Announcements

--Slow Food NYC (4)

--NYC Food and Fitness Partnership

--Public Health Solutions (2(single attachment))

--Poughkeepsie  Farm Project (2(single attachment)) 

--Bill Emerson Hunger Fellows Program

--Queens County Farm Museum (3 (single attachment))

--Basis Holdings Inc

Please see attached listings.

Check out new and continuing food systems courses at the New School:

Starting this month the New School Food Studies program will be offering two new
classes for a total of 13 classes of interest to members of the
Network. The new courses are one on the global food system taught by
Jerri Husch who has worked much of her career for UN food and health
related agencies, and a new course on the history of American farming
and food production taught by Thomas Forster, co-chair of the Network
Policy Committee. Courses on food studies are designed for students and
professionals engaged directly in food systems work with a need to
broaden their understanding of this complex field. Offerings this
winter and spring include:

1. American Culinary History: From the Erie Canal to the Food Network (Andy Smith)
2. NEW: A history of American Farming and Agricultural Production (Thomas Forster)

Hunger Action is a statewide membership organization of emergency food
programs, advocates, low-income individuals and faith groups working to
ending hunger and poverty in NYS. We were started in 1982.

The lease on our NYC office is up in February 2009. We would like to share
space with another anti-poverty / anti-hunger organization,
particularly one that runs a food pantry or soup kitchen so we can work
more closely with low-income households. Also interested in space in a
church / temple / synagogue. Need space for three to four work
stations. Interested in being able to occasional use of a conference
room and/or copier.

Please contact Mark Dunlea, Hunger Action Network, dunleamark@aol.com, 518 434-7371 xt 1#.

VOTE!!!...for your favorite farmer in the NEWLY RELEASED 2009 Farmers of Columbia County Calendar.
Produced by Great Performances with all profits to benefit the
children's nutritional education program of Greenmarket and The Sylvia
Center.  The perfect and affordable holiday gift – celebrating small
local farms and giving back to the community.

http://nyfarmerscalendar.com

Who Is Th is Report For?
This report is for New York City policy makers, advocates, and
health professionals as well as anyone who cares about the health
of New Yorkers. Its goal is to educate and spark debate on food
policy choices for New York.

Who We Are
This report was prepared by the City University of New York
Campaign Against Diabetes and the Public Health Associa-
tion of New York City. Th e authors are: Lauren Dinour, MPH,
RD: public health doctoral student at the Graduate Center, City
University of New York; Liza Fuentes, MPH: also a public health
doctoral student at the Graduate Center, and Nicholas Freuden-
berg, DrPH: Distinguished Professor of Public Health, Hunter
College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York;
and Past President, Public Health Association of New York City

Energy Productivity in Innovative Local Food Production Systems

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
seeks to encourage innovative local food production systems, such as
Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA), greenhouse technologies, and
aquaculture that support a sustainable economy, lead to sound energy
management and can reduce dependence on carbon-based fuels.

Deadline January 8th, 2009. 

Please visit http://www.nyserda.org/funding/funding.asp?i=2 for more
information.

Citizen Action supports start-up and volunteer organizations working on
environmental issues. Through the Citizen Action Program, OSI functions
as a “back office” by providing accounting and financial management
services so that activists can focus on addressing issues and building programs
rather than administrative concerns. Currently, OSI sponsors over 30
groups united by missions focused on protecting natural habitats, making cities
and communities more livable, and connecting people with the land. Citizen
Action groups:

Please see attached report:
Increasing Hunger Among Poor Elderly New Yorkers:
Closing Senior Centers in NYC Housing Authority Buildings in Neighborhoods that Lack Supermarkets
by Council of Senior Centers & Services of NYC, Inc.

NY Food Museum is interested in partnering with 3-4 other Food related
information table at the Green market(s) this winter. We will have to clear it
with the market, but they have offered before, as long as nothing was for
sale and it was about food. Hoping to structure it a little like a timeshare -
trying to book two organizations per weekend to help staff relief. Interested
parties should contact Nancy Ralph at nyfoodmuse@aol.com, or go to the website:
nyfoodmuseum.org.

New Farmers' Guide to Disaster Assistance Available
ST. PAUL, MINN. - A familiar resource has been thoroughly revised and updated for farmers who are struggling in the face of natural disaster, and for farmers who want to learn more about the disaster assistance programs included in the 2008 Farm Bill. Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc. (FLAG) announces that the sixth edition of its book, Farmers' Guide to Disaster Assistance, is now available.