National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

AUGUST 28, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth post in a multi-part blog series analyzing the Farm Food and National Security Act of 2024 (FFNSA), which was reported out of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday, May 24. The second post explores the FFNSA’s impacts on local and regional food systems. 2501, 2502).

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Caff

JANUARY 17, 2023

As a farmer-serving organization, we recognize the historic and lasting inequities in the California food and farming system. This position was created under the development of the Fresno-Merced Future of Food Innovation (F3) Coalition, an exciting new development for the Fresno community which received $65.1

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Food Tank

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Contributing authors: Abigail Buta ,and Jessica Levy , and Elena Seeley The momentum to transform food and agriculture systems has never been more urgentor more inspiring. It connects expertise across disciplines to enhance food security, improve distribution, and position Canada as a leader in agricultural innovation.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Virginia Tech and Virginia Cooperative Extension’s project team conducted 11 semi-structured interviews and conversations across Virginia to learn and better understand farmers’ and ranchers’ agroecological motivations and overall values related to the protection and conservation of water resources.

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Civil Eats

JUNE 20, 2024

To ring in the first day of summer, we at Civil Eats want to offer you a list of food and farming books we think are worth your time and attention. So it’s no surprise that Appetite for Change the book is just as much about community stories as it is food. Gaddis and Sarah A. Meanwhile, in the U.S.,

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Better soil produces healthier food, but it also holds more watera boon for a wildfire state with depleted groundwater. One way to improve soil is through regenerative agriculture, an array of sustainable farming practices that, as of January, are gathered under an official definition in the state of California. In fact, at the Jan.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) has an array of programs aimed at farmers growing food that supports rural communities and the environment, but its own purchasing has long revolved around sourcing the cheapest foods available.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Editor’s Note: This post is the fifth post in a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that the farm bill can address. At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate.

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National Young Farmers Coalition

JUNE 26, 2024

The Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024 recently passed by the House Agriculture Committee does not serve the new generation of farmers and ranchers in this country. Below are some key highlights from the Conservation Title of the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024.

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