Posted October 23, 2025 at 02:08pm by Sarah Lyman
Announcing 🥕 FINE's Webinar Series!
Farm to Institution New England (FINE) is proud to announce Voices of the Network: 2025–2026 Farm to Institution Webinar Series! We bring you stories of resilience, belonging, partnership, and innovation across our region and along the farm to institution value chain.
Voices of the Network Webinar Series
Guest speakers present on topics including food waste in schools, farming for inclusion and healing, sustainable procurement, food justice in carceral settings, and more.
This free, virtual series celebrates the bounty of farm to institution work in New England and strengthens our collective efforts toward a just and resilient food system. Register for each to get the recordings!
- November 18, 2025: From Intention to Action: Building Strategies for Sustained Local Food Procurement
- Lexlie Raczka, Boston University Dining Services
- Kerry Kokkinogenis, Sustainable Business Manager of MA
- December 17, 2025: Care Farming: Farming for Healing and Inclusive Community-Building
- Kate Mudge, Care Farming Network
- Caroline Croft Estay, Vertical Harvest
- Rachel Gillis, CapeAbilities
- January 14, 2026: Farm to Facility: Increasing Local Food in New England Prisons
- Brittany Florio, Farm to Institution New England
- Leslie Soble, Impact Justice
- February 11, 2026: Sowing Success at Bon Appétit: Local Sourcing and Lessons Learned
- Elise Dudley & Ty Paup, Bon Appétit Management Company
- March 11, 2026: Unlocking the Full Potential of School Food Systems
- Susanne Lee, University of Maine
- William Brenneman, University of Maine