Why join?
Member Benefits
1. Strength in Numbers – Participate in an active food system policy dialogue with other members, including many in government.
2. Best Practices – Leverage your organization’s strengths by sharing best practices with others engaged in food systems work and, thereby, help make us all be more effective in our city and region.
3. Collaboration Opportunities – Attend monthly meetings with members engaged in all aspects of the food system and develop collaborative relationships and projects.
4. Joint Fundraising – Learn about projects and initiatives where you can possibly be a partner and collaborate rather than compete for funding and resources.
5. Shared Knowledge Base – Develop a city-wide understanding of food issues and opportunities.
6. Networking – Connect with other food systems professionals and advocates at monthly networking activities to develop collaborative initiatives and policies.
7. Communication – Broaden your knowledge of what’s happening in the food systems community by accessing the FSNYC website and receiving the FSNYC e-newsletter.
8. Awareness Building - Participate in FSNYC activities such as developing community food project vignettes to illustrate the great work in food systems that you and others are doing, including food access initiatives and community food assessments, which will be collected and reported on the FSNYC website.