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 it’s a frack pad located close to a farm, a wind farm adjacent to agricultural fields, or offshore drilling and its impacts on fish stock.
Be inspired by a neighborhood that is finding ways to innovate, leverage tremendous community resources and assets, and meet local needs through coordinated community projects. Homewood is a predominantly African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh, home to about 6,000 residents in nine square miles, that has historically been underserved and disinvested—but is home to a wealth of
Once a center for the production of steel, iron, and glass, Pittsburgh has reemerged as a leader in medicine, education, healthcare, and—relevant to this tour—green building spaces, robotics, artificial intelligence, and high-tech industries. Some of the technological solutions being developed by university researchers, businesses, and nonprofits in Pittsburgh are focused on food and agriculture system
The impacts of climate change vary regionally, and farmers in western Pennsylvania are already grappling with increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Amid a growing awareness of the deep impact soil has on every aspect of our biodiversity, health, climate, water, and resilience, more folks are listening to farmers and researchers in Pennsylvania and elsewhere who
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 laboratory and demonstration site showcasing sustainable solutions to issues of energy, water, food and agriculture, air quality and climate, and the interaction of natural and
On this tour, we will learn about a variety of programs and organizations that are supporting new and beginning production farmers in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. Although similar programs exist across the country, Pittsburgh is unique in hosting a range of opportunities, bolstered by deep and reciprocal working relationships between them, that support farmers
Join us for the FREE hometown premiere of Digging In: An Exploration of the US Food System on Sun Nov 19, 2023 at 408 Armour Road, North Kansas City, MO 64116. 3-5 pm CT. From KC-filmmakers Nathan Johnson and Jay W. Austin, Digging In follows our host (Masika Henson) around the country to understand who controls our food, who owns the the
in San Francisco, California --- Curious to learn more about SAFSF? Join our new Executive Director Clare Fox and the SAFSF team on Monday evening. Come by for a casual Meet and Greet to learn what SAFSF has to offer and how to get involved. Come as you are and as you wish! This will
Registration is now closed for this event. Join Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) for a day of peer funder engagement, generative discussion, and strategic alignment around funding regenerative agriculture, held in San Francisco, California on March 19, 2024. We will ground our discussions in two recent reports from peers in this space: Participation
Explore the intersections of environmental justice and sustainable agriculture in an interactive in-person learning tour the day before the Health and Environmental Funders Network (HEFN) Annual Meeting in Durham, North Carolina, co-sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders Network (SAFSF). Attendees will travel to Sampson County, North Carolina to learn about hog and
