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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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Ecological Farming Program Specialist

Caff

5% – Support EF Field Work Support field work for on-farm research and demonstration projects as needed, including but not limited to Ecological Pest Management projects 5% — General CAFF responsibilities This person will be an important member of CAFF’s Ecological Farming Team and work closely with all members of the team on various projects.

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Path to a New Farm Bill: Sustainable and Organic Research 

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Senate Farm Bill Proposal: Sustainable and Organic Research Chairwoman Stabenow’s (D-MI) Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act (RPFSA) proposal offers some provisions that would increase coordination and funding for sustainable and organic agriculture.

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