SOFSA Blog
Press Release: Farm to School Kickoff Event
Syracuse City School District and Brady Farm to Celebrate Fresh, Healthy Foods with Farm to School Kickoff Event SYRACUSE, NY | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 10/25/2021 The Syracuse City School District, in partnership with Brady Faith Center, Syracuse University, andthe...
2021 Candidate Policy Positions
Raising critical issues facing our community with policy-makers is core to SOFSA's mission. We sought to reach all candidates for Syracuse Mayor, Syracuse Common Council, and the Onondaga County Legislature in the November 2021 General Election. Those candidates with...
Meet Paige Clay
Please join us in welcoming the newest addition to the SOFSA community, Paige Clay! We are lucky to have Paige for the next six months as the SOFSA Emerson Hunger Fellow. Coming to snowy Syracuse from snowy Denver, Paige is excited to get to know the Syracuse-Onondaga...
Meet Maura Ackerman
Today, we're re-introducing you to the woman who keeps SOFSA running, Maura Ackerman, SOFSA’s Facilitator! Maura and her family moved to Syracuse about three years ago, after her husband Aidan was offered a position on the faculty at SUNY-ESF. On their first visit...
FoodPlanCNY Launch Event: Filling Up Our Table
Last Thursday was a big day for SOFSA and, more broadly, for the food system in all of Onondaga County. We worked with the Onondaga County Agriculture Council and the CNY Regional Market Authority on a major event, hosted our first large-scale in-person convening of...
In the news: “‘FoodPlan CNY’ Aims To Connect And Strengthen Food System Stakeholders”
On July 15th, 2021, SOFSA unveiled the long-awaited FoodPlanCNY alongside two partners: the Onondaga County Agriculture Council and the Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency. The event took place at the Central New York Regional Market, and featured speakers Mayor...
Press Release: Celebration of FoodPlanCNY Launch
County Officials and Local Partners Celebrate the Release of FoodPlanCNY. Multi-Year Research Project Highlights Key Recommendations for CNY Region’s Food System
In the news: “Central New York project asks kids ‘What does nutrition security mean to you?’ “
The Nutrition Security Photo Voice Project asked young Central New Yorkers, ranging in age from 5 to 17-year-old, to document what nutrition security and nutrition insecurity mean to them. Participants from the Syracuse chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. took photos and videos of their experiences with nutrition.
Memorial Tree Planting 2021: Memories Old and New
A few weeks ago, SOFSA hosted a planting day at Kirk Park along with our friends at Onondaga Earth Corps. It was called a memorial, but really, it was a service day with an aching heart; we were there to remember our friend Evan Weissman, who passed away last April,...
In the news: “Pivoting Policy, Programs and Partnerships: Food Policy Councils’ Responses to the Crises of 2020”
A recent interview with Nel Gaudé on their work with SOFSA by Brandon Dyer in the Syracuse University News.