Presented byFood and Farm Communications Fund, GRACE Communications, and The John Merck Fund The Covid-19 crisis makes painfully clear the inherent injustice and fragility of an extractive food system that prioritizes […]
COVID-19 & Meatpacking: The impact of production and processing consolidation
This pandemic has clearly shown us the fragility of a livestock production and processing system that concentrates all the power in the hands of a few companies, which extract profit […]
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WebinarsFood and Agriculture Systems in the U.S.
Many funders, investors, and PSOs have reached out to SAFSF in the past two months for help in understanding the shocking COVID-19-related food and agriculture headlines and how they as […]
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WebinarsResponding to the Food & Agriculture System Impacts of COVID-19 Support for farmers, ranchers, fishers, food producers, and agricultural workers
Registration for these calls is limited to current SAFSF members only. Responding to the needs expressed by our membership, SAFSF will host a strategy call series over the next month […]
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WebinarsA Time for Movement
– Analysis by Traci Bruckner, SAFSF Policy Program Director – The unjust and egregious murder of George Floyd is awakening a national dialogue and movement to dismantle structural racism. It […]
Connecting 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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WebinarsFarm 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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MeetingsBuilding a Sustainable Fiber & Textile System: Opportunities for Holistic Solutions in Cotton Production
Co-sponsored by: 11th Hour Project, Island Foundation andSustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders Fiber crops—both plant- and animal-derived—are a critical but often overlooked part of the global and U.S. agricultural […]