by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Jan 5, 2023 | Food Policy
Over the course of several months, SOFSA’s Policy & Planning Committee, Policy Intern, and SOFSA’s Equity, Inclusion, and Accountability Committee worked to co-create a Policy Platform that reflects the interests of SOFSA’s diverse body of...
by Ellen Pitstick | Oct 25, 2022 | Food Policy
Policy-makers play a key role in uplifting our local food system so that it works for all people in Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Onondaga Nation. Through a survey, SOFSA asked this year’s election candidates about how they support a healthy Central New York food...
by Maura Ackerman | Aug 2, 2022 | Announcements, Food Policy
On August 2nd, 2022, SOFSA submitted the letter below to Syracuse city officials requesting their swift action to implement new zoning ordinances for the city. ReZone Syracuse has been a project of the city’s Planning Division in collaboration with other city...
by Maura Ackerman | Oct 25, 2021 | Food Policy
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...