HEAL Staff, Author at HEAL Food Alliance

The HEAL Messaging Guide: Rooted, Ready & Resilient – Uplifting a BIPOC-led Vision for Crisis Proof Food Systems

When we are all in for all of us, we can create the world in which each and every one of us can thrive. DOWNLOAD THE HEAL MESSAGING GUIDE When faced with calamity, we are forced — as people, communities, and countries — to go beyond the realms of what we thought (or were told) […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

Kitchen Table Advisors is helping Northern California’s small farms keep growing

Wildfires are ravaging large swaths of California, endangering the lives and livelihoods of so many who call the state home. Among those affected are small and independent farmers and ranchers who supply produce, dairy, and meat to the local California food shed and throughout the country. These folks have had to evacuate their homes, farms, […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

What Does a Legacy of Colonization and Enslavement Mean for Today’s Food and Farm Systems?

Despite being denied access to land and resources, and historically left out of policy decisions, BIPOC communities retain a deep connection to land and agriculture. For many BIPOC communities, working together has been critical to surviving systems that were designed to work against them. For BIPOC producers, finding alternatives to private land ownership, as well […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

Statement: The DOL must ensure that corporations abide by OSHA’s standards for workplace safety!

For Immediate Release: September 11, 2020 Contact: Kara Watkins-Chow, kara.watkinschow@berlinrosen.com Federal Government Issues First COVID-19 Safety Citation at a Meatpacking Plant Since Start of Pandemic On Thursday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the first COVID-19-related citation to a meatpacking plant for failing to protect workers from the spread of the virus with a […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

A decade of growing food, sharing knowledge and nurturing food ecosystems in Paso Del Norte

The second plank of our Platform for Real Food calls for Opportunity for All Producers. The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance small-scale, community-centered producers in providing nutritious and culturally appropriate food to all communities. Here’s how the leadership and staff of La Semilla Food Center in Anthony, New Mexico has been adapting and […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

What Stops Federal And State Aid From Reaching BIPOC Producers?

In 1997, 400 Black farmers sued the USDA for racial discrimination for about 15 years—and won. In the lawsuit, titled Pigford v Glickman, the court ruled that USDA officials had ignored complaints from Black farmers, and denied them farm aid, loans, and other support based on their race. The USDA admitted that they had delayed […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

Department of Labor Heads Scalia and Sweatt Must Resign!

Under their leadership, OSHA has failed at its core mission of keeping workers safe on their job The HEAL Food Alliance and over twenty-five local, state, and national organizations representing food and farm workers have come together to demand the resignations of Labor Secretary Eugene Scalia and Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor Loren Sweatt, […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

Farmworker Association of Florida Community Garden

Organizing Farmworkers in the Sunshine State: Farmworker Association of Florida

The first plank of our Platform for Real Food calls for dignity for all food workers and their families. The Farmworker Association of Florida (FWAF), a HEAL member organization, is building power among farmworkers, in particular those from Latinx, Indigenous and Haitian communities, and rural low-income communities to respond to and gain control over the […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

An Open Letter from BIPOC Leaders in Food & Agriculture to Food Systems Funders

It’s time for food systems funders to center racial equity and justice, and Black, indigenous and people of color communities in their practices. July 10, 2020 Dear Food Systems Funders, We write to you as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in food and agriculture who work with hundreds of grassroots communities across […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

The 2019-20 HEAL School of Political Leadership cohort at a session with Ms.Shirley Sherrod at their second SoPL session in Albany, GA

Blueprints for the New Food Revolution: Closing thoughts from the HEAL School of Political Leadership

Last month, we concluded the final installment of the 2019-2020 HEAL School of Political Leadership (SoPL) program! We’re thrilled to announce that all 11 SoPL leaders have completed the program and we’re so grateful for the wisdom and joy they brought to HEAL during these past months. During the closing session of the HEAL School […]

HEAL Staff

4 years ago

All posts of HEAL Staff

The HEAL Messaging Guide: Rooted, Ready & Resilient – Uplifting a BIPOC-led Vision for Crisis Proof Food Systems

Kitchen Table Advisors is helping Northern California’s small farms keep growing

What Does a Legacy of Colonization and Enslavement Mean for Today’s Food and Farm Systems?

Statement: The DOL must ensure that corporations abide by OSHA’s standards for workplace safety!

A decade of growing food, sharing knowledge and nurturing food ecosystems in Paso Del Norte

What Stops Federal And State Aid From Reaching BIPOC Producers?

Department of Labor Heads Scalia and Sweatt Must Resign!

Organizing Farmworkers in the Sunshine State: Farmworker Association of Florida

An Open Letter from BIPOC Leaders in Food & Agriculture to Food Systems Funders

Blueprints for the New Food Revolution: Closing thoughts from the HEAL School of Political Leadership

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