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HEAL Farm Bill Backgrounder – Glossary

Securing Dignity and Fairness for Food Chain Workers and Their Families   The 21.5 million people who work in our food system are integral to every aspect of food and farm policy. However, they are currently excluded from farm bill provisions and programs.  Much of US agricultural policy depends on a distinction between owners and […]

HEAL Farm Bill Backgrounder – Climate and Environment

Securing Dignity and Fairness for Food Chain Workers and Their Families   The 21.5 million people who work in our food system are integral to every aspect of food and farm policy. However, they are currently excluded from farm bill provisions and programs.  Much of US agricultural policy depends on a distinction between owners and […]

HEAL Farm Bill Backgrounder – Nutrition Assistance

Securing Dignity and Fairness for Food Chain Workers and Their Families   The 21.5 million people who work in our food system are integral to every aspect of food and farm policy. However, they are currently excluded from farm bill provisions and programs.  Much of US agricultural policy depends on a distinction between owners and […]

HEAL Farm Bill Backgrounder – Investing in Communities, not Corporations

Securing Dignity and Fairness for Food Chain Workers and Their Families   The 21.5 million people who work in our food system are integral to every aspect of food and farm policy. However, they are currently excluded from farm bill provisions and programs.  Much of US agricultural policy depends on a distinction between owners and […]

HEAL Farm Bill Backgrounder – Producers

Securing Dignity and Fairness for Food Chain Workers and Their Families   The 21.5 million people who work in our food system are integral to every aspect of food and farm policy. However, they are currently excluded from farm bill provisions and programs.  Much of US agricultural policy depends on a distinction between owners and […]

HEAL Farm Bill Backgrounder – Labor

Securing Dignity and Fairness for Food Chain Workers and Their Families   The 21.5 million people who work in our food system are integral to every aspect of food and farm policy. However, they are currently excluded from farm bill provisions and programs.  Much of US agricultural policy depends on a distinction between owners and […]

HEAL Statement on House Democratic Principles for the Next Farm Bill

February 8, 2024: On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee Democrats published a memo laying out the principles the next farm bill should include to win the support of the House Democratic Caucus. In response to the memo the HEAL Food Alliance issued the following statement: The HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture, Labor) Food Alliance is glad […]
3 months ago

HEAL Food Alliance Shows Up Big in DC for a Transformative Farm Bill

By Eloni Porcher, Communications Manager at HEAL Food Alliance Food is our most intimate and powerful connection to each other, our cultures, and the earth. How we produce, process, and consume food has a larger impact on our wellbeing than any other human activity.  That’s why, earlier this month, HEAL members joined over 500 farmers […]
1 year ago