Posts by Staff
Groundswell Announces a New Director
Elizabeth Gabriel joins Groundswell as the new Director in January of 2016, bringing significant experience in leadership, education and addressing food sovereignty. For five years, Elizabeth served as founding director…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: Nicole Scott
How do you get started in farming when you have no background in it? If you didn’t grow up in a farming family, how can you learn to tackle…
Read MoreIncubator Update: Burmese Farmers at Incubator
As Groundswell was planning the Incubator Farm Program, people had been telling me about a man named Aung Htoo, a farmer from Burma who might be interested in farming locally.…
Read MoreOctober From the Director
Natasha Bowens’ keynote address at the 2015 Food Justice Fair gave us all a lot to think about. The author of The Color of Food, Bowens talked about the legacy…
Read MoreTompkins County Food Policy Council update
It’s not too late to become a Council Candidate! Information Session Tuesday, October 20 7:00 – 8:30 PM Cornell Cooperative Extension 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca Our grassroots planning group has…
Read More2015 Binghamton Food Justice Tour
Over 20 people from the central NY region participated in a September “Food Justice Study Tour” organized by Groundswell and hosted by VINES – Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments – in Binghamton. VINES…
Read MoreSocial Justice, Inclusion and Accountability
At Groundswell we talk a lot about social justice, food sovereignty, inclusion and equity. We participate in all sorts of community initiatives that share the vision of a more equitable…
Read MoreComing Soon: A Food Policy Council for Tompkins County
Citizens are encouraged to help shape local food policy We all eat. A lot of us love to eat local. We care deeply about the food we eat and the…
Read MoreNew “Zone 1” at the Incubator Farm
Exciting developments at the Groundswell Incubator Farm! You might have caught some of the pictures earlier this summer: the Incubator Farm has some new infrastructure that will greatly enhance the…
Read MoreFaces of Groundswell: Steve Selin
Steve Selin South Hill Cider & Groundswell Alumnus by Ben Roosa, Groundswell Volunteer “The Finger Lakes Cider House is an excellent example of collaborative artists achieving something that would not…
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