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From Civil Rights to Food Justice, Jim Embry Reflects on a Life of Creative Resistance

Civil Eats

SCN works with nonprofits and schools in the region to integrate farming and food production into their work and advocates for local policy that supports school gardens, urban farms, and community gardens and helps get fresh produce to food insecure residents. How do you envision agriculture’s role in shaping our future?

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Ecological Pest Management Field Technician – Sacramento

Caff

To learn more about CAFF, our history, and our core values, visit [link] Contract Summary CAFF seeks an Ecological Pest Management Field Technician to support the implementation of a large research and demonstration Biologically Integrated Farming Systems (BIFS) project and technical assistance for small-scale farmers.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

At the same time, the US is losing small and mid sized family farms at a rapidly increasing rate. Notably, this includes provisions from the Agricultural Resilience Act , the Organic Science Research and Investment Act , and the Seeds and Breeds for the Future Act.

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