Food Justice for Black and Brown Bodies
A conversation about food systems is a conversation about racial equity. As we fight for justice for Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and Breonna Taylor, we are painfully aware of so many others from the Black community who have been killed by police, unjustly detained, and are disproportionately ill from covid-19 due to employment and systemic…
Read MoreTool Maintenance 101
A Care Guide for Everyday Hand Tools Join Double T and Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming for this tutorial on cleaning, maintaining, and caring for hand tools. Whether you are a homesteader or farmer, maintaining tools will ensure longevity of your equipment and increase efficiency of use. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~This video was designed for…
Read MoreApril Farming For Justice Recording- Dismantling Diet Culture and Weight Stigma In Food Justice
In April, we welcomed Lytisha Wyatt of Soul Fire Farm to lead a discussion around Weight Stigma and Diet Culture and the ways these ideas permeate our cultural landscape. These ideas certainly show up in the food movement, like when we make claims about the “obesity epidemic” or unintentionally shame low-income people for their eating…
Read MoreResources for Farmers during COVID-19
Interim Leadership and the Groundswell team are working closely with farmers and partners to stay informed and up-to-date as coronavirus developments and responses unfold. The following links contain safety information, farm business grant and loan opportunities, and no-contact farm product sale opportunities. Meeting slides and Local Farmer Input During Groundswells COVID-19 Farmer Meet Up Organizational Resources:…
Read MoreThe significance of our local food system: Groundswell’s response to COVID-19
Groundswell Center for Local Food & Farming is committed to supporting farmers, food system workers, community members, and especially those most vulnerable during this trying time. We’re undergoing a double transition: adapting to digital alternatives during the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting new Interim leadership. Welcoming Interim Leaders. Groundswell Executive Director, Elizabeth Gabriel, gave birth to…
Read More2019 at a Glance
January Farming for Justice RECAP – Federal Farm Program Access for POC Farmers
This January, we welcomed Ariana Taylor-Stanley, Northeast Regional Organizer for the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, to inform us about Federal Farm Program Access, specifically for farmers of color, and other historically marginalized groups. It was an incredible informative session about USDA programs, like EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives Program) or CSP (Conservation Stewardship Program). These are…
Read MoreMeet Our Newest Team Member! Jade Brewer, Marketing & Communications Intern
We’re excited to have Jade join the Groundswell team as the new Marketing & Communications Intern! We asked him a few questions to learn more about him: What brought you to the Fingerlakes? I’ve lived basically my whole life in Nashville, TN. It’s a little warmer there. But there’s certain experiences you can only get from…
Read MoreMeet Our Newest Team Member! Holly Stein, Manager of Farmer Training
We’re excited to have Holly join the Groundswell team as Manager of Farmer Training! We asked her a few questions to learn more about her: What brought you to farming? Growing up in a suburb I had little exposure to growing my own food. I increasingly became interested in where my food was coming from…
Read MoreMeet Our Newest Team Member! Giavanna Townsend, Programs Manager
We’re excited to have Giavanna join the Groundswell team as Programs Manager! We asked her a few questions to learn more about her: What brought you to farming? When I began farming it was completely new to me. I learned very little about agriculture and the food system growing up, and had very little connection to…
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