resources
5. New Farm-to-Plate Distribution Infrastructure
6. Better Food Waste Reduction and Nutrient Recovery

Now we want to hear from you: We invite you to “test” our Recipe and give us your input at our April meeting about what ingredients are important to you. We envision that the Recipe will be used by citizens and community-based organizations to inform and make more effective their own food policy advocacy. And, we’ll be using the Recipe to draw out Mayoral candidates’ positions on these issues – through a candidates’ forum and interviews. Help us make this the most effective Recipe possible. This is your chance to help create a vision for a better food system!

You can also make comments on FSNYC’s Facebook page, tweet them to @fsnyc using hashtag #recipefornyc, or send your comments via Google Form.

Download and read the full Recipe for the Future of Food in New York City here.

FSNYC members attend free. Suggested donation of $10 for non-FSNYC members. Join now to become a FSNYC member

Food Systems Network NYC, GrowNYC, and The International Culinary Center present

FSNYC's March Open Networking Meeting

Scaling Up Local: Distribution Issues and Innovations in the Value Chain

Date: Monday, March 18, 2013

Time: 6:00-8:00 pm

Location: The International Culinary Center, 462 Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Tickets: Suggested $10 donation at the door for non-FSNYC members.

FSNYC members and ICC students attend free. Donations benefit FSNYC and GrowNYC. To become a FSNYC member, visit http://foodsystemsnyc.org/joinnow

Program Description

New York has long been a robust market for local food, with farmers selling their product direct through farmers markets and CSAs and to restaurants.  Now the demand for local, source-identified, differentiated and higher value foods is being demanded by retailers, institutions, and larger customers.  While a promising opportunity for the region's small and mid-sized farms, this growing demand has highlighted the need for right-sized infrastructure and hands-on value chain development.  This panel will explore the new concept of food hubs as one means for bridging these gaps, including how we define food hubs, what their activities look like, their challenges, and potential strategies for long-term systemic change through them.

FSNYC’s Third Annual Duck-Off

Brought to you by Food Systems Network NYC, Jimmy’s No. 43, and Hudson Valley Duck Farm

Duck-Off Details:

What: Walk-around duck tasting featuring the creations of a room full of competitive chefs!  Cash bar including specially selected beers and ciders.

When: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 1:00-3:00 pm (doors open at noon)

Where: The legendary back room at Jimmy’s No. 43, 43 E. 7^th St., Manhattan (between 2^nd & 3^rd Aves.)

Advance Tickets: $20 - FSNYC members (w/ discount code); $25 - non-FSNYC members;  $45 - non-FSNYC members + FSNYC membership. At Door: $25 – for all. Ticket proceeds benefit Food Systems Network NYC.

What is the FSNYC Duck-Off?
It’s a duckie cook-off! Guests will “get ducked” on Sunday, March 10th when they taste the ducky creations of a room full of amateur and professional cooks who will prepare their most creative, duck-dominated dishes using ducks from the famous Hudson Valley Duck Farm ---just think of the duck-a-licious possibilities; charcuterie, roasted, smoked, braised.

Who's Competing? click here to find out!