by Maura Ackerman | May 9, 2023 | Announcements
Beginning in fall 2023, SOFSA and our partners will begin a community-driven participatory grantmaking process to support small-scale food justice projects across the city of Syracuse, Onondaga County, and Onondaga Nation. What is Participatory Grantmaking?...
by Maura Ackerman | May 3, 2023 | In the News
A recent news article touted the opportunity for consumers to join a CSA (or Community-Supported Agriculture) program this season. According to the USDA, a CSA consists of a community of individuals who pledge support to a farm operation so that the farmland becomes...
by Maura Ackerman | Nov 28, 2022 | Food Policy
As a follow up to its August 2022 ReZone Letter, SOFSA worked closely with Food Access Healthy Neighborhoods Now (FAHNN) to elevate specific concerns within the draft zoning ordinance that could potentially harm potential food retail locations including the parcel at...
by Maura Ackerman | Aug 2, 2022 | Announcements, Food Policy
On August 2nd, 2022, SOFSA submitted the letter below to Syracuse city officials requesting their swift action to implement new zoning ordinances for the city. ReZone Syracuse has been a project of the city’s Planning Division in collaboration with other city...
by Maura Ackerman | Jun 21, 2022 | Announcements, Successes & Celebrations
Like many places across the country, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were heavily felt throughout Central New York’s food system. Particularly impacted were producers of dairy and vegetables who distributed to school systems and restaurants; as well as...
