by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Mar 17, 2023 | Events
Last Sunday, March 12th, SOFSA hosted our first site visit of the year at Sunnycrest Park in the Northside of Syracuse, a workshop about maple tapping. The workshop brought together 21 participants passionate about urban forestry, maple tapping, and foraging. Together...
by Ellen Pitstick | Feb 27, 2023 | Events
Last Thursday, February 23, SOFSA hosted Civic Engagement 101: Engaging Public Officials About Your Food System! The training workshop – co-created by Maura Ackerman, Mary Carney, and Ellen Pitstick – brought together 37 participants looking to learn more about how to...
by Ellen Pitstick | Dec 6, 2022 | Events
The Central New York Regional Market Authority (CNYRMA) is a diverse and unique local food system resource, and has long been a staple for residents of Onondaga County and beyond. The Market has been open since 1938 and consists of five “sheds” packed with over 300...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | May 11, 2022 | Events, In the News
Lender Faculty Fellow Jonnell Robinson and Lender Student Fellows Shiori Green, Taylor Krzeminski, Phoebe Ambrose, Nicky Kim, and Avalon Gupta VerWiebe participated in the second annual Lender Symposium on Thursday, March 31st 2022. They were joined by SOFSA...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Dec 16, 2021 | Events
“Welcome to the Eggs-perience” On Friday, December 10th, SOFSA Advisory Board member Christina Hudson Kohler led a site visit of her fourth-generation, family-owned egg farm in Elbridge, NY, Hudson Egg Farms. Beyond her awesome work for SOFSA, Christina is...
by Paige Clay | Nov 4, 2021 | Events
On October 8th, 2021 SOFSA staff and board were invited to tour the Food Bank of Central New York (CNY) and get a glimpse into how the food bank receives, organizes, and distributes food to communities in the CNY region. The tour was hosted by Jesse Evin Kerns,...
