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On June 11 and June 13, 易胜博官网 will be recognized for its food system leadership.

, executive director of the and 易胜博官网鈥檚 chief sustainability officer, is a recipient of the听. (FSNE), an initiative of the Sustainability Institute, will receive a听听from the Interaction Institute for Social Change (IISC). The awards honor 易胜博官网鈥檚 effort in imagining a food system in which everyone thrives, and the university鈥檚 role in bringing people together to further a sustainable food vision.

The K. Dun Gifford award honors 鈥渁 New Englander who through some medium of food (author, writer, educator, chef, grower, producer, activist, nutritionist) has positively affected our local foodways.鈥� Previous K. Dun Gifford awardees are Frances Moore Lapp茅, Dr. Walter Willett and Rebecca Alssid. Kelly is being recognized for his work with FSNE.

鈥淚 am so honored to receive the K. Dun Gifford award on behalf of my wonderful colleagues at the sustainability institute and our many dedicated collaborators across 易胜博官网 and New England working to build a truly sustainable regional food system that is a driver of equity, health, and thriving rural and urban community for all the people of New England,鈥� Kelly says.

Kelly will receive the award at on June 13, an annual culinary book festival designed to celebrate and support New England鈥檚 deep and talented pool of writers, cookbook authors, editors and chefs and connect them with the reading public.

"It is a pleasure to celebrate Tom鈥檚 work," says Sara Baer-Sinnott, president of . 鈥淜.听Dun Gifford founded Oldways with the vision that the old ways of food 鈥� history and听culture, agriculture and sustainability, health and nutrition 鈥� are essential to preserve and promote for a healthier and happier life.听I wish Dun had met Tom.听He would have admired his work at the Sustainability Institute.鈥�

FSNE鈥檚 work will also be recognized on June 11 at IISC鈥檚 25th anniversary celebration. IISC builds collaborative capacity in individuals, organizations and networks working for social justice and racial equity. The leadership awards will celebrate individuals and organizations that have contributed to social justice and racial equity in New England. FSNE is a regional, collaborative network organized to support the emergence and continued viability of a New England food system that is a resilient driver of healthy food for all, racial equity, sustainable farming and fishing and thriving communities. The FSNE initiative has demonstrated national leadership over the past nine years by convening six New England Food Summits, offering the annual 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge and organizing the annual Network Leadership Institute training programs.听

鈥淲e have had the pleasure of working with FSNE for a number of years," says Kelly Bates, president of IISC. 鈥淚t has been fulfilling to see how far FSNE has come in growing a robust network听grounded in equity and collaboration, and I鈥檓 looking forward to celebrating their accomplishments and continuing the work to power听more people听for collective action听in New England.鈥�