{"id":34255,"date":"2021-04-20T13:47:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T17:47:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=34255"},"modified":"2021-04-20T14:41:32","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T18:41:32","slug":"adirondack-health-institute-starts-network-to-strengthen-promote-better-food-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2021\/04\/adirondack-health-institute-starts-network-to-strengthen-promote-better-food-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Health Institute Starts Network To Strengthen, Promote Better Food System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Adirondack Health Institute announced the launch of the Adirondack Food System Network, a collaboration of multiple organizations working together as equal partners to better understand system-wide issues, identify gaps, and develop realistic solutions to help strengthen and promote a more resilient food system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Officials said that as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, market supply chain and trade disruptions have limited food accessibility, especially for vulnerable residents lacking access to transportation and the means to purchase fresh food. At the same time, farmers have been faced with significant disruptions in market access, especially due to the closure of restaurants, retail, and other food establishments, and the threat of the loss of market access for area farmers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A group of Adirondack food system stakeholders across the region have come together to start the Adirondack Food System Network with seed funding from Adirondack Foundation. The Network aims to help food system stakeholders mount a coordinated effort to build back better food systems as the region recovers from the pandemic, centered on the values of collaboration, equity, environment, and lasting success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cAHI is pleased to be serving as the backbone organization, the coordinating body that will provide support, facilitation, and guidance, for this much-needed collective impact initiative,\u201d stated Nancy Gildersleeve, executive director at Adirondack Health Institute.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->\u201cThis past year, food assistance has been a big part of our COVID response grant making. By connecting emergency food systems with the local food system, this cross-sector network has great potential to broaden access to healthy, fresh food for residents of all ages and strengthen ties with local producers. It\u2019s a win-win,\u201d said Connie Prickett, Adirondack Foundation vice president of communications and strategic initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe now have a community platform for collective action focused on food and equity. We have the opportunity to address low farmer incomes and rising food insecurity in our region simultaneously,\u201d said Brittany Christenson, the executive director of ADK Action, and co-chair of the program\u2019s Steering Committee. \u201cWith this network, we can connect the dots between problems and solutions across sectors and build our food system back better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The vision of the Network is an Adirondack regional food system that is resilient, just, environmentally-responsible and supports improved human health. The mission is to advance innovative solutions through lasting collaboration that strengthen and improve our regional food system for individuals, the environment, and the economy. Officials said collaboration will initially focus on connecting efforts in five areas: production, consumption, distribution, processing, and food waste management. The Network covers Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, St. Lawrence, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington counties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information about the Adirondack Food System Network and to subscribe to the e-list, visit ahihealth.org\/adirondack-food-system-network<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adirondack Health Institute announced the launch of the Adirondack Food System Network, a collaboration of multiple organizations working together as equal partners to better understand system-wide issues, identify gaps, and develop realistic solutions to help strengthen and promote a more resilient food system. 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