by Diana Robinson
photo credit: Food Chain Workers Alliance
*Any opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not constitute the opinions of the Food Systems Network NYC.
In this day and age, we find ourselves questioning where our food comes from, how the animals are treated, the impact of food production on the environment, whether food is organic, and ultimately, whether or not it’s all together sustainable. So it comes as no surprise that large food corporations have caught on and participate in “nutri-washing,” a term coined by Michele R. Simon of Eat Drink Politics, playing to our low-calorie, environmentally friendly and organic needs. But how sustainable is an organic apple if the worker who picked it works under dangerous and hazardous conditions and doesn’t even earn minimum wage? This is the very question the Food Chain Workers Alliance wished to address at the Food Workers and Food Justice Conference on June 6, 2012, in New York City.
by Sara J. Rosen
by Ed Yowell
Thank you to all who attended our 2012 Annual Meeting on June 12th. We heard from our active sub-committees on their projects from the previous year and on what they are looking forward to for the rest of 2012. We also reconnected with some who helped to shape FSNYC into what it is today, including Harvest Home Farmers Market Founder and past FSNYC Membership Co-Chair Maritza Owens, who inspired us with her keynote address on her work developing community-based farmers markets.
by Rosalin Luetum and Gabrielle Blavatsky
by Mark Dunlea
by Ed Yowell
