We are a grassroots collective
Working to transform the food system.
OUr VISION
FIG members are food workers committed to total transformation of the food system, from our home in New York / Lenapehoking and beyond. We envision a food future for all people where equity, sustainability, and community control are baked into the recipe — from New York City to the Hudson Valley, from Puerto Rico to Palestine.
Together, we work towards this vision by cultivating an ecosystem of people, food businesses, and organizations that serve as a rich soil for our activities. This ranges from hosting opportunities for learning, collaborating and skill-sharing; to mobilizing for concrete actions throughout our network.
HOW WE ORGANIZE
CULTIVATE
Our relationships are our greatest resources! We make connections between food workers and businesses throughout the food system, folks on the frontlines of fighting food apartheid, and fellow travelers in social justice movements.
LEARN
Knowledge is power: We convene and create opportunities to share skills and resources with each other — from study group meetings online and offline, to workshops and trainings, often in collaboration with industry comrades.
MOBILIZE
Our relationship building, consciousness raising, and foundation of shared knowledge enables us to mobilize for collective change — whether in direct response to crisis (i.e. pandemic emergency food relief) or in solidarity with larger movement demands.
food sovereignty WORK
FIG, TRANSgrediendo and Brooklyn Grange members at Rock Steady Farm.
Since launching an emergency food relief response to COVID five years ago, our work has deepened in trust, clarified in scope, and grown in collective power.
We’re proud to be building with our partners Colectivo Intercultural TRANSgrediendo, Pixie Scout, ARV Sweets, and Brooklyn Packers, delivering free, fresh, and culturally resonant prepared meals weekly plus provide solidarity catering for gatherings and celebrations. In partnership with initially Brooklyn Grange and Rock Steady Farm, and now building with the Catskills Agrarian Alliance network and Serra Vida Farm, our collaborations also enable a fresh produce distribution throughout the growing season.
In addition, together we’ve organized in-person gatherings, farm field trips, an all-Spanish-language culinary workshop series, and invitations to each others’ events — ways in which we are building community and relationship beyond just the food. As organizers and connectors, FIG serves as the mycellial network that holds it all together.
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