by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Aug 28, 2023 | Events
On Saturday, August 26th, 2023, SOFSA and community partner, Chellsea Jones of Sweet Venus Farm collaborated to host SOFSA’s first Urban Garden Tour. The Garden Tour took inspiration from neighborhood garden tours taking place in Syracuse and regionally, and...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Aug 25, 2023 | Events
On Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, SOFSA hosted the first in-person gathering of New York State food policy councils and food systems organizations. This gathering of networks, collaborations, and coalitions working to improve our food system was sponsored by SOFSA, the...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Aug 8, 2023 | In the News
On Thursday, August 4th, 2023, the CNY Regional Market hosted a tour for political representatives, media, and county agricultural partners. The event took place with partnership from SOFSA, the New York Farm Bureau, and Onondaga Grown. The event took place at the...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Mar 31, 2023 | In the News
SOFSA Director Maura Ackerman was recently featured on WAER 88.3 in their coverage of the ReZone Syracuse hearing that took place on Tuesday, March 28th 2023. SOFSA community liason Rhonda Vesey and Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now! (FAHNN) Chairperson also spoke...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Mar 22, 2023 | In the News
The Valley Plaza Winter Market was recently featured in the news as a project that is currently addressing food access issues in the Southside of Syracuse. SOFSA partners Brady Farm and Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now! (FAHNN) have been instrumental in the...
