Funding Strategies

Episode 2: First Nations Development Institute

The Funding Field from Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) offers insightful conversations with diverse capital partners working to fund and build a resilient, just, and democratic future of […]

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Farms As Climate Infrastructure

Field Notes offer personal reflections paired with purpose, giving readers a snapshot of on-the-ground experiences. In this piece, SAFSF Membership Manager Holly Hanes shares about her time in Chicago with […]

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Legal Support as Movement Infrastructure

Co-hosted by Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) and Food and Farm Democracy Initiative (FFDI). When funders think about “supporting legal action,” many picture only one thing: adversarial lawsuits. […]

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Integrated Capital is Essential for Systems Change

Across the sustainable agriculture and food systems field, investors, funders, and community-rooted enterprises are confronting a shared reality: single-tool funding approaches cannot solve interconnected challenges.  Before food reaches our plate, […]

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2026 SAFSF Forum Recap

Go Back And Get It: The U.S. South At The Center of Change “So goes the South, so goes the Nation.” More than a regional saying, this guiding theme of […]

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The Funding Field

The Funding Field from Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) offers insightful conversations with diverse capital partners working to fund and build a resilient, just, and democratic future of […]

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Episode 1: Farm Aid

The Funding Field from Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) offers insightful conversations with diverse capital partners working to fund and build a resilient, just, and democratic future of […]

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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 […]

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