By Loren Talbot with Lynn Fredericks

A unified city and state response to the city’s food deserts has emerged with the introduction of the state run Healthy Food/Healthy Communities Initiative and FRESH (Food Retail Expansion to Support Health), a new citywide program.  On May 16th Governor Paterson, Mayor Bloomberg and Speaker Quinn announced both funding and legislation to help the establishment of supermarkets in underserved neighborhoods within the five boroughs.  The legislation coincided with the release of recommendations by The Food Trust and The New York Supermarket Commission, a coalition convened by The Food Trust, the Food Policy Coordinator for the City of New York, the Food Bank for New York City, the Food Industry Alliance of New York State, and the United Way of New York City with representatives from labor groups, public health advocates, supermarkets and financial institutions as well as city and state agencies. 

Welcome to the food systems video collection! Each month, this space will feature a new local food system video submitted by FSNYC members and friends to be shared and enjoyed as an educational resource and inspiration for our collective work within our NYC region.  Some of the best stories of local food and farm efforts are difficult to convey using words alone. With the plethora of video currently being produced about food, we became excited to provide a video showcase for some of the amazing behind the scenes work within our region. This monthly feature will present innovative programs, producers, school and community gardens, other urban farming efforts -- the sky's the limit. So enjoy our feature, and spread the word!

For complete information, please refer to the attached documents below:

1. CHAIR DESCRIPTION

2. NOMINATIONS GUIDELINES

3. NOMINATIONS & ELECTION PROCESS