With end-of-year reflections, campaign updates, and fair trade items to purchase from NFFC members.
November 25: #StopViolenceAgainstWomen
Real power is flown in by small acts of hope. Women have an inner knowing that connects them to this knowing and those that abuse power know it.
November 25: Solidarity with #WomenInTheStruggle
And now is the time to build, grow and nourish a regenerative, just, local and restorative agricultural system that treats workers with dignity and honors this beautiful earth.
TIAA’s Roger Ferguson wants to be Treasury Secretary
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Food Sovereignty Prize recognizes transformative solutions
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On the Virtual Road to Farm Aid
For over a decade, this time of year has marked the start of a road trip to Farm Aid. But as with just about every other gathering, that isn’t the case in 2020. No road trip with a van full of supplies, people, and seltzers! But there will be a Farm Aid! It’ll be virtual, and although I’m looking forward to this virtual Farm Aid Festival on September 26, I already miss all the hustle and bustle that has gone into getting ready for, being present at, and recovering from Farm Aid!
Seeking Justice for Justin Xaochay Thao
Like other Black and Brown people who have lost their lives while incarcerated for minor drug and other offenses, Justin Thao’s death was avoidable and senseless.
NFFC at UN for sustainable food, farmer rights
NFFC’s focus on this international food and agriculture policy front builds on the UN North American policy consultation we attended last fall and as the fragility of corporate value chains and exploitative agribusiness models are exposed through the COVID-19 global pandemic.
NFFC Stands in Solidarity with MST – Landless Workers Movement of Brazil
NFFC stands with the MST and others around the globe fighting for basic human rights – access to land, seeds, water, housing, healthcare, education, and food.
Small and Local Farms Need Support in the Next COVID-19 Aid Package
Producers across the country have been hit hard from COVID-19 – Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act and Local FARM Act of 2020 in the next aid package could help.
We Have Always Had the Solution to Crises Like COVID-19
NFFC has always worked with family farmers to advocate for policies that support healthy, sustainable communities and prevent crises like COVID-19.