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About SOFSA
SOFSA is a network of food system stakeholders and a catalyst for change.
Our mission is to strengthen our food system so that it works for all people in Syracuse and Onondaga County. We bring communities together to foster relationships, develop projects, align resources, and advocate for policies to improve the health of our neighbors and our environment.
In addition to our mission, SOFSA is deeply committed to transformative change and aims to embed these values at every level of our work. Our Equity & Justice Statement
This statement was collaboratively developed by SOFSA’s Equity, Inclusion, and Accountability Committee with input from the Advisory Board. The statement is included in SOFSA’s bylaws
Learn more about SOFSA:
SOFSA Advisory Board
Brandy Colebrook
Refugee and Immigrant Self-Empowerment(RISE)
LaToya Jones
Nurse & Regional Healthcare Organizer
Healthcare Education Project Syracuse
David Knapp
Chairman, Onondaga County Legislature
Co-Chair, Onondaga Agriculture Council
Christina Hudson Kohler
Hudson Egg Farms
Jessi Lyons
Farm Coordinator,
Brady Farm
Peter Ricardo
Product Donations Manager,
Food Bank of Central New York
Jonnell Robinson
Associate Professor of Geography, Syracuse University; Advisory Board Member, Syracuse Grows
Rachel Viens
Director of Food & Nutrition Services,
Syracuse City School District
Curtis Waterman
Natural Resources Subsistence Manager
Onondaga Nation Farm
SOFSA Staff
Maura Ackerman
Facilitator & Project Director
Julie Capito
Paige Clay
SOFSA Members
PRODUCTION
- Brady Farm
- Hudson Egg Farms
- Jubilee Homes Southwest Community Learning Farm
- Onondaga Earth Corps
- Onondaga Nation Farm
- Refugee and Immigrant Self- Empowerment (RISE) Syracuse
- Salt City Harvest Farm
MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION
- Brady Market
- CNY Regional Market Authority
- Farm to Fork 101
- Food Bank of Central New York
- Salt City Market (Allyn Family Foundation)
- Syracuse Cooperative Market
- Syracuse City School District Food & Nutrition Services
GOVERNMENT
- Onondaga County Agriculture Council
- Onondaga County Health Department
- Onondaga County Legislature
- Onondaga County Soil & Water District
- Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency
HEALTHCARE & HIGHER ED
- St. Joseph’s Health
- SUNY – ESF
- Syracuse University – Nutrition & Food Studies
- Syracuse University – Community Geography
- Upstate Medical University
NONPROFIT
- American Heart Association
- CenterState CEO
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
- Farm Bureau of Onondaga County
- Greater Syracuse H.O.P.E.
- Healthcare Education Project
- HealtheConnections
- Northeast Organic Farming Association – NY
- Syracuse Grows
- Transforming Communities Initiative Syracuse
INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER?
Remembering Evan Weissman (1978–2020)
Advocate, Educator, Justice-Seeker
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