The Foodshed Network (TFN) is a values driven organization focused on systemic change within the food system. We primarily operate in Fairfield County and our work connects to broader state and regional efforts. TFN works to transform the current food system by advancing food justice to build a more resilient food economy while addressing the deep-seated issues of exploitation within the industrial food system. We believe that by fostering connections, providing education, and advocating we can contribute to cultural and societal healing.

We work in collaboration with grassroots organizers on the frontlines through building ‘soft infrastructure’, such as social networks, that enable community-based initiatives to thrive.

Our mission is guided by four strategic nodes: Connection, Education, Advocacy and Network Weaving. Learn more here.













  • Connect narratives aiming to bridge the understanding of the industrial food system with the transformative movements happening at the "grassroots" to "grasstops" levels. We highlight how the industrial food system contributes to societal problems like racial inequity, diet-related diseases, and environmental degradation.'

  • Uplift food justice by supporting and raising awareness around initiatives that promote food and land as a human right. This includes a wide range of activities such as: mutual aid programs, urban farms, community gardens, food entrepreneurship, equitable access to farmers markets and CSAs.

  • Serve as a platform for education and discussion, bringing together communities and stakeholders. We do this through - Foodshed Forum Fairfield County, Greenwich Foodshed Alliance, open access Resource Library.

  • Build networks among individuals and organizations working within the food system by bringing together diverse partners (farmers, consumers, non-profits, government leaders) to share knowledge, best practices, and identify opportunities for collective action. Fostering trust and relationships within the food justice community is vital to our work.

  • Advocate for federal and state policies that support a more just and regionalized food system. This involves advocating and mobilizing through written and in-person testimony, writing op-eds and actively participating in coalitions and CoPs, and Committees - state and nationwide. Learn more about our advocacy here.










Our goal is to reach people at any stage of awareness,
and help them
understand the:

  'what’ +
       'why’ +
                  'how’

behind food system transformation.


Why must we transform the
food system?

LEARN MORE
HERE

TFN highlights an alternative path
guided by community-based initiatives that demonstrate what is possible if WE  take bold steps to divest from the status quo.
 
The initiatives we amplify offer viable solutions that range from the grass-roots to policy.

They are foundational to a broader vision of a universal food system that equitably nourishes everyone, and functions as regional food cultures that are rooted in relationships, meaningful story, and a sense of place.

The Foodshed Network is committed to food justice: "recognizing that issues of food and land access are deeply intertwined with issues of race, class, and social justice. The dominant US food system was built on Indigenous genocide and land theft and the enslavement and exploitation of Black people; injustices continue today through food apartheid, inequitable land access, and environmental degradation. Our dominant, increasingly consolidated food system exploits people, animals, and land to generate profits for a smaller and smaller number of larger and larger corporations." Connecticut Food System Alliance ~ Lean more about CFSA HERE. 

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