New England Food Vision: Healthy Food for All, Sustainable Farming and Fishing, Thriving Communities

Authors

Molly Anderson, College of the Atlantic
Amanda Beal, Sustainable Food Systems Research and Policy Consultant
Joanne Burke, UNH Sustainability Institute, UNH College of Life Sciences & Agriculture
Brian Donahue, Brandeis University
Linda Berlin, University of Vermont, Center for Sustainable Agriculture
Tom Kelly, UNH Sustainability Institutue
Mark Lapping, University of Southern Maine, Muskie School of Public Service
Russell Libby, Maine Organic Farmers and Gardiners Association
Hannah Ramer, Brandeis University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

8-1-2014

Keywords

Cutler, Population Health and Health Policy

Abstract

A New England Food Vision proposes changes in food production, distribution, and consumption reaching from the most rural areas to the densest cities—across the entire food system.

The New England Food Vision Writing Team has been working since 2011 to produce a bold vision that calls for our region to build the capacity to produce at least 50% of clean, fair, accessible and just food for New Englanders by 2060. The Vision includes a set of guiding assumptions and calculations that sketch a future in which diverse local and state food systems are supported by and in turn support a regional sustainable food system. The roles of the writing team include production of a New England Food Vision document, including input from regional stakeholders at the annual New England Food Summits, discussions at various meetings, presentations, and via an online survey.

Recommended Citation

Donahue, B., Burke, J., Anderson, M., Beal, A., Kelly, T., Lapping, M., . . . Berlin, L. (2014). A New England food vision: Healthy food for all, sustainable farming and fishing, thriving communities. Durham, NH: Food Solutions New England.