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Plow to Plate Presents: What’s for Dinner? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:24 pm
What’s for Dinner? Is a short film, it runs just under half an hour, but it is comprehensive. Set in China, What’s for Dinner? examines the effects of the industrialization of pig farming on public h...
Mayoral Forum on Food: The Impact on People of Color 13 Jul 2013 | 12:30 am
Editorial by Jay Smith On Wednesday, July 17th, the Brooklyn Food Coalition is partnering with other food policy organizations to facilitate an opportunity for concerned citizens of New York City to....
BFC Policy Committee Mayoral Forum Editorial 11 Jul 2013 | 07:00 pm
On July 17, the New York City food movement will be making history with the first-ever Mayoral Forum on Food Policy. Orchestrated by 12 organizations, or “co-conveners”1 representing different aspect...
Mayoral Candidate Forum on the Future of Food in NYC 15 Jun 2013 | 04:21 am
Save the Date: Wednesday, July 17 - Mayoral Candidate Forum on the Future of Food in NYC! This year is an important election year for food. New Yorkers’ awareness of every aspect of the food system ha...
OPINION: New Yorkers need food, not fracking. 14 Jun 2013 | 07:45 pm
By Hilary Papineau From Brooklyn Food Coalition Reposted from the Brooklyn Daily Eagle New Yorkers enjoy the largest supply of unfiltered drinking water in the country. Our water travels from aquifer...
Who Controls Your Food? Stories from Venezuela to Brooklyn 3 Jun 2013 | 07:00 pm
Saturday, June 15th, 3:30pm – 6pm. LaunchPad, 721 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY Welcome to the Brooklyn food movement: we shop locally, grow vegetables, raise chickens, and pickle everything. As we st...
The New York Botanical Garden is looking for Continuing Education Instructors 28 May 2013 | 05:06 pm
The New York Botanical Garden , a National Historic Landmark and one of New York City ‘s premier cultural institutions is looking to hire qualified Continuing Education Instructors to teach classes in...
BFC Honored by Food Chain Worker’s Alliance 27 May 2013 | 07:00 pm
Written by Angela Martenez for the Brooklyn Food Coalition On February 20th, the Brooklyn Food Coalition was honored by the Food Chain Workers Alliance at FCWA’s Second Annual Fundraiser Party. FCWA t...
BFC By-Laws Cheat Sheet 23 May 2013 | 08:36 pm
The Brooklyn Food Coalition (BFC) is applying to become a non-profit organization. As part of this process, the BFC has taken several important steps to build its organizational infrastructure that i...
How a cow helped me understand the genius of Mark Bittman 30 Apr 2013 | 12:00 am
Written by Nidhi Chaudhry Bovine Flatulence, or in colloquial terms, cow fart, is what compelled me to start thinking about how our diets and choices are affecting the environment. It was 2007 and a f...
