The Chesapeake Foodshed Network is an emerging intentional network of businesses, organizations, agencies, and consumers that share the vision of a sustainable, resilient, inclusive, and equitable regional food system that supports healthy communities and waterways.

We invite anyone in the Chesapeake Bay region interested in learning more about the economic, social, and environmental benefits of supporting local and regional food from farm (the Bay) to table to contact Gina Navarro, Co-chair of the CFN Leadership Committee.

All 3 hospitals of LifeBridge Health served meat and/or poultry raised without antibiotics on Food Day joining the national effort.

• Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital served Glatt Farm shoulder roast and roasted chicken raised without routine antibiotics with Larriland Farms brazed root vegetables and Lewis Farms homebaked apple strudel.
• Sinai Hospital served all beef hot dogs raised without routine antibiotics as well as Parker Farms broccoli, McDowells mushrooms and Crown Orchards apples.
• Northwest Hospital served carribean chicken, chicken tenders and beef hot dogs all raised without routine antibiotcs.

Congratulations LifeBridge Health on educating your patrons and demonstrating your commitment to preserving the effectiveness of antibiotics for human medicine!

Northwest Hospital of LifeBridge Health serves meat and poultry raised without routine antibiotics on Food Day, Oct 24th.

The University of Maryland School of Medicine made a video last fall, showcasing the community service impact MD H2E is making through its farmers markets. This, is, of course only

one small part of what MD H2E does. Keep an eye out for our own Louise Mitchell!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtiVYgTUXpQ

Piglets being feed coffee grounds. Yum!

A local Pig farm in Williamstown, MA is using food scraps from North Adams Hospital to feed its animals.

Read all about this innovative partnership

and how it is benefitting their community.

http://www.iberkshires.com/story/45382/North-Adams-Hospital-Food-Waste-Welcome-at-Pig-Farm.html

Welcome to the  MD H2E October Newsletter.  In this month’s edition, read about:

Our upcoming event, Reducing Energy in Maryland Hospitals, on October 10th

Two Maryland Hospitals were recently named one of the “Nation’s 50 Greenest”

How switching to an a la carte admission kit can save big on purchasing

Welcome our newest staff member

Food Day is October 24th

The next Chesapeake Food Leadership Council meeting on October 30th

Results from our hospital survey.