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SUMMARY:Food Safety & Quality CoP Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Food Safety and Quality Community of Practice is a space for practitioners that are helping farm and food businesses access scale-appropriate\, culturally-appropriate food safety trainings\, technical assistance\, and audit services. If you are interested in starting a GroupGAP process\, are confused by FSMA (Food Safety Modernization Act) water-testing requirements\, or want to know how to talk to buyers or farmers about food safety – this group is for you.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/food-safety-quality-cop-meeting/
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SUMMARY:Application Deadline: Value Chain Coordination Training
DESCRIPTION:The Wallace Center\, in partnership with Kitchen Sync Strategies\, is offering a free five-part online training that aims to equip people working in local food value chains with skills\, frameworks\, and tools to develop local food economies rooted in trust\, equity\, and transparency. The training is a combination of recorded lectures\, live classes to discuss and apply learnings\, and panels featuring leaders from across the country doing this work. You’ll walk away from the training with new terminology\, tools and frameworks to help you strengthen\, evaluate\, and communicate about your work – plus some new friends! You can learn more about this training and our work in value chain coordination here.   \nThe live sessions will take place from 3-5 ET/12-2 PT every Wednesday from June 14th – July 19th (skipping July 5th). Between each session\, we’ll also ask that you watch one or two pre-recorded videos that provide the foundational content for the course. This training is a big commitment\, so we ask that you only apply if you anticipate being able to attend all of the live sessions and watch recorded videos in between.   \nThis course is designed for people who are building relationships and networks to strengthen market access for farmers and increase the availability of local food. If you have been working on making connections between producers and buyers\, convening local food systems actors\, providing technical assistance\, or innovating new ideas\, this course is for you!  \nApply here! We’re seeking applications until May 5th for this course. We’ll be prioritizing applicants who identify as Black\, Indigenous\, or a Person of Color. We’re also looking for folks who are actively working on value chain coordination right now. If you have any questions\, please send an email to FSLNinfo@winrock.org with “VCC Training” in the subject line and we’ll do our best to get back to you ASAP.  
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/application-deadline-value-chain-coordination-training/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T160000
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SUMMARY:FSLN Evolution: Exploratory Research Call #1
DESCRIPTION:The Food Systems Leadership Network is eager to flourish as a member-driven\, resilient\, and equity-centered network. But figuring out what that looks like in practice\, and the action steps that are needed to get there\, takes time. Now\, the FSLN Backbone team is embarking on an exploratory research process to understand how the FSLN might evolve to fully embody these characteristics. \nThis network-wide call will be the first step along this journey. Come ready to join your colleagues in facilitated group break-outs to brainstorm ideas and examples for the following two questions: \n(1) What are the characteristics of a member-driven\, resilient\, equity-centered network? \n(2) What are examples of networks that are embodying one or more of these characteristics and what practices are they using to do so?
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/fsln-evolution-exploratory-research-call-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230510T161500
DTSTAMP:20260506T191628
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SUMMARY:FSLN Network Stewards CoP Calls
DESCRIPTION:The FSLN Network Stewards Community of Practice is for people developing\, leading\, and facilitating networks to meet each other\, exchange knowledge and skills\, and troubleshoot challenges. This CoP meets monthly.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/fsln-network-stewards-cop-calls/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230511T161500
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SUMMARY:Farm to Food Assistance Community of Practice
DESCRIPTION:Are you working to connect food insecure communities with free\, locally grown food while also paying farmers a fair price? These types of programs exploded over the course of the pandemic\, and are a powerful way to build community food security. But there is a lot to learn! Join the Food Systems Leadership Network’s monthly Community of Practice calls to troubleshoot\, share stories\, and build skills around these efforts.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/farm-to-food-assistance-community-of-practice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230516T143000
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SUMMARY:Procuring Justice: Report Launch Webinar
DESCRIPTION:HEAL Food Alliance and Food Chain Workers Alliance are pleased to announce the release of a consequential research report entitled Procuring Food Justice. The report reflects a decade of their collective work and draws from the lived experiences of dozens of grassroots leaders\, workers\, and BIPOC producers who have been organizing to transform the way public institutions purchase food. Join us for a webinar on Tuesday\, May 16\, 2023 to share the findings in the report. \nInvited speakers include: Helga Garcia Garza from Agri-Cultura; Axel Fuentes from Rural Community-Workers Alliance\, Winston Moore\, Principal Investigator for the report and Good Food Communities Researcher and more speakers to be announced soon.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/procuring-justice-report-launch-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230516T153000
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SUMMARY:Veteran’s Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Workshop
DESCRIPTION:The USDA Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is excited to co-host the USDA Mental Health Awareness Month Workshop series scheduled weekly beginning Tuesdays\, May 9 – Tuesday\, June 6 from 2-3:30pm Eastern. The workshop series convenes farmers and ranchers\, technical assistance providers\, local leaders\, and Federal\, state\, and university partners to dialogue and discuss mental health challenges\, and stressors\, and the resources and services to address them. \nRural Veterans experience a significantly increased risk of suicide. In this workshop\, you will learn how to act with care and compassion if you encounter a Veteran who is in crisis or experiencing suicidal thoughts.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/veterans-mental-health-and-suicide-prevention-workshop/
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SUMMARY:Value Chain Coordination CoP Call
DESCRIPTION:The goal of these monthly calls is to build connections between people coordinating value chains\, solve problems together\, and share what works best. Calls will be structured around relevant topics based on the needs and interests of attendees. We hope that they will provide a regular opportunity for you to connect and learn from each other and various invited food systems leaders.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/value-chain-coordination-cop-call/
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SUMMARY:FSLN Member Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:The Food Systems Leadership Network is made up of 3\,000 incredibly talented\, wise\, and dedicated leaders working to build more equitable and just food systems across the country. We know that the most powerful resource can be the relationships between these leaders working in similar systems. \nThe “Member Meet Up” calls will provide an energizing but easygoing space to tap into upcoming FSLN opportunities\, connect and meet with new people\, and gain inspiration and ideas for building a better food system. You will walk away feeling a sense of kinship and better supported in your work through resources\, trainings\, or technical assistance opportunities.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/fsln-member-meet-up/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T180000
DTSTAMP:20260506T191628
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SUMMARY:Sankofa Series: Spoken in Spirit with Randy Noka
DESCRIPTION:NESAWG is bringing back the Sankofa Series! \nIn 2023\, the online Sankofa Series will be lifting voices of color\, focusing on our history and roots\, celebrating identities and cultures\, and learning from movements of resilience and change. This is part of NESAWG’s Racial Equity Transformation work in the farm & food systems. \nThis month you can learn about Narragansett Aboriginal history and European colonization in what is now known as the state of Rhode Island. They will talk about Aboriginal sovereignty; the impact of colonization on land\, food\, people\, and education; and the necessary change for the survival of the next Seven Generations \nRegistration fees for the Sankofa Series webinars are on a sliding scale\, which means\, “pay what you can”. If you are able to do so\, they request a contribution of $15-100 to pay a living wage to organizers and provide a stipend to presenters.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/sankofa-series-spoken-in-spirit-with-randy-noka/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T153000
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SUMMARY:Rural Mental Health Matters: Challenges\, Opportunities & Resources for Communities
DESCRIPTION:The USDA Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is excited to co-host the USDA Mental Health Awareness Month Workshop series scheduled weekly beginning Tuesdays\, May 9 – Tuesday\, June 6 from 2-3:30pm Eastern. The workshop series convenes farmers and ranchers\, technical assistance providers\, local leaders\, and Federal\, state\, and university partners to dialogue and discuss mental health challenges\, and stressors\, and the resources and services to address them. \nThis session\, co-hosted by the National Association of Behavioral Health and Development Disability Directors\, focuses on the resources and tools that are available in rural places\, where over 60% of Americans live in mental health provider shortage areas. Speakers will examine current programs focused on giving rural and frontier communities the tools they need to thrive through creative problem solving. With perspectives rooted in rural services\, behavioral health\, and technology\, the presentations and follow-on conversation will explore the importance of increasing the efficiency of providers in rural areas and other solutions\, to challenges that rural communities face to ensure community wellbeing and economic prosperity.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/rural-mental-health-matters-challenges-opportunities-resources-for-communities/
ORGANIZER;CN="USDA":MAILTO:abigail.appleman@usda.gov
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230530T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230530T120000
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SUMMARY:Innovations in Waste Management for Meat Processors
DESCRIPTION:As we all know\, small and mid-sized meat processors are running out of options for solid waste management. Landfills are now charging exorbitant rates\, if they’ll take processing waste at all. Many states do not allow composting\, and rendering companies have all but disappeared.\n\nPlease join NMPAN and special guests Ecodrum and Assured Renewables to discuss innovative solid waste management for small meat processors! The current USDA MCAP grants\, open until July 19th\, are perfectly suited to help small plants address waste solutions\, so be sure to join us on May 30th at 9:00 am PST / 12:00 pm EST!\n\nSpeakers: Beau Sheets and Alistair Haughton of Assured Renewables Matthew Epp of Ecodrum\n\nAll NMPAN webinars are free of charge and open to the public!
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/innovations-in-waste-management-for-meat-processors/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230530T140000
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SUMMARY:Farm Stress and Suicide: Faith\, Place\, and Community Health
DESCRIPTION:The USDA Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships is excited to co-host the USDA Mental Health Awareness Month Workshop series scheduled weekly beginning Tuesdays\, May 9 – Tuesday\, June 6 from 2-3:30pm Eastern. The workshop series convenes farmers and ranchers\, technical assistance providers\, local leaders\, and Federal\, state\, and university partners to dialogue and discuss mental health challenges\, and stressors\, and the resources and services to address them. \nThis session provides an overview of the USDA Center for Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and highlights the challenges faced by many Americans during Mental Health Awareness Month. A training on farm stress\, health and wellbeing will be provided by The Well Church Initiative of Texas A&M Extension\, to discuss and highlight tools and resources available to faith and community-based organizations as they support their congregants and communities.
URL:https://regenerativeagideanetwork.org/event/farm-stress-and-suicide-faith-place-and-community-health/
ORGANIZER;CN="USDA":MAILTO:abigail.appleman@usda.gov
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