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Registration is LIVE for the 2026 SAFSF Forum in Savannah, GA June 22-25
SAFSF Policy Principles and Member Challenge
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Registration is LIVE for the 2026 SAFSF Forum in Savannah, GA June 22-25
SAFSF Policy Principles and Member Challenge
Indigenous Food Systems Community of Practice
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Gather Round: Member Briefing On Policy Principles

May 21, 2026
Member Briefing On Policy Principles Join us at our regularly scheduled monthly membership meeting, Gather Round, to learn all about the new Policy Principles and the Policy…

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Maximize Your Membership

May 26, 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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Beyond SNAP: Stories and Strategies for Systemic Change

May 27, 2026
The federal government’s decision to withhold SNAP benefits during the Fall 2025 government shutdown revealed the instability and violence of systems never designed to nourish or protect…

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Gather Round: Forum Orientation

June 18, 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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Gather Round: Member Briefing On Policy Principles
May 21, 2026
Member Briefing On Policy Principles Join us at our regularly scheduled monthly membership meeting, Gather Round, to learn all about the new Policy Principles and the Policy…

Learn More ›

Maximize Your Membership
May 26, 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 ›

Beyond SNAP: Stories and Strategies for Systemic Change
May 27, 2026
The federal government’s decision to withhold SNAP benefits during the Fall 2025 government shutdown revealed the instability and violence of systems never designed to nourish or protect…

Learn More ›

Gather Round: Forum Orientation
June 18, 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 ›

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…