Dirt Capital Partners joined SAFSF in 2023, and since then their staff have been active members and leaders of our community, hear their stories below. “I attended the SAFSF conference in […]
SAFSF On the Road Recap: Detroit
Earlier this month, SAFSF and Detroit Black Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN) co-hosted a powerful one-day event focused on transformative food justice initiatives. Funders, community leaders, and advocates gathered at the […]
Digging Deeper: Q&A on Industry Consolidation with Claire Kelloway
Dig Deeper with Digging In! Digging In is SAFSF’s first documentary film, produced by Nathan.works and underwritten by the Vatheuer Family Foundation, and was designed as a tool for funders and their grantees to […]
Philanthropy’s Role in Creating Thriving Rural Communities
Holly Enowski, SAFSF Senior Membership Associate, shares her reflections after attending two rural-forward convenings: 2024 Rural Philanthropy Summit: Creating Thriving Communities, presented by Philanthropy Missouri and Community Foundation of the […]
Funding for a Better Farm Bill Has Been Sparse and Inconsistent. Is That Changing?—Inside Philanthropy
This week, Inside Philanthropy published an article about shifts in philanthropy to support sustained grassroots organizing and advocacy on the Farm Bill, the massive piece of federal legislation that governs […]
Making a SHOT for Real Agriculture Change via Federal Ag Funding
By Maria Doerr, Program Officer, Rural Climate Partnership The SAFSF Member Policy in Action highlights SAFSF members who are funding food and agriculture policy advocacy at the federal, state, tribal, […]
Call for 2024 Board Nominations
Interested in stewardship of Sustainable Agriculture and Food System Funders? We are accepting nominations for our Board of Directors until April 15! We are looking to fill up to four […]
Physics, Philanthropy and Affirmative Action
by Renee Catacalos, SAFSF vice president, strategy and impact Newton’s Third Law of Motion says that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. This immutable relationship between physical objects […]
June 2023 Policy Connection
The Policy Connection is a regular digital publication for SAFSF members, providing insights into key policy issues for sustainable agriculture and food systems. Blog post will now be embedded within the recurring […]
March 2023 Policy Connection
Congressional News Agriculture Resilience Act Reintroduced Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has reintroduced one of the largest climate-focused “marker bills,” or a bill that can be folded into a larger bill, […]