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SUMMARY:Opportunities & Challenges in Funding Regenerative Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:Registration is now closed for this event. \n\n\n\nJoin Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) for a day of peer funder engagement\, generative discussion\, and strategic alignment around funding regenerative agriculture\, held in San Francisco\, California on March 19\, 2024.  \n\n\n\nWe will ground our discussions in two recent reports from peers in this space: \n\n\n\n\nCultivating Change: Accelerating and Scaling Agroecology and Regenerative Approaches by Global Alliance for the Future of Food and\,\n\n\n\nInvesting in Regenerative Agriculture: Shaping a Livable Future by Josh Cavanaugh\, board member of The Russell Family Foundation. \n\n\n\n\nParticipation is limited to 40 funders* currently funding regenerative agriculture or seriously considering activating their resources in this space. SAFSF members\, non-members\, regional funders\, and national funders are all welcome.  \n\n\n\nThis is the first of three in person gatherings hosted by SAFSF in 2024 in lieu of a Forum.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Registration for this event is limited to funders. SAFSF defines funders as organizations using grantmaking or investments as a core strategy to fulfill their mission. Please reach out to Holly Enowski (holly@safsf.org) with any questions.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/regenerative-agriculture-california-gathering/
CATEGORIES:Event Slider,Meetings,Tours / Site Visits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240319T190000
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SUMMARY:Digging In Screening
DESCRIPTION:In San Francisco\, California — \n\n\n\nFollowing our in-person gathering Opportunities & Challenges in Funding Regenerative Agriculture\, SAFSF is hosting a film screening of Digging In\, our documentary focused on land access\, consolidation and climate change\, and their impact on American agriculture\, especially BIPOC farmers and ranchers. It’s taking place at the Landmark Opera Plaza Theatre in San Francisco on March 19 at 7 pm. \n\n\n\nThis is open to all who are interested! Please extend the invite to your partners and friends in the field. Come one\, come all for this great discussion about Digging In\, featuring our film narrator\, Masika Henson. Reach out to Holly know if you have any questions about the film or want to host a screening of your own.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you are attending our San Francisco Opportunities & Challenges in Regenerative Agriculture gathering\, please register to attend this screening via your event registration. Questions? Reach out to Holly at holly@safsf.org.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/digging-in-screening/
CATEGORIES:Digging In Film,In Person Gathering,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240508T183000
DTSTAMP:20260406T013132
CREATED:20240416T220324Z
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SUMMARY:SAFSF On The Road @ MIE in Los Angeles
DESCRIPTION:SAFSF is On The Road Again and bringing the network together in Los Angeles. \n\n\n\nIf you are in town for Mission Investors Exchange (MIE) National Conference (or local to Southern California)\, join SAFSF for a networking reception for funders\, innovators and advocates working at the nexus of food and agriculture. \n\n\n\nThis will be hosted in Downtown LA near the conference location at Hotel Figueroa at Bar Alta. \n\n\n\nDrinks and light bites will be provided.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister today!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/nexus-of-food-and-agriculture-reception-in-downtown-los-angeles/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240521T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T013132
CREATED:20240417T155922Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240520T160911Z
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SUMMARY:SAFSF On The Road: Networking Luncheon in New York City
DESCRIPTION:“SAFSF On the Road” is headed to New York City! \n\n\n\nJoin Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) for a networking luncheon with funder colleagues and friends. Come mingle and meet funders\, investors\, innovators and advocates to discuss emerging topics in food and agriculture. This event will be held at Brooklyn Grange Farm Navy Yard in Brooklyn\, New York\, and will feature a farm tour and farm-to-table bites. Space is limited! \n\n\n\nTickets are $50 and complementary to current SAFSF members. \n\n\n\nThis event is at Brooklyn Grange Farm Navy Yard location on Flushing Ave. + Clinton Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11205\, Brooklyn Navy Yard\, Building 3. Attendees will receive detailed parking\, driving\, and walking instructions prior to the event date. \n\n\n\n\nRegister today!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDriving Instructions\n\n\n\nWalking Instructions\n\n\n\nMore about Brooklyn Grange Farm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnastasia Cole Plakias (she/her)\n\n\n\nCo-Founder & Chief Impact Officer\, Brooklyn Grange\n\n\n\nAnastasia Cole Plakias is co-founder and Chief Impact Officer of Brooklyn Grange Rooftop Farm. An accomplished public speaker\, award-winning writer\, and published photographer\, Anastasia is a passionate and outspoken crusader for fresh\, healthy foods and greener\, more sustainable cities. She works to leverage Brooklyn Grange as a platform for positive conversations about food and farming\, and a resource for community building and education. \n\n\n\nHer love of food began early\, cooking up elaborate meals in the tiny galley kitchen of her family’s NYC apartment. After working as a freelance writer for magazines\, Anastasia spent several years in the corporate offices of an Italian restaurant group and wine brand\, eating her way through the menus at some of New York City’s best restaurants and food carts. As a founding partner of Brooklyn Grange\, she has run the business’ produce sales\, managed its CSA program\, created its Events department\, and manages communications and external affairs. Her focus on details has been crucial to the smooth operations of the business as it has grown from year to year. \n\n\n\nA Co-founder of the non-profit\, City Growers\, on whose board she spent nine years as a member\, she presented alongside the organization’s Founding Director at TedX Long Island City. In 2014 and 2015\, she was an instructor of Natural Gourmet Institute’s Sustainable Farming Certificate Course\, and regularly teaches a workshop aimed at entrepreneurs interested in launching their own urban farming business. An energetic and inspiring speaker\, she has presented to audiences at a variety of conferences and convenings. In 2016\, Anastasia published a book about the business\, The Farm on the Roof: What Brooklyn Grange Taught us About Entrepreneurship\, Community\, and Growing a Sustainable Business; she also narrated the audio book. In 2017\, Anastasia was named as one of the NYC Food Policy Center’s “40 Under 40” individuals working to transform the food system. \n\n\n\nWhen Anastasia isn’t zipping from farm to farm on her bicycle or leading a tour for a visiting delegation of city planners\, she loves to tinker with kitchen projects in her Ditmas Park apartment\, or hike a high peak in the Catskills. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSteph Wiley (he/him)\n\n\n\nCo-Founder of Brooklyn Packers\n\n\n\nSteph Wiley is New York City born and raised. He has over 20 years of entrepreneurial experience and has been a member of Just Food’s board\, the New York City Network of Worker Cooperatives (NYC NoWC) Advocacy Council\, and the NYC NoWC Training Collective. Steph co-founded Brooklyn Packers with Shawn Santana in 2016. \n\n\n\nSteph is dedicated to ensuring that every New Yorker can access healthy food through his worker-owned food distribution cooperative\, Brooklyn Packers. His focus is on creating neighborhood food hubs that connect BIPOC farms and aggregators with communities in need. These hubs improve health and economic outcomes while promoting better nutrition. By envisioning worker-owned hubs encompassing wholesale\, retail\, and agriculture businesses\, he creates abundant job opportunities and ensures year-round access to fresh\, local\, affordable\, and culturally relevant food for all New Yorkers. By addressing basic needs and fostering community connections\, Steph believes these hubs can foster more resilient neighborhoods that thrive. \n\n\n\nAlong with his work at Brooklyn Packers\, Steph is helping to develop a network of cooperative homesteads. He believes that aligned movements working together in solidarity is the best way to seek justice for all in our lifetimes.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-on-the-road-networking-luncheon-in-new-york-city-2/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240625T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240626T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T013132
CREATED:20240416T025941Z
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SUMMARY:Building an Intersectional Philanthropic Approach: Climate Change\, Agriculture\, and Healthy Rural Communities
DESCRIPTION:Join Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF)\, Climate and Energy Funders Group (CEFG)\, Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA)\, and Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) for a dynamic two-day funder convening\, June 25-26\, in Minneapolis\, MN.  \n\n\n\nMeet in person with peer climate\, agriculture\, and environmental funders and learn about the significant opportunities to support a sustainable and just future through climate-smart agriculture. We’ll explore the connections\, opportunities\, and gaps between reducing emissions from working agricultural lands\, advancing carbon sequestration strategies through regenerative agriculture\, and supporting healthy rural communities. Through thoughtfully curated site visits\, we’ll also meet with leaders driving regenerative agriculture solutions and mobilizing communities in and around the Twin Cities.  \n\n\n\nThis event is currently sold out. Please join our waitlist below.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJOIN WAITLIST\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOUR PARTNERS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nON THE GROUND\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis gathering is organized with support from McKnight Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Climate-Agriculture Connection in Rural Communities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEmissions reductions in the transportation or energy sectors alone will not stave off the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Agriculture is responsible for 11% of annual greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S.\, not including emissions from fertilizer\, animal farming\, and pesticide production. Nearly half of these total emissions come from the Midwest where rural and indigenous communities bear an unequal portion of the impacts. The longer industrial and extractive agriculture production methods dominate\, the higher these emissions will climb. \n\n\n\nThis is a key moment for agriculture\, climate\, and environmental funders. As the country seeks to address climate change\, and shift to a clean energy economy and sustainable agriculture practices\, rural places will be where the solar and wind farms are sited\, the minerals for batteries are mined and the batteries themselves produced\, and where agricultural practices evolve to reduce methane gases. Indeed\, rural places are implicated in many dimensions of the 21st-century economy\, from data processing to fabrication plants to cryptocurrency mining and online retail distribution. How these economies evolve\, who benefits\, and how well communities manage them—are clear and present policy issues that are receiving little attention\, leaving rural places historically under-resourced and without critical support and offering few guardrails to prevent a modern version of the extractive arrangements prevalent throughout history. \n\n\n\nTo build both critical political power in these regions and robust rural engagement in transition strategies\, it will be imperative that philanthropy work across the silos between climate\, agriculture\, and healthy rural economies to center the voices and strategies of rural communities and ensure equitable and just rural economic development and transition.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/building-an-intersectional-philanthropic-approach-climate-change-agriculture-and-healthy-rural-communities/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20241114T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20241114T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T013132
CREATED:20240523T145614Z
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SUMMARY:Health and Wealth: Fostering Healthy Communities and Economic Self-Determination through Food Systems
DESCRIPTION:AGENDA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrontline communities of color have disproportionately suffered huge disparities in health and wealth due to multiple layers of systemic barriers. For every $100 in wealth white Americans hold\, Black Americans only hold $15\, and Black and Indigenous children are 2-3 times more likely to be food insecure than white families. Community-led solutions in food\, health\, environment\, and climate offer significant potential for addressing these disparities. \n\n\n\nOver the past two decades\, a number of food justice and food access initiatives have evolved from focusing primarily on access to healthy food to complex economic development and built environment projects developed by BIPOC-led organizations. These initiatives aim to improve food access and health outcomes through models of community self-determination\, economic development\, and wealth creation. \n\n\n\nThis one-day event will explore the question: How can funding for food access\, nutrition\, and health equity support community self-determination and ignite equitable food economies?  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will explore the intersection of health equity\, economic development\, and food justice to close racial wealth gaps through community-led approaches. Specifically\, we will explore and learn from models of healthy food projects\, organizations\, and networks that focus on community ownership and asset-building led by and for people of color in and from frontline communities. The event takes place at the Detroit Food Commons\, a groundbreaking 30\,000-square-foot multi-use facility with a community-owned grocery store\, which was conceived of and built by the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN). Attendees will learn about DBCFSN’s powerful community organizing that led to raising $21 million to build the Detroit Food Commons\, and how similar models are emerging across the country. Funders focused on health\, community development\, and food systems are invited to join us in exploring how we can resource and support communities addressing food and nutrition security through more just and sovereign food economies. \n\n\n\nA special thank you to our event sponsors The Kresge Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHealth & Safety Guidelines\n\n\n\nSAFSF is committed to creating a safe and comfortable meeting environment for all participants.  We respectfully request that you consider the following guidelines to  help us create an accessible and caring community space by: \n\n\n\n\nStaying home if you are feeling sick\n\n\n\nKeeping up to date on your vaccination for COVID-19 (including relevant boosters)\n\n\n\nWearing a mask (highly encouraged)\n\n\n\nRespecting physical contact and consent preferences of all attendees\n\n\n\n\nThe Detroit Food Commons team regularly cleans high-touch surfaces and provides hand sanitizing stations for all visitors. We are also monitoring the situation on the ground in light of the recent election\, and will continue to prioritize the safety and well-being of our guests. At this time\, we do not anticipate any changes to our event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLand Acknowledgement\n\n\n\nWe honor the land we will be meeting on\, the current and ancestral homelands of three Anishinaabe Nations of the council of Three Fires: the Ojibwe\, the Ottawa\, and Potawatomi. The city of Detroit\, where we will gather as guests\, was established through the colonization\, land theft and desecration\, cultural erasure\, and ethnic cleansing of the Anishinaabe and other Native American communities.  \n\n\n\nWe know that land acknowledgments are only as good as their direction toward action and reparations. As such\, with this event\, we seek to take action and create repair in our own relationship to the Anishinaabeg people. SAFSF will be donating a portion of the registration costs for this event to the Anishinaabeg and invite each of you to complement this donation as part of your participation and presence in this convening. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue & Nearby Hotels\n\n\n\nThursday’s event will be held at the Detroit Food Commons – 8324 Woodward Ave. Detroit\, Michigan 48202. For those driving to the venue\, the Detroit Food Commons have ample free parking onsite. A list of nearby hotel recommendations can be found below. \n\n\n\n\nDetroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center (5 miles)\n\n\n\nShinola Hotel (3.3 miles)\n\n\n\nThe Siren Hotel (3.3 miles)\n\n\n\nDetroit Foundation Hotel (3.8 miles)\n\n\n\nThe Westin Book Cadillac (3.5 miles) \n\n\n\nEl Moore Lodge (2.3 miles)
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/health-and-wealth/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20250429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Kentucky/Louisville:20250429T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T013132
CREATED:20250320T010203Z
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SUMMARY:SAFSF On the Road: Atlanta
DESCRIPTION:Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) hosts regional community building events for members and partners through our popular series “SAFSF On The Road.” Our next gathering will be a special dinner in Atlanta\, Georgia to explore funding strategies in food justice throughout the state of Georgia. Join us for an intimate dinner in community with diverse capital partners and local leaders.  \n\n\n\nSince early 2024\, SAFSF has convened a cohort of funders and leaders at the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service to explore ways to unlock more investment for historically underserved producers and communities in the South. Our guest speakers Dr. Veronica Womack and Amber Bell will highlight the challenges and opportunities for public-private investment in food system infrastructure that supports Black farmers\, their supply chain partners\, and the communities they serve across the state. SAFSF will also share insights from our listening sessions with community-based organizations throughout Georgia\, and future plans for regional funder collaboration.  \n\n\n\nTickets for the dinner are $75 for funders and $25 for current SAFSF members. \n\n\n\nThis dinner will follow the opening day reception of Women Transforming Food & Finance\, hosted by Regenerative Food Systems Investment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAVE YOUR SEAT\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAmber M. Bell is the Director of the Southwest Georgia Project and the President and CEO of Bell and Co. Consulting\, LLC. With over ten years of experience in the food and agriculture sector\, she has dedicated her efforts to addressing systemic inequalities and promoting social justice. Amber holds a Master’s degree in Public Health and is nearing the completion of her doctorate in Public Health from the Jian Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University.  \n\n\n\nShe is passionate about developing sustainable\, self-reliant local food systems aimed at improving the overall quality of life for Black and Brown communities in the rural South. By fostering collaboration among local farmers\, stakeholders\, and community organizations\, Amber works to create resilient food networks that support economic development and enhance the well-being of communities in Southwest Georgia and beyond. Her work embodies a holistic approach to food access\, equity and community empowerment. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDr. Veronica L. Womack serves as the inaugural Executive Director of the Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College and Professor of Political Science and Public Administration. She hails from the Alabama Black Belt region and currently works in the Georgia Black Belt. She received her BA of Communications\, MPA and Ph.D.\, in Political Science from the University of Alabama. \n\n\n\nAn advocate and researcher of the Southern Black Belt region\, Dr. Womack’s work highlights the rich history\, foodways\, socioeconomic and political culture and traditions of rural people in the American South. She is a noted author\, practitioner and researcher of the region. She is the founder of the Blackfarmersnetwork.com\, a website that highlights the legacy of African American farmers\, within the Black Belt region. \n\n\n\nShe has been featured on various media outlets including The New York Times\, The WashingtonPost\, NPR\, GPB\, The Nation\, and Georgia Trend for her work in the region. Funders of her research include USDA\, the Robert W. Johnson Foundation\, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project (SEAP).
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-on-the-road-atlanta/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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SUMMARY:2025 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy\, investors\, community finance\, and intermediaries—to engage with peers\, movement leaders\, and practitioners across the country around a shared mission for equitable and sustainable food and agriculture.   \n\n\n\nJoin us June 9 – 12 in New Mexico  \n\n\n\nThe 2025 Forum will bring SAFSF’s network to the Southwest for the first time in 20 years. We are gathering at Tamaya Resort\, which is located on sovereign Santa Ana Pueblo land. Join us for skill building\, networking\, and leadership development in food and agriculture systems change.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRecap\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSponsorship\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Our Theme: Resilience\, Justice\, Democracy \n\n\n\nFor over 20 years\, SAFSF has united funders in investing in sustainable food and agriculture. This year’s Forum envisions systems change rooted in Resilience\, Justice\, and Democracy. Programs will explore ways to achieve climate resilient and environmentally sustainable agriculture\, justice and equitable outcomes for marginalized communities\, and democratic control of food systems. Conference attendees will explore how diverse capital partners can empower frontline communities and strengthen movements for lasting systems change through dynamic sessions on culture and narrative\, policy and advocacy\, tools and infrastructure\, and innovations in capital strategies. \n\n\n\nResilience: Creating food and agriculture systems that can withstand and adapt to challenges like climate change and social disruptions. This involves embracing climate stewardship\, agroecology and regenerative farming\, Indigenous traditional ecological knowledge\, and building strong\, adaptable communities. \n\n\n\nJustice: Transforming food systems to address historical and systemic inequities. This theme focuses on uplifting marginalized communities and ensuring equitable access to resources\, opportunities\, and decision-making power in food and agriculture. \n\n\n\nDemocracy: Empowering communities to have a say in shaping the policies and practices that affect their food systems. This theme emphasizes community-led governance and policy\, participatory decision-making\, movement building\, and civic engagement to create a more inclusive and representative food system. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Rates\n\n\n\nWe are offering a 5% discount on registration for groups of 3 or more when registered and paid in one transaction. The discount will not apply if each person registers and pays separately. \n\n\n\nFood System Partner registration is an SAFSF member benefit. Each SAFSF member organization is entitled to invite one representative of an organization that they are sponsoring to attend the Forum. Email membership@safsf.org for questions about this member benefit.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunders who have been selected to organize Forum sessions are expected to cover travel and accommodations of their (non-funder) speakers\, as well as a meaningful honoraria for their time and expertise. Registration fees will be waived for non-funder speakers confirmed prior to April 15\, 2025. Funder speakers will receive a code for a discounted (member) registration rate. New this year\, SAFSF has a limited budget to support scholarships for up to 20 community-based leaders who are speaking in plenary and program sessions. Scholarships have been distributed and this information has been communicated to organizers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake An Impact—Become a Sponsor\n\n\n\nThe 2025 Forum includes cutting-edge content\, inspirational speakers\, field-based learning\, and new features such as live recorded podcasts and a wellness room! At this critical moment for philanthropy and investment\, your sponsorship will amplify the impact of this unique conference.   \n\n\n\nCheck out the sponsorship levels and benefits in this overview\, and contact our Executive Director\, Clare Fox to secure your sponsorship. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHotel Information\n\n\n\nThe 2025 SAFSF Forum will take place in Santa Ana Pueblo at the beautiful Tamaya Resort. We encourage you to arrive on Monday\, June 9 to take full advantage of evening networking.  \n\n\n\nTAMAYA RESORT – SOLD OUT \n\n\n\nSAFSF has secured an overflow roomblock at Santa Ana Star Casino\, 2 miles down the road from Forum hotel\, for $169 plus taxes. Book your room online here (Group Code = BKG1128   /   Password = BKG1128) or call hotel reservations at 1-844-466-2378 and give them the group code. The last day to make reservations is May 25\, 2025.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Committee & Local Advisor\n\n\n\nMeet the local funders and leaders shaping the 2025 Forum to reflect local culture\, context\, and community impact. To learn more about this incredible committee\, click here.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2025-safsf-forum/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings,SAFSF Forum
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SUMMARY:SAFSF on the Road: Minneapolis
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a networking mixer of connection\, conversation\, and community at Owamni by The Sioux Chef—an award-winning Indigenous restaurant led by our friends at North American Traditional Indigenous Food Systems (NATIFS). \n\n\n\nSustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) is hosting fellow funders and investors in celebration of equity and impact in regenerative agriculture in the Midwest. Gather with us on the outdoor terrace overlooking the Mississippi River to spark new relationships and explore opportunities for values-aligned investments in regenerative agriculture. This special gathering\, following the Regenerative Food Systems Investment (RFSI) Forum reception\, will also highlight BIPOC-led innovation in food and farming across the Midwest\, as well as opportunities to learn more about SAFSF’s network. \n\n\n\nGuests will also take home a special Indigenous medicinal spice blend as a memento of our time together.  \n\n\n\nThis event is hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders in partnership with NATIFS\, Midwest Farmers of Color Collective\, and Just Futures Impact and sponsored by Regenerative Agriculture Foundation and McKnight Foundation. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nREGISTER\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpecial Guests\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKat Gilje\, Managing Director\, Just Futures Impact\n\n\n\nKathryn Gilje (Kat) is a strategist in regenerative food and agricultural systems\, land justice\, and mission-aligned investing\, with 25+ years of experience across philanthropy\, movement building\, and impact finance. As Managing Director at Just Futures Impact\, she advances capital strategies under the leadership of visionary partners like the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective and the Just Transitions Integrated Capital Fund. Formerly Executive Director of Ceres Trust\, Kat led a full asset transfer to grassroots movements\, farmers\, and land stewards. Her work bridges organizing\, somatics\, and finance to advance a just transition to regenerative economies. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZoe Hollomon\, Co-Founder and Executive Director\, Midwest Farmers of Color Collective\n\n\n\nZoe Hollomon is a multi-racial black\, food justice organizer\, abolitionist\, and farmer. She has over 20 years’ experience organizing with grassroots organizations on the East Coast and Midwest\, building coalitions to influence decision-making in food\, farming and environmental related policy. Zoe was born in Duluth\, MN\, but grew up in Western New York and NYC. She moved back to MN in 2012 and has since worked advocating and organizing for community food systems and racial justice in local\, regional and national contexts. \n\n\n\nShe is a co-founder of the Midwest Farmers of Color Collective (MFCC) and in her role as the Executive Director\, she leads the organization’s policy work and fundraising & development. She is humbled and amazed by the ingenuity\, courage and wisdom of the farmers and farming organizations MFCC organizes with. Zoe is also a co-founder and co-op member owner of Rootsprings Farm & Retreat Cooperative in MN\, which has a growing orchard and is a healing retreat space for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ people and organizations. \n\n\n\nZoe serves on the Transformational Farm Bill Advisory Committee\, with the HEAL Food Alliance\, National Black Food Justice Alliance\, Union of Concerned Scientists\, Rural Coalition\, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and other partner organizations fighting for a just transition of our food and agricultural systems. Zoe is part of the Ujamaa Cooperative Farmers Alliance and Ujamaa Seed Network. Prior to starting MFCC\, Zoe was an Organizing Co-Director at the Pesticide Action Network North America and also helped organize a Twin Cities coalition with the Good Food Purchasing Program. She served on the Food & Ag Advisory Group for the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and also served on the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Policy Council. Zoe received her B.S. in Urban & Regional Planning from Cornell University in 2001 and an M.S. from Southern New Hampshire University in Community Economic Development in 2007. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMark Muller\, Executive Director\, Regenerative Agriculture Foundation\n\n\n\nMark Muller\, the Regenerative Agriculture Foundation‘s executive director\, joined the organization in 2020 after spending over 20 years working on related issues including agricultural conservation\, Midwest water quality\, racial equity in the food system\, and effective federal food and agricultural policy. Most recently Mark served on the SAFSF Board of Directors\, served as director of the Mississippi River program at the McKnight Foundation\, and prior to that he directed the Food & Community Fellows program at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. He also spent two years teaching high school in New York City and 18 months volunteering in Honduras and Guatemala. He and his spouse have three grown children and live in south Minneapolis. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLolita Nunn\, Investor Relations Director\, Potlikker Capital\n\n\n\nLolita is a passionate changemaker that is dedicated to bringing resources\, support and knowledge to people and communities that have been systemically and historically excluded. She brings over 25 years of diversified and progressive experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors to the Potlikker Capital team. She currently serves on the SAFSF Board of Directors and is Chair of the Nominating Committee. She worked in the banking industry for 14 years where she developed expertise in finance\, investment banking and management. In addition to her financial role\, her work included cultivating and building relationships with community leaders and advocating for programs providing financial literacy\, consulting and mentoring. Her passion for philanthropy led her to a career change working in the nonprofit sector where she led donor outreach\, cultivation\, fundraising\, community and business engagement efforts. Lolita’s career path then led her to the sector of impact investing where she could further champion positive social\, racial\, and environmental systems change. In her most recent role she was the Investor Relations Officer at Fair Food Fund where she helped to re-imagine their investment thesis to support BIPOC food businesses\, to increase their geographic reach and to grow the brand recognition of the Fund nationally. \n\n\n\nLolita is committed to building strong and resilient communities. Recently aligning her passion for food system justice\, she became one of the founding coalition members of the Washtenaw Black Farmers Fund. Her volunteer efforts through serving on local boards and committees have worked to address the need for at-risk youth\, access to healthy and affordable food\, financial literacy and supporting women empowerment. \n\n\n\nLolita received her MBA from Eastern Michigan University. She resides in Michigan with her wonderful family and is happy to say that she is on a mission to find the best beach to plant her feet.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-on-the-road-minneapolis/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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SUMMARY:SAFSF on the Road: Chicago
DESCRIPTION:Building Vision and Capital: Aligning Funding Practices with Entrepreneurial Realities \n\n\n\nSustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) invites you to a workshop where diverse capital partners will explore bridging the capital gaps to support the local food economy. We will hear from food entrepreneurs to explore ways philanthropy and investors can align funding practices with entrepreneurial realities.  \n\n\n\nJoin SAFSF and fellow funders\, including the Chicago Food Policy Action Council\, Fresh Taste\, Kinship Foundation\, Proofing Station\, and Builders Vision\, on Thursday\, November 13\, from 2:00–5:00 PM CT at The Hatchery. Learn from food entrepreneurs about how food serves as a critical philanthropy strategy that you can activate more deeply.  \n\n\n\nThanks to our Chicago-based  SAFSF members for their thought partnership!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda At A Glance\n\n\n\n1:20 PM  Tour of The Hatchery *Optional*2:00 PM   Event Kick–Off2:20 PM   Facilitated Funder Networking3:00 PM   The Hatchery Entrepreneur Panel 3:45 PM   Funder Panel and Takeaways: Blended capital in practice 4:00 PM   Integrated Capital Stack Workshop 5:00 PM   Refreshments and Networking \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFunder Discussion\n\n\n\nA continuation from a conversation heard at the 2025 SAFSF Forum\, this conversation will explore how Chicago’s food system has evolved over the past decade with strong philanthropic support. A combined approach – community-led as Chicago Region Food Systems Fund\, impact investment as Proofing Station\, and the long-term strategic grantmaking model of Food:Land:Opportunity – offers the most effective path forward to co–create a more equitable and resilient food system. How can investments and philanthropy go hand in hand? \n\n\n\n// PHILANTHROPY: Kinship Foundation\n\n\n\n\nLenore Beyer is the Director of Conservation Initiatives at Kinship Foundation\, where she manages Food:Land:Opportunity\, a multi-year initiative to create a resilient local food economy in the Chicago region. Beyer manages a grant portfolio of $3M annually and spearheads projects in collaborative COVID response funding and innovative financing. Prior to joining Kinship Foundation\, Beyer was the vice president of policy and planning at Openlands\, a regional conservation land trust\, where she led projects to create Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge and integrated farmland protection with local food initiatives. Beyer was previously the executive director of the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County\, a citizen advocacy organization\, and served as president of the Illinois Environmental Council. \n\n\n\n\n// COMMUNITY-LED: Chicago Region Food System Fund\n\n\n\n\nDion Dawson is a food-fighting social entrepreneur\, philanthropic leader\, and founder focused on health equity through an innovative and logistical lens. Dion’s penchant for challenging the solvency of food insecurity through the stabilization of the supply chain has reinvigorated the traditional food distribution model and been met with worldwide attention. With data-driven operations\, consistent quality\, and a deep commitment to a resident-informed process that meets residents and recipients where they are\, he prioritizes the end-user experience. \n\n\n\nDion is the Chief Dreamer of Dion’s Chicago Dream\, a nonprofit social enterprise combating food insecurity through logistics & last-mile delivery in the U.S’s Midwest region. His system provides fresh produce to the door steps of food insecure recipients and has provided millions of pounds of fresh produce annually to the Chicago region food system\, with numerous community jobs created and one powerful movement. \n\n\n\n\n// IMPACT INVESTMENT: Proofing Station\n\n\n\n\nCortney Renton\, Executive Director of Proofing Station\, is a seasoned food systems leader with experience driving change from farm to shelf. She is rooted in 15 years of multidisciplinary experience in research\, sustainability\, strategy\, and fundraising roles across diverse social impact organizations. \n\n\n\nMost recently\, Cortney served as the Executive Director of CitySeed\, a nonprofit based in New Haven\, CT building an equitable local food system through community and economic development.  \n\n\n\nCortney is a proud Midwesterner. She was born and raised in Minnesota and built her career in Chicago. Previously\, she led national programs focused on rural hunger relief by building strategic relationships with donors\, partners\, and farmers at Feeding America\, one of the largest nonprofits in the country. Cortney has also held research\, fundraising\, and sustainability roles with The Chicago Council on Global Affairs\, The Greater Chicago Food Depository\, and Sir Kensington’s.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Entrepreneurs \n\n\n\n// BRICK AND MORTAR: Twisted Eggroll\n\n\n\n\nChicago native and passionate entrepreneur\, Nikkita Randle\, founded Twisted Eggroll in 2015 to bring a fresh\, culturally inspired twist to traditional egg rolls. What started as a frozen packaged product has expanded into consumer packaged goods and e-commerce\, and will soon include a Chatham storefront in 2026.   \n\n\n\nAwards and Recognition: Red Eye Big Idea Award Food & Drink\, Neighborhood Opportunity Fund\, and Midwest Dairy Pitch Competition winner. \n\n\n\n\n// CONSUMER PACKAGED GOODS: Sorghum Symphony\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBlending expertise in agriculture\, genetics\, food chemistry\, and nutrition\, John Hammerstone and Shwetha Shrivatsa—a retail expert and mother—turned their shared love of food and music into Sorghum Symphony. Inspired by the need for safe\, healthy snacks for people of all ages—especially children with food allergies—they created a line of nutritious\, allergen-free snacks made from sorghum and other climate-friendly crops\, all free from the Top 9 allergens. Dedicated to both health and sustainability\, Sorghum Symphony proudly maintains a carbon-neutral footprint and contains no added sugar—snacks that are good for people and the planet. \n\n\n\n\n// AGTECH: Oishii \n\n\n\n\nKnown for its high-tech\, solar-powered vertical farms\, Oishii is redefining what’s possible in agriculture and the future of food. From AI-driven strawberry production to sustainable packaging and robotics\, Oiishi’s premium berries are nutrient-rich\, hyper-local\, and Non-GMO Project verified.  \n\n\n\n“Vertical farming technology is critical to solving one of the world’s largest problems – our failing agriculture system\,” said Hiroki Koga\, CEO and Co-founder of Oishii in Forbes. “Vertical farming does not require pesticides; we can recycle most of the water that we use\, and we can use significantly less land. \n\n\n\nOishii operates the world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm. Oishii is on a mission to fix our broken agriculture system – one perfectly plump berry at a time. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAFSF On the Road is a curated event series designed to connect influential and emerging decision makers with capital providers who are deploying funds toward systemic change. Each event is an opportunity to deepen relationships\, exchange insights\, and discover how philanthropy and investment can drive a just and resilient food future. \n\n\n\n\nREGISTER
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/safsf-on-the-road-chicago/
CATEGORIES:In Person Gathering,Meetings
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SUMMARY:2026 SAFSF Forum
DESCRIPTION:The SAFSF Forum is a unique conference for the full spectrum of funders—including philanthropy\, investors\, community finance\, and intermediaries—to foster collaboration among peers\, field leaders\, and practitioners across the country around a shared mission for equitable and sustainable food and agriculture. The conference focuses on different approaches to moving impact capital to transform food systems. While funder learning is a central goal\, nonprofit movement leaders and food system partners are integral to the event’s success\, bringing on-the-ground wisdom and solutions. As we face a moment of profound transformation across non-profit\, philanthropy\, and food systems\, the SAFSF Forum is a gathering place for sense-making\, solutions\, and solidarity.  \n\n\n\nThe 2026 SAFSF Forum will take place in Savannah\, Georgia—a place where Afro-Indigenous stewardship\, Gullah Geechee traditions\, and Southern agrarian and culinary innovation intersect with today’s climate crisis\, land loss\, and rural economic disinvestment. The U.S. South is a fulcrum of American food and agriculture: a production powerhouse; a hub for farmworker and H-2A dynamics that shape national food supply; a climate frontline facing extreme heat\, hurricanes\, and flooding; and a logistics hub where Gulf and Atlantic ports—Savannah among them—move goods globally. Equity\, divestment\, and ownership struggles are also acutely felt here\, from Black land stewardship and heirs’ property challenges to corporate land capture in rural communities forcing displacement of local food systems. Because issues of land justice\, climate change\, rural economic development\, and systems of racism and exclusion converge so intensely in the South\, investing in community-led solutions in food and agriculture in the region can offer solutions to the country and the world. Throughout the Forum\, we will trace the throughline of Black and Indigenous Agrarianism\, uplifting lineages of liberatory organizing\, cooperative economics\, and rural self-determination that lay the foundation for a climate-resilient\, healthy\, and equitable food future beyond corporate control. \n\n\n\n\nRegister\n\n\n\nAgenda\n\n\n\nHost Committee\n\n\n\nSponsorship\n\n\n\nFAQs\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKeynote Speaker: Stephen Satterfield\, Host of Netflix’s High on the Hog\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are thrilled that Stephen Satterfield will be taking the main stage at the 2026 SAFSF Forum as our closing keynote speaker! \n\n\n\nStephen Satterfield has spent his career redefining food and beverage as means of organizing\, activating and educating. He is the founder of Whetstone\, a groundbreaking magazine and media company dedicated to food origins and culture from around the world\, as well as HONE Media\, a culinary talent agency. \n\n\n\nStephen is the host of the critically acclaimed Netflix docuseries High on the Hog\, which won a Peabody Award for Documentary and two NAACP Image Awards for Best Documentary Series. On the show\, he puts Black cuisine at the center of American history\, offering a fuller picture of the many people\, cultures\, and events that make up the story of this country. He and his work have been covered in a massive profile in The New Yorker\, as well as in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, Fast Company\, Business Insider\, Slate\, Harvard Business Review\, and many more. \n\n\n\nPrior to his career in media\, Stephen was a sommelier and social entrepreneur promoting wine as a catalyst for socioeconomic development for Black wine workers in South Africa. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHost Committee\n\n\n\nMeet the local funders and leaders shaping the 2026 Forum to reflect local culture\, context\, and community impact. To learn more about this incredible committee\, click here. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAgenda At a Glance \n\n\n\nTake a look at our agenda preview below. We will share speakers and workshop themes over the coming weeks. Early bird registration launches Monday\, March 2—your chance to secure your spot at a discounted rate!  \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please visit our FAQs page or email events@safsf.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration Rates\n\n\n\nThe SAFSF Forum brings together funders\, community partners\, and thought leaders in sustainable food and agriculture. Early bird registration is open until March 31\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nField Partner registration is an SAFSF member benefit. Each SAFSF member organization may invite one representative of an organization that they are sponsoring to attend the Forum. Tickets are limited; we encourage early registration. Email events@safsf.org for questions about this member benefit. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMake An Impact—Become a Sponsor \n\n\n\nThe 2026 Forum includes cutting-edge content\, inspirational speakers\, field-based learning\, and unparalleled networking. At a time of profound transformation across food systems\, philanthropy\, and communities\, your sponsorship helps create a space for solutions and solidarity. This unique conference is where field leaders\, practitioners\, and funders forge new pathways for moving impact capital to transform food systems.  \n\n\n\nYour sponsorship amplifies the voices of movement leaders and peers working at the intersection of equity\, climate\, and rural economic development. Check out the sponsorship levels and benefits in this overview\, and reach out to our Executive Director\, Clare Fox\, to secure your sponsorship by Thursday\, April 30\, 2025. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSAFSF Forum T-Shirt Available in Registration\n\n\n\nSustainability is at the heart of everything SAFSF does — including the merchandise we offer. 15% of fabric from traditional t-shirt production ends up as waste\, so we chose a tee that puts those scraps to work. Each shirt is crafted from a lightweight recycled blend with no dyeing required\, making every one uniquely its own.  Available for purchase only in Forum Registration. Register and order your shirt today!
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/2026forum/
CATEGORIES:Forum Networking,In Person Gathering,Meetings,SAFSF Forum
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