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SAFSF 2023 Farm Bill Principles: Supporting Equitable and Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Fiber Systems

February 2, 2023
The farm bill is the most significant piece of legislation Congress enacts (roughly every 5 years) that has a direct impact on farming livelihoods, how food is…

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State Policy in Focus: 2023 Legislative Landscape with NCSL

February 8, 2023
From bolstering local food systems, regulating agricultural chemicals, to expanding farmers’ access to land, state legislatures have a significant role in incorporating sustainability and equity into the…

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Farm Bill Platforms from the Field - National Young Farmers Coalition

February 15, 2023
Join us to hear from Vanessa García Polanco, Policy Campaigns Co-Director at the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) about their 2023 Farm Bill Platform. Vanessa will walk…

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Civic Engagement Strategies to Advance Food Systems Change: Primer with PACE

February 16, 2023
Co-hosted with Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement This webinar is the first in a two-part series. Part Two: Civic Engagement Strategies to Advance Food Systems Change: Dive…

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SAFSF 2023 Farm Bill Principles: Supporting Equitable and Sustainable Agriculture, Food, and Fiber Systems
February 2, 2023
The farm bill is the most significant piece of legislation Congress enacts (roughly every 5 years) that has a direct impact on farming livelihoods, how food is…

Learn More ›

State Policy in Focus: 2023 Legislative Landscape with NCSL
February 8, 2023
From bolstering local food systems, regulating agricultural chemicals, to expanding farmers’ access to land, state legislatures have a significant role in incorporating sustainability and equity into the…

Learn More ›

Farm Bill Platforms from the Field - National Young Farmers Coalition
February 15, 2023
Join us to hear from Vanessa García Polanco, Policy Campaigns Co-Director at the National Young Farmers Coalition (NYFC) about their 2023 Farm Bill Platform. Vanessa will walk…

Learn More ›

Civic Engagement Strategies to Advance Food Systems Change: Primer with PACE
February 16, 2023
Co-hosted with Philanthropy for Active Civic Engagement This webinar is the first in a two-part series. Part Two: Civic Engagement Strategies to Advance Food Systems Change: Dive…

Learn More ›

Recent News

January 2023 Policy Connection

The Policy Connection is a regular digital publication for SAFSF members, providing insights into key policy issues for sustainable agriculture and food systems. Blog post will now be embedded within the recurring publication to provide space for deeper sharing of news and resources. Congressional News Republican Members of the House Agriculture Committee Confirmed House Agriculture Committee Chairman GT Thompson (R-PA) announced the Republican members that will sit on his committee, as recommended by the House Republican Steering Committee. Rep. David Scott (D-GA) will serve as ranking member on the committee but the Democrats have not yet announced their party’s committee members. However, House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, released the ratio…

2022 Network Update

The SAFSF Network Update call held on August 17, 2022 allowed us to share data points from across our member network. We compared data from new and renewing members across a 6-year period, which shows that our members’ funding has grown by 69% since 2017. In 2022, our 102 members collectively project making grants and investments of more than $221,317,000 to food systems and sustainable agriculture-related work. We were pleased to learn that 40% of members anticipate giving $1 million or more in 2022, compared to only 28% in 2017. Members represent many types of funding organizations. Private foundations make up 2/3 of our membership and are responsible for getting…

49 Signatories to White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Letter

Dear Mr. President,  Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health, along with, The Funders Network, Grantmakers for Education, Native Americans in Philanthropy, and the 49 other philanthropic signatories of this letter, commend the Biden-Harris Administration for convening the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health—the first convening of its kind in over 50 years. Our organizations serve and support hundreds of philanthropic organizations dedicated to bettering the nation and achieving equity for all communities, including rural and Native communities, and we firmly believe that this conference is an important opportunity to address nutrition security and its far-reaching impacts on the health and well-being of all people.…

White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Sign-on Letter

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Grantmakers In Health (GIH) have been working with White House staff to engage philanthropy in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. As part of these efforts, our organizations have drafted a sign-on letter (included below) that expresses support for the conference and its goals; provides input on areas that we feel are missing from the conference’s five pillars; and affirms philanthropy’s commitment to working with the White House throughout the process and afterward. SAFSF and GIH collaborated with partners and members from both of our organizations to develop this letter. Foundations, investors, and private donors actively engaged in philanthropy are invited…