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Registration is LIVE for the 2026 SAFSF Forum in Savannah, GA June 22-25
Movement-Aligned Funding Learning Community
Integrated Capital Community of Practice
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Upcoming Events

From the Ground Up: Finance and the Future of Regenerative Agriculture | Film Screening and Discussion

May 4, 2026
Co-hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Croatan Institute Join us for a virtual double-feature film screening and conversation exploring one of the most pressing…

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Part 2 — Unlocking Land, Equity, and Climate Opportunity: Lessons from the Mobile Basin Heirs’ Property Initiative

May 6, 2026
This two-part webinar series, featuring leaders at the Center for Heirs’ Property (CHP), Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), will take a deep…

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SNAP Funder Working Group: Food Restriction Waivers

May 7, 2026
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health have formed a funder Working Group to coordinate a strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R.…

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Maximize Your Membership

May 12, 2026
Maximize Your Membership is an orientation webinar for SAFSF members, new and veteran! If you are new staff at a new or long-time SAFSF member organization, have not…

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From the Ground Up: Finance and the Future of Regenerative Agriculture | Film Screening and Discussion
May 4, 2026
Co-hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Croatan Institute Join us for a virtual double-feature film screening and conversation exploring one of the most pressing…

Learn More ›

Part 2 — Unlocking Land, Equity, and Climate Opportunity: Lessons from the Mobile Basin Heirs’ Property Initiative
May 6, 2026
This two-part webinar series, featuring leaders at the Center for Heirs’ Property (CHP), Mississippi Center for Justice (MCJ), and World Wildlife Fund (WWF), will take a deep…

Learn More ›

Grocery cart
SNAP Funder Working Group: Food Restriction Waivers
May 7, 2026
Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders and Grantmakers In Health have formed a funder Working Group to coordinate a strategic response to the SNAP cuts in H.R.…

Learn More ›

Maximize Your Membership
May 12, 2026
Maximize Your Membership is an orientation webinar for SAFSF members, new and veteran! If you are new staff at a new or long-time SAFSF member organization, have not…

Learn More ›

Recent News

Earth Day Reflections on SAFSF Forum: Ancestral Futures

This year, Earth Day sparks reflection on the existential and urgent need to radically reduce our reliance on the fossil fuel and war economy and invest in nature based solutions, Indigenous land stewardship, food equity and regenerative farming. At the SAFSF Forum this summer, we are reflecting on the conference theme “Ancestral Futures.” How do we act now to be good ancestors to future generations? How do we take action for regeneration over extraction, relationship over exploitation, and abundance over scarcity? We are reminded that the future is not something distant or abstract. It is already present — in the land, in the water, in the relationships we hold, and in the communities leading change.This…

2026 Policy Funding Challenge

A Challenge to SAFSF Members: Invest Boldly in Policy Advocacy and Movement Building The challenges facing our food system—spanning corporate consolidation, land loss, climate change, racial inequity, labor exploitation, access to adequate nutrition, and beyond—make clear that long-term change depends on shifting the policies, systems, and power structures that shape people’s daily lives. Building a truly resilient, just, and democratic food system requires sustained investment in policy advocacy and movement building.  Policy change unfolds over years, legislative sessions, and election cycles. Achieving durable policy successes at the Tribal, federal, state, and local levels requires patient, flexible, and sustained investment in a broad spectrum of offensive and defensive strategies. These include…

February Mycelium View

SAFSF Mycelium View SAFSF’s Mycelium View goes deeper—tracking emerging field developments, policy shifts, and systems change efforts from philanthropy and beyond. Read in browser   Forward to funder colleague   // February 24, 2026 Introducing SAFSF Mycelium View, our new bi-monthly newsletter for funders and movement leaders who want to stay close to the trends, policies, and system change efforts shaping the food and agriculture landscape. Like the mycelium networks that quietly connect and sustain our entire ecosystems underground, this newsletter surfaces important signals for those working toward a more just and equitable food system. While our bi-monthly ‘Network Pulse’ newsletter covers the funding ecosystem through member moves and philanthropy news, Mycelium…

Sit Down with Bruce Karmazin, Long-Time Executive Director at Lumpkin Family Foundation

SAFSF Executive Director Clare Fox and Senior Membership Associate Holly Hanes sat down with longtime SAFSF member and recently retired Executive Director of Lumpkin Family Foundation, Bruce Karmazin, to reflect on his career and two decades of membership with SAFSF.  With a core focus on promoting health and wellness through sustainable food systems, mental health initiatives, and regenerative agriculture, the Lumpkin Family Foundation is a private, family foundation based in Illinois. At the SAFSF 2025 Forum, Lumpkin Family Foundation celebrated 20 years as a member of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders.  Bruce Karmazin recently stepped down as Executive Director after 23 years at the foundation. During his time as…