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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 Food Alliance Endorses Chairwoman Stabenow’s Farm Bill for Rural Prosperity and Urges Swift Bipartisan Action

HEAL FOOD ALLIANCE ENDORSES CHAIRWOMAN STABENOW’S FARM BILL FOR RURAL PROSPERITY AND URGES SWIFT BIPARTISAN ACTION The Senate farm bill includes key HEAL priorities, such as support for small farmers, climate resilience, and nutrition assistance, but falls short on worker protections.  November 18, 2024 NATIONAL – With just weeks left in her tenure, U.S. Senate […]
7 months ago
HEAL members at DC Rally for Resilience in 2023

HEAL Food Alliance Opposes Policies in House Farm Bill, Including Exclusion of Workers, Cuts to SNAP, and Removal of Support for Climate-Related Programs

May 17, 2024 – Today, after an extreme delay, the House Agriculture Committee released its 2024 Farm Bill, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024. The HEAL (Health, Environment, Agriculture, Labor) Food Alliance opposes the committee’s short-sighted recommendations for the bill. Even with the delay, the House Farm Bill falls far short of […]
1 year ago

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 […]
1 year ago