Network Events

For our May Open Networking Meeting, the Food Systems Network NYC will be hosting a Megasession at the Brooklyn Food Conference on May 12th

Date: Saturday, May 12th
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Location: Brooklyn Food Conference, Brooklyn Tech High School, 19 Fort Greene Place, Brooklyn, NY, 11217

Description:  
As producers, consumers, and advocates are working to strengthen the regional food system, how do we create better awareness, dialog and collaboration among rural and urban stakeholders on key issues?  The panel, organized by the Food Systems Network NYC, will explore opening lines of communication and opportunities for collaboration on issues such as environmental sustainability, farm labor, health, food access, and regional economic growth.

Date: Tuesday, March 13th
Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: Fund for the City of New York, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013

As urban agriculture takes root in New York City, we need to evaluate its potential benefits and limitations.  We know that the potential benefits of these projects extend beyond the production of food and stand to improve the social, ecological, and economic well-being of the community. But, what can we realistically achieve? Where will the greatest impacts be? What do we need to make it happen?
 
Speakers:
*  Kubi Ackerman, Project Manager, The Urban Design Lab at Columbia University, author of " The Potential for Urban Agriculture in New York City: Growing Capacity, Food Security, & Green Infrastructure"
* Ian Marvy, Co-founder and Executive Director, Added Value

* Karen Washington, President, New York City Community Garden Coalition
 
Moderator:
* Christina Grace, Project Director, Living City Block and Project Director of Floyd Bennett Farm Planning Committee
 
Please Note: There is a suggested $5 donation fee to attend this event for non-members. To become a FSNYC member visit: http://foodsystemsnyc.org/joinnow

Conserving NYC's Foodshed
 
Date: Tuesday, February 14th


Time: 12:30pm-2:00pm
Location: Fund for the City of New York, 121 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10013
 
While City, State, and private efforts encourage local farm viability and make regionally produced foods available in NYC through farmers' markets, CSA's, and wholesale direct marketing connections - retention of and access to affordable farmland remains a key element in sustaining the local food system and expanding its capacity.  Private land protection and conservation organizations, farmers, and representatives from all levels of government have long played a key role in providing capital for farmland protection efforts, but the need for funding far outstrips available resources. What are the success stories of traditional farmland protection strategies? What are some of the challenges in keeping them going given continuing urban development and a difficult fiscal climate? And are these methods sufficient in meeting farmers needs today? This panel will consider strategies to ensure that farmers will have affordable land to farm to meet NYC's growing demand for locally grown food.
 
Speakers:
* Steve Rosenberg, Executive Director, The Scenic Hudson Land Trust, Inc.
* Heidi Dolnick, author of "Farmers on the Edge," a GrowNYC report of the challenges faced by Greenmarket farmers in our region
* Jerry Cosgrove, Assistant Director, Local Economies Project, New World Foundation
* Greenmarket farmers Ken Migilorelli and Hector Perez
 
Please Note: There is a suggested $5 donation fee to attend this event for non-members. To become a FSNYC member visit:http://foodsystemsnyc.org/joinnow

Food Systems Network and Brooklyn Food Coalition present

TedxManhattan: Changing the Way We Eat

Viewing Party
Where: Brooklyn Food Coalition Office,  33 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Date: Saturday, January 21st
Time:  10:00am- 6:00pm
Cost:  Free!
Please note: Attendees are not required to stay for the entire event
and may come and go as they wish. If you are feeling inspired, please
bring a dish to share with the group!

About TED
TED is a nonprofit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading. Started as a four-day conference in California 25 years ago, TED has grown to support those world-changing ideas with multiple initiatives.The annual TED Conference invites the world’s leading thinkers and doers to speak for 18 minutes. Their talks are then made available, free, at TED.com. TED speakers have included Bill Gates, Al Gore, Jane Goodall, Elizabeth Gilbert, Sir Richard Branson, Nandan Nilekani, Philippe Starck, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Isabel Allende and UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

TED has established the annual TED Prize, where exceptional individuals with a wish to change the world are given the opportunity to put their wishes into action; TEDx, which offers individuals or groups a way to organize independent, TED-like events around the world; and the TEDFellows program, helping world-changing innovators from around the globe to become part of the TED community and, with its help, amplify the impact of their remarkable projects and activities.