Fishadelphia is the first case study featured in Episode 3 of the PBS docuseries Hope in the Water! The show aired on TV on 7/3, and can be streamed online for the next 6 months!
https://www.pbs.org/video/changing-the-menu-s4bpnz/
Fishadelphia has new membership clubs!
You can now join Fishadelphia‘s seafood club for annual, seasonal, and monthly memberships, and get fresh, local seafood year-round!
New oyster club!
Fishadelphia’s fall 2020 season has started, plus a new monthly oyster club with oysters from the Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm. Yum!
Fishadelphia’s spring season is back!
Fishadelphia paused its spring season in March due to the pandemic, and has now restarted seafood deliveries! Fishadelphia is also accepting mutual aid donations for student, harvester, and customer families impacted by the pandemic.
Saltonstall-Kennedy grant!
I am delighted to report that we were awarded a Saltonstall-Kennedy award to expand the Fishadelphia program! Wahoo!
New paper: Fish and fisheries in hot water
Our review of fish and fisheries in the context of climate change just came out! You can read it here: Pinsky, et al. 2020. Fish and fisheries in hot water: What is happening and how do we adapt? Population Ecology.
Regional seafood workshop and nice write-up in the Inquirer
Our Regional Seafood Workshop at the Free Library Culinary Center was a success! Plus, Jenn Ladd wrote a really nice piece in the Philadelphia Inquirer about Fishadelphia: https://www.inquirer.com/food/fish-market-fishadelphia-new-jersey-shore-local-20200218.html
New paper: Local Food 2.0
Check out our new paper on motivations and values derived from participating in intermediated alternative seafood supply chains!
New Jersey Sea Grant!
I am delighted to announce that we have received an award from NJ Sea Grant for our “Local catch-of-the-day” program. We’re collaborating with Cara Cuite in the Human Ecology Department at Rutgers University, Kristin Hunter-Thomson at Dataspire, and Gabe Cumming at Community Voice Consulting.
Fishadelphia’s fall season opens 9/26!
Fishadelphia’s fall season starts 9/26! This year, we have TWO pickup locations: South Philly (Mastery Thomas: 927 Johnston Street) and North Philly (Gratz: 1798 West Hunting Park Avenue), plus a porch pickup in Kensington. We’re also piloting a finfish only package. Read more here and sign up here! If you use promo code BACK2SCHOOL before 9/13 you can get $5 off any regular-rate share.
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