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SUMMARY:Unlocking Possibilities: The Role of States in Advancing a Regenerative Agriculture Policy Agenda
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by Funders for Regenerative Agriculture (FORA)Co-sponsored by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and TomKat Ranch. \n\n\n\nFederal programs\, like those in the Farm Bill\, play a key role in incentivizing regenerative agriculture at the national level\, but state policies offer additional and significant opportunities to drive meaningful change as well. For example\, state governments can be more nimble to design policies tailored to the unique needs of their agricultural communities\, complementing and often enhancing federal efforts. Hear from the State Innovation Exchange (SiX) and their partners to discover how they’re organizing with legislators to collaborate with agencies\, farmers and advocates. Together\, they are working to accelerate the adoption of regenerative practices through state-level policies that not only benefit local communities\, but also serve as models for shaping national policy in the future. \n\n\n\nSpeakers:\n\n\n\n\nKendra Kimbirauskas\, Senior Director Agriculture & Food Systems\, SiX\n\n\n\nWendy Millet\, Ranch Director TomKat Ranch \n\n\n\nDr. Timothy Boring\, Michigan Director of Agriculture and Rural Development \n\n\n\nSenator Kimberly Jackson\, Georgia ( Committee Agriculture & Consumer Affairs)\n\n\n\nRepresentative J.D. Scholten\, Iowa (Agriculture & Natural Resource Committees)\n\n\n\nRepresentative Juanita Brent\, Ohio (Ranking member\, Agriculture Committee)\n\n\n\nSenator Sue Shink\, Michigan (invited) (Chair\, Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources)\n\n\n\n\nModerators:\n\n\n\n\nJennifer O’Connor\, FORA\n\n\n\nKevin Irby\, FORA\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis webinar is funder only. Registration is not required.  \n\n\n\nPlease join using the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7031797640One tap mobile: \n\n\n\n\n+16465588656\, 7031797640# US (New York)\n\n\n\n+16469313860\, 7031797640# US
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/unlocking-possibilities-the-role-of-states-in-advancing-a-regenerative-agriculture-policy-agenda/
CATEGORIES:Webinars
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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/
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SUMMARY:November Small Funders Learning Community Call
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Today’s Political Landscape: Small Funders’ Responses and Reflections \n\n\n\nIn the face of an ever-evolving political landscape\, our election responses can have a profound impact—often reaching beyond our immediate capacity. Join us for an open\, reflective conversation on where we are today as small funders and how we’re adapting our approaches in response to recent elections. Have you encountered challenges that shifted your strategy or deepened your perspective?  \n\n\n\nThis is a space for SAFSF members who identify as small funders to share where they are\, explore collective insights\, and discuss how our unique strengths can drive meaningful change. Together\, let’s reflect on our journey\, celebrate the lessons learned\, and explore our paths forward in this moment. \n\n\n\nThis is a SAFSF member-only group and event for SAFSF Small Funders Learning Community Members. If you identify as a small funder within the SAFSF membership and are interested in joining\, please register below.
URL:https://www.agandfoodfunders.org/event/november-small-funders-learning-community-call/
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