Co-sponsored by GRACE Communications Foundation and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Join the Don’t Cage Our Ocean Coalition for a webinar discussion of our collective work to prevent industrial […]
Raising the Profile of Food and Farming Systems in National Elections
Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, the John Merck Fund, and Animal Agriculture Reform Collaborative National elections grab the media spotlight, thereby elevating the profile of many […]
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WebinarsWho Will Own and Steward US Land? Creating Coalitions to Fund an Agricultural Commons
Presented by LIFT EconomyCo-sponsored by Resource Generation & SAFSFJoin LIFT Economy and the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders on a webinar discussing innovative and diverse financing mechanisms for shared […]
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WebinarsConnecting the Dots: Cross-Sectoral Strategies for Food Systems Change
Building bridges between community and economic development stakeholders and the regional food sector is integral to increasing the viability and resilience of regional food economies and improving community vitality, health, […]
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WebinarsDollar Stores’ Growing Impact on Local Food Environments
Cosponsored with Grantmakers in Health Over the past two decades, funders have worked with food retailers to help them become better corporate citizens by offering healthy, fresh, and affordable food […]
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WebinarsCrafting a Regional Food System | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
If you want to get your hands dirty or doughy, this is the tour for you. We’ll head to Chatham University’s Eden Hall campus, a 388-acre farm turned cutting-edge learning […]
Fracking in the Coalfields | Site Visit at the 2019 SAFSF Forum
Across the United States, energy extraction and production—from coal mining to oil drilling to fracking to petrochemical manufacturing and more—impact communities and the environment. Energy and agriculture often intersect, whether […]
Farm Bill Implementation Policy Briefing
Washington, DCMonday, April 29 — Tuesday, April 30Funders-Only Event Registration closed.This past December, Congress finalized the 2018 farm bill––but that was only the first half of the process! Now begins […]
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MeetingsDiving Deeper: Opportunities for Philanthropy and Rural & Small-Town America
Co-sponsored by Philanthropy Southwest The demographics of rural America are changing: nine out of ten rural areas are more ethnically diverse than they were 20 years ago. Many who live […]
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WebinarsWill Opportunity Zones Benefit Marginalized Communities?
Hosted by SAFSF and Confluence Philanthropy Read a recap of the webinar – Confluence Philanthropy Blog Post The Opportunity Zone program that was created as part of the 2017 federal […]