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Understanding the Links Between Ultra-Processed Foods, Chronic Disease, Corporate Power, and Growing Calls for Government Action

September 10, 2026
Co-Sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA), Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN), and Philanthropy New York.…

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Deadline: Open Call for Ideas for Critical Conversations

September 15, 2026
The future of a resilient, just, and democratic food and agriculture system relies on more connected communities, aligned strategies, and increased resources. SAFSF recognizes the need for…

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Gather Round Monthly Membership Call

September 17, 2026
The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop…

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The Billion-Dollar Plate: Institutional Procurement as Climate Strategy

September 24, 2026
Co-Hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Builders Vision Institutional procurement — the multi-billion dollar purchasing power of schools, hospitals, universities, and government agencies…

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Understanding the Links Between Ultra-Processed Foods, Chronic Disease, Corporate Power, and Growing Calls for Government Action
September 10, 2026
Co-Sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF), Global Alliance for the Future of Food (GA), Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN), and Philanthropy New York.…

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Deadline: Open Call for Ideas for Critical Conversations
September 15, 2026
The future of a resilient, just, and democratic food and agriculture system relies on more connected communities, aligned strategies, and increased resources. SAFSF recognizes the need for…

Learn More ›

Gather Round Monthly Membership Call
September 17, 2026
The Gather Round Monthly Membership Calls, held on the 3rd Thursday of every month at 1 pm PST / 4 pm EST, serve as a regular “drop…

Learn More ›

The Billion-Dollar Plate: Institutional Procurement as Climate Strategy
September 24, 2026
Co-Hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Builders Vision Institutional procurement — the multi-billion dollar purchasing power of schools, hospitals, universities, and government agencies…

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Recent News

Environment & Climate Data Insights Report

The origin story of SAFSF comes out of a dilemma. In the early 1990’s, funders within the Environmental Grantmakers Association debated whether agriculture could align with environmental sustainability goals. Many recognized the ecological damage wrought by industrial agriculture, while others pointed to agroecological and organic farming as a solution. Everyone agreed: our food system impacts natural resources, environmental health, and climate change. Thus began a new organization: Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders. Decades later, the evidence supports the idea that food and farming is responsible for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and it also offers some of the most powerful levers available for climate solutions. So…

Critical Conversations

The future of a resilient, just, and democratic food and agriculture system relies on more connected communities, aligned strategies, and increased resources. SAFSF recognizes the need for diverse capital partners to better coordinate around specific levers of change and regional opportunities, in alignment with the communities they serve. We also hear the need for more candid, strategic, and regionally accessible gatherings that can grow investment in food systems and foster greater alignment within and beyond the funder community.  To that end, SAFSF members are invited to propose and host ‘Critical Conversations’ around the country in 2027. We want to hear from our members: what are the critical conversations we need…

2026 SAFSF Forum Recap

Go Back And Get It: The U.S. South At The Center of Change “So goes the South, so goes the Nation.” More than a regional saying, this guiding theme of the 2026 SAFSF Forum served as both a historical reflection and a call to action brought into the space by Ms. Carol Blackmon, Fund Advisor, Southern Black Farmers Community Led Fund, and other speakers. The South has long been a bellwether for the nation’s future. The systems that take root there, whether systems of exclusion or liberation, have shaped the trajectory of the entire country. What goes unaddressed in the South, particularly persistent racial and economic inequities, rarely stays in…

Seeking: Consultant to Support National Funder Engagement Project on Institutional Food Procurement

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) is seeking an experienced consultant to lead a two-year national project at the intersection of philanthropic strategy and institutional food procurement. The goals of the project are to: (1) increase adoption of institutional procurement as a food systems strategy among funders, and (2) deepen strategy alignment and coordination among funders and field leaders around institutional procurement as a lever for food systems transformation.  The ideal candidate brings deep fluency in both the philanthropic funding landscape and the institutional procurement field — including familiarity with key funders, food system stakeholders, and the policy, infrastructure, and capital dynamics that shape procurement-led regional food system change.…