Join us for the launch of the SAFSF Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber, Textiles, and Leather. Sustainable agriculture and food systems encompass much more than food production alone. Food and fibers are critical for our daily needs and are fundamental to human health. And just like food, fiber crops—including
$25 SAFSF Member / $40 Non-member Join us for a two-part discussion of the contradictions in our food and social welfare systems, and the ways philanthropy can help abate the present-day crisis and demonstrate a long-term commitment to building health, social, environmental, and economic resilience into our food system. Each webinar will include a panel
We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up, and where it
2020 Policy Outlook - Funder Strategy Conference Session 3 These sessions are peer-to-peer strategy sessions that will be facilitated by CoCreative, who specializes in collaborative efforts focused on helping diverse groups solve complex problems. These sessions will be designed to explore and facilitate where SAFSF members have an interest in collaborating around upcoming federal policy opportunities,
We will kick off the conference with a presentation and breakout discussions with policy and grassroots experts, who represent the diversity of farm and food systems from across the country, to share their thinking around political opportunities for bold new ideas for 2023 Farm Bill. We will examine where equity shows up, and where it
2020 Policy Outlook - Funder Strategy Conference Session 4 These sessions are peer-to-peer strategy sessions that will be facilitated by CoCreative, who specializes in collaborative efforts focused on helping diverse groups solve complex problems. These sessions will be designed to explore and facilitate where SAFSF members have an interest in collaborating around upcoming federal policy opportunities,
How can foundations and investors seize this moment to shift power that can lead to the true democratization of agricultural production, food systems, and philanthropy? Presented by: SAFSF The extraction and concentration of resources––land, wealth, power––by a relative few is at the root of many of today’s agriculture, climate, and food system challenges; the COVID-19
A deep dive into key barriers for farmers and ranchers to transition towards regenerative practices and highlighting funding levers that can have the most impact. Presented by: Patagonia As part of investing Patagonia’s 2019 $10 million tax break dollars, we have worked for the past year to develop a landscape analysis of the key barriers
The SAFSF Special Project on Sustainable Fibers and Textiles recently launched The Fibers Roadmap: Integrated Capital Opportunities to Support Revitalization of U.S.-Grown Fiber, Textiles, and Leather. This report lays out a seven-year vision for values-based investment and funding needed to support regenerative fiber agriculture and revitalize U.S.-based textile processing and manufacturing. This research project drew
Let's face it: 2021 has not so far brought the relief or normalcy we hoped for a few weeks ago. Yet we do maintain cautious optimism that the current sense of outrage and urgency along with the change of administration will open more pathways to systemic change. This In the Kitchen Call will bring SAFSF