by Micah Orieta | Apr 29, 2025 | Events, Reflections, Successes & Celebrations
On Sunday April 13, 2025, we gathered at the Salt City Market Test Kitchen to learn from Curtis Waterman, a member of the Hunter-Gatherer crew at Onondaga Nation Farm. Curtis specializes in Indigenous fishing traditions and waterways, and taught us how to process...
by Micah Orieta | Apr 7, 2025 | Events, Food Policy, Reflections
Syracuse, NY – On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) hosted a community listening session that brought together local elected officials, food system stakeholders, and community members to discuss the most pressing challenges...
by Micah Orieta | Mar 6, 2025 | Reciprocity & Funding, Reflections, Successes & Celebrations
In February we published the 2024 Impact Report- 10 meaty pages outlining the highlights of our work in 2024. The report captures our new strategic action plan, the growth of our network, and activities carried out by SOFSA’s various working groups. It does a deep...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | Apr 2, 2024 | Announcements, Food Policy, Reflections
Dear Army Corps of Engineers and Micron Technology, We are submitting a comment on behalf of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance, a local coalition representing the interests of food systems stakeholders Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Onondaga Nation. This...
by Ellen Pitstick | May 22, 2023 | Announcements, Reflections
During the 2022-2023 academic year, SOFSA’s Evaluation Intern, Ellen Pitstick, developed a plan to evaluate SOFSA and its impact. Evaluating a food council like SOFSA is important because it allows members and leaders to understand how the network operates, how...
by Avalon Gupta VerWiebe | May 26, 2022 | Announcements, Reflections
To the Buffalo food system of consumers, cooks, producers, shoppers, retailers, producers, distributors, and everyone in between: We at the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems Alliance (SOFSA) send our care and love and condolences to the Buffalo community that lost family...
