Co-hosted with GRACE Communications Foundation and Don't Cage Our Oceans Offshore Fish Farming (OFF) - the mass cultivation of finfish in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages - raises critical concerns about climate change, government funding, corporate consolidation, and sustainable seafood. In this first of the two-part session, participants will learn the basics about
Co-hosted with Ceres Trust and 11th Hour Project In the face of our collective history of colonization, slavery and white supremacy, and the fierce consolidation and control of privately held rural land in our food and agricultural systems, a significant move is afoot to repair and restore severed relationships with the land and each other.
Recognizing that natural fiber and dye crops can and should play a key role in vibrant, economically viable regenerative agriculture, SAFSF and Fibershed joined forces in 2022 to develop a solution to support smaller U.S. natural fiber and textile producers and processors with a specific focus on environmental equity. SAFSF and Fibershed are excited to
Co-hosted with GRACE Communications Foundation and Don’t Cage Our Oceans Offshore Fish Farming (OFF) - the mass cultivation of finfish in underwater or floating net pens, pods, and cages - raises critical concerns about climate change, government funding, corporate consolidation, and sustainable seafood. In this second of the two-part session, participants will delve deeper into the
This event is hosted by Community Food Funders. SAFSF is a co-sponsor along with New York Health Foundation, Merck Family Fund, Philanthropy New York, and Engage New York. The Farm Bill—or as it could be called, the food and farm bill—is a federal law renewed every five years that governs our farm and food policy. The current farm bill
Let’s Connect! If you are a current SAFSF member we invite you to join us for our members-only In the Kitchen call, Thursday, May 25 at 11 AM PT. Please join me and the staff for an ‘overdue catch-up call’. While I’m excited to be seeing so many of you in June at the SAFSF Forum in D.C., with
Co-hosted by California FarmLink Join us to discuss innovations in how lenders, impact investors and funders think about helping farmers of color build equity. Most lenders limit credit based on the “debt-to-equity” ratio, or how much wealth the borrower already has. Limited equity limits access to credit, and the absence of credit limits opportunity to
The AGree Coalition is focused on driving the adoption of bipartisan policy recommendations that recognize the connection between conservation practices on working agricultural land, reduced agricultural risk, and improved environmental and financial performance. Coalition members include researchers, academics, producers, former USDA officers, and NGO leadership. Join us for the final installment of SAFSF's Farm Bill
Hosted by SAFSF and The Honorable Chellie Pingree for members of Congress and their staffers Today, nearly two-thirds of all the fibers we wear and use are made from oil. The fashion industry is now responsible for more carbon emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. Over the past several decades, hundreds of
Join SAFSF leadership and your funder peers for our annual membership conversation about who you are, what we’ve accomplished, and where we are headed together. This is where all the information and data you provide to us gets reflected back out to you. We'll share the latest details about: This call is open to SAFSF
