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2024 Media Mentions
Millions Who Prepare America’s Food Go Hungry: Why Food Service Workers Face Crisis-Level Food Insecurity
November 25: Nation of Change
A Year-End Crisis: Farm Bill Set To Expire Without Agreement on Key Programs and GOP Taking Charge
November 20: Salon
More Reaction to Stabenow Farm Bill Text
November 20: The Fence Post
Mixed Reactions Greet Stabenow’s $39 billion Rural Prosperity Act
November 19: Ag Daily
Low-Wage Workers in the Food Service Industry Can’t Afford to Eat
November 19: Prism
Leading Voices in the Food Movement Respond to a Second Trump Administration, and Discuss Where We Go From Here.
November 13: Civil Eats
‘Four More Years of Chaos’ or an ‘Historic Opportunity’? Food & Ag Organizations Respond to Trump Victory
November 7: Ag Funder News
Diets Cannot Be Sustainable Without Ensuring The Well-Being of Communities, Workers and Animals in Food Value Chains
October 11: Nature Food
Envisioning A More Equitable and Inclusive Farm Bill
September 27: Brookings Institution
Factory Farms Make Bad Neighbors. Folks Are Fighting Back
August 13: Modern Farmer
Pennsylvania Ag Leaders Ponder Support for Beginning Farmers
August 12: Lancaster Farming
The Essential Workers Missing From The Farm Bill
July 26: The Fern
Empowering Women in Agriculture
July 23: Down to Earth Podcast
Earth Matters: Big Oil Still Working Diligently to Sabotage Renewables; Critics Prematurely Bury EVs
July 21: Daily Kos
Op-ed: Farmers of Color Need Climate Action Now. The Farm Bill is Our Best Hope
July 15: Environmental Health News
Building a Just Food System: A Q&A with Regenerative Agriculture Lab Advisor Tagan Engel
July 2: Yale School of the Environment
Republican Rep Can't Believe Anyone Thinks Cutting $30 Billion From SNAP Would Hurt The Poor!
May 24: Wonkette
The House Proposed a New Farm Bill. This Will Affect Your Life—Even if You’re Not a Farmer. - Modern Farmer
May 24: Modern Farmer
House Farm Bill expands big programs, but sets up fight over SNAP and climate change
May 21: Spectrum News
Ag groups react to House GOP farm bill
May 20: The Fence Post
What They Are Are Saying: Groups Oppose Partisan Farm Bill
May 20: House Ag Press Release
Ag Groups React to House GOP Farm Bill
May 20: The Hagstrom Report
A Deep Dive on the Senate’s Farm Bill Proposal: the Rural Prosperity and Food Security Act of 2024
May 10: NSAC Blog
Funding for a Better Farm Bill Has Been Sparse and Inconsistent. Is That Changing?
April 9: Inside Philanthropy
Estancada la Ley del Campo.
April 8: Radio Bilingue
Estancada la Ley del Campo.
April 8: Radio Bilingue
HEAL Food Alliance Tackles the Farm Bill
April 3: The Checkout Podcast
How Food Industry Workers Want To Modernize The Farm Bill
April 3: Forbes
How to Be a Food Policy Advocate in Your Community
April 2: Modern Farmer
Lawmakers Consider Bill Restricting US Corporate Ownership of America’s Farmland
March 26: Hoosier Ag Today
US: Expert on Domestic Corporate Ag Land
March 25: Farmlandgrab.org
How Nausher Khan Of Red Rabbit Is Helping To Address The Growing Challenge Of Food Insecurity
March 7: Medium
What is food justice? Principles and benefits
March 6: Medical News Today
Equity Commission report calls for ‘sweeping’ changes at USDA
February 27: Ag Daily
The Essential Workers Missing From the Farm Bill
February 14: Mother Jones
Mejorar el sistema agrícola a través de alianzas y cooperación con Jose Oliva, HEAL Food Alliance
February 11: The Transcendent Farmer Podcast
House Democrats push forth their farm bill priorities
February 10: Ag Daily
Why the Farm Bill Matters
January 24: Heritage Radio Network
124 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2024!
January 3: Food Tank
2023 Media Mentions
Farmworker-Led Groups Push For Next Farm Bill to Include Worker Rights and Protections
December 7, 2023: Modern Farmer
Over 100 organizations call on Congress to pass farm bill to meet food challenges
December 6, 2023: The Packer
100 unlikely allies to Congress: Act on farm and food challenges
December 6, 2023: Ag Daily
Open Letter to Secretary Vilsack on Farm Labor
November 30, 2023: Morning Ag Clips
Dysfunctional Congress Left American Farm Workers in Limbo
October 18, 2023: The Messenger
From the Ground Up: Grassroots Movement Transforms Public Food Supply Chains, Paving the Way for Justice and Equity
October 10, 2023: Food Tank
Tlaib introduces Restaurant Workers Bill of Rights to improve the lives of restaurant workers
October 8, 2023: Press & Guide
Ask a Scientist: Will the New Farm Bill Transform the US Food System?
August 16, 2023: Clean Technica
New U.S. Senate bills are aimed at helping farm laborers
August 2, 2023: Ag Daily
California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla Introduces Bills to Strengthen USDA Support for Farm and Food System Workers
August 2, 2023: Sierra Sun Times
Threatened by Climate Change, Food Chain Workers Demand Labor Protections
July 31, 2023: Civil Eats
Booker Introduces Legislation to Protect Farmland from Corporate Consolidation
July 27, 2023: Insider NJ
Daybreak July 19: Farm and food worker groups hold congressional briefing
July 19, 2023: Agri-Pulse
Food & farmworkers press Congress on farm bill topics
July 18, 2023: Ag Daily
Learn about the fight for values-based food purchasing — and recommendations from a new report
July 11, 2023: Salon
Farm Credit Can Make or Break Farms. Should It Be More Equitable?
June 5, 2023: Civil Eats
Merger of grocery chains isn't good news for New Mexico customers
May 23, 2023: Santa Fe New Mexican
After lobbying in D.C., Idaho activist shares experience advocating for immigrant rights
May 21, 2023: Spokesman Review
Activists secure public contracts to advance food justice
May 17, 2023: America's Farm Report
After lobbying in D.C., Idaho activist shares experience advocating for immigrant rights
May 18, 2023: Idaho Capital Sun
Report Analyzes How Public Food Purchasing Can Promote Food Justice
May 17, 2023: Food and Power
Report: activists secure public contracts to advance food justice
May 16, 2023: FERN's Ag Insider
Farm bill should encourage transparency in loan access process
April 28, 2023: Ag Daily
La crisis climática y la agricultura.
April 27, 2023: Radio Bilingue
Welch introduces bill to hold corporations accountable for child labor violations
April 26, 2023: Vermont Biz
Farmers and Advocates See Opportunity for Climate Action and Racial Equity in the Upcoming Farm Bill
April 10, 2023: Food Print
Demystifying the US Farm Bill
April 7, 2023: Modern Farmer
‘Communities, Not Corporations’: Farmers March for Climate Action in D.C.
March 10, 2023: Modern Farmer
The Indigenous congressional climate push
March 8, 2023: Axios
Visiting D.C., farmers urge equity in USDA programs
March 8, 2023: Politico Pro
D.C. Press Conference Highlights Intersection of Agriculture, Science and Social Justice
March 8, 2023: Lancaster Farming
Farmers March for Urgent Climate Action in DC
March 8, 2023: Civil Eats
Progressive agriculture groups rally for land access, climate-smart policies in farm bill
March 8, 2023: Louisiana Illuminator
Farmers March on Washington to Demand Climate Legislation
March 8, 2023: Lancaster Farming
Farmers call for climate action in farm bill at Washington rally
March 8, 2023: Reuters
John Mellencamp Performs & Tells Farmers to ‘Keep Slugging’ at ‘Farmers for Climate Action’ Rally in D.C.
March 7, 2023: Billboard
Farmers and Activists Prepare to March for Climate Resilience
March 7, 2023: Lancaster Farming
Climate-ag rally center stage
March 6, 2023: Politico
Factory Farms Are Sourcing Their Cheap Labor From Prisons
March 6, 2023: Sentient Media
2022 Media Mentions
Illinois Tech Team awarded NSF grant to advance equity, sustainability, and resilience in Chicago’s food system
November 21, 2022: ScienMag
123 Food and Agriculture Organizations to Watch in 2023
December, 2022: Food Tank
FTC Extends Review Of Kroger, Albertsons $24.6B Deal
December 6, 2022: Law360
Over 20 Groups Urge FTC To Block Kroger-Albertsons Deal
December 1, 2022: Law360
Rethinking Food Culture Might Save Us
November 15, 2022: Non Profit Quarterly
Question for justices: Does California put US pigs in clover?
October 11, 2022: Roll Call
12 "Next Generation Agriculture Leaders" share their vision
October 4, 2022: Morning Ag Clips
Push to Reform Food Sector Through BIPOC, Immigrant-Owned Cooperatives
September 28, 2022: Public News Service
Groups seek president’s attention to food safety in upcoming Farm Bill
September 28, 2022: Food Safety News
Mayor Adams Appoints Qiana Mickie As Director Of New Mayor’s Office Of Urban Agriculture
September 21, 2022: NYC.gov
Coalition urges Biden to demand farm bill to ‘reflect your values
September 13, 2022: The Fence Post
Grants Fund Emergency Supports for Florida Farmworker Families
July 21, 2022: Public News Service
The pressure put on EPA over ‘factory farms’
July 21, 2022: Food Safety News
Climate, environmental groups want EPA to target CAFOs
July 19, 2022: Beef Magazine
Oakland Nonprofit Fills Community Fridges to Combat Hunger
July 18, 2022: Public News Service
MO Group Receives Grant to Support Immigrant, Refugee Meat-Plant Workers
July 14, 2022: Public News Service
HEAL Grant Bolsters Workers' Center Programs in Central NY
July 11, 2022: Public News Service
Reaching the next generation of Black farmers in Iowa
July 1, 2022: The Gazette
Why The California Furor Over Humanely Raised Pork Matters Everywhere
June 29, 2022: Forbes
Why Accountability May Be The Next Big Meat Industry Trend
June 8, 2022: Forbes
How Meat Processing Workers Are Fighting For Safer Working Conditions
May 3, 2022: Forbes
Navigating Tensions Within Capitalist Systems
April 12, 2022: MSC/Medium
Regenerative Agriculture Has a Big Race and Equity Issue, and It’s Not Going Away Anytime Soon
April 11, 2022: Well + Good
Rethinking Food Culture Might Save Us
April 4, 2022: Nonprofit Quarterly
Who Decides What’s Natural
March 29, 2022: Food Print
What a Surge in Union Organizing Means for Food and Farm Workers
March 21, 2022: Eater
Boxes of Vegetables as Medicine? Advocates Work Toward Food Justice
March 8, 2022: Public News Service
Public Leadership Program Aims to Bring Sustainable Food System to Illinois
March 7, 2022: Public News Service
What Consumers Should Ask About Precision Fermentation
March 2, 2022: Forbes
Incarceration, Abolition, and Liberating the Food System
January 17, 2022: Civil Eats
Why Food Price Inflation Is Not Inevitable
January 4, 2022: Forbes
2021 Media Mentions
Marla Larrave talks about the HEAL Food Alliance School of Political Leadership
November 10, 2021: Young Farmers Podcast
A Primer for Participatory Grantmaking
November 2, 2021: Nonprofit Quarterly
Meatpacking plants were big COVID spreaders, USDA says. What it means for Fresno area
October 27, 2021: Fresno Bee
USDA Offers Farmworkers and Meatpacking Workers $600 in COVID Relief
September 9, 2021: Civil Eats
I'm a Black Farmer. I've Been Waiting for Justice My Whole Life | Opinion
July 15, 2021: Newsweek
6 Commonly-Believed Myths About Eating for the Environment—and What To Focus On Instead
July 12, 2021: Well + Good
6 Commonly-Believed Myths About Eating for the Environment—and What To Focus On Instead
July 12, 2021: MSN
Navina Khanna on Food Sleuth
June 4, 2021: Food Sleuth
The Truth About Big Chicken
May 13, 2021: Serious Eats
To End Food Apartheid, Nonprofits Invest in BIPOC Leadership
May 12, 2021: Nonprofit Quarterly
HEALing our Food Systems with Navina Khanna
May 10, 2021: Foodie Pharmacology Podcast
The Importance Of Collective Impact On Local Food Systems
May 10, 2021: Giving Compass
FARM DEBT RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE FOR BIPOC PRODUCERS
May 4, 2021: NSAC Blog
The Rise of Guaranteed Income Programs Could Offer a Lifeline for Food Workers
May 4, 2021: Civil Eats
“One Planet. One Health” Amplifies Local Food Systems Solutions
May 1, 2021: Food Tank
“One Planet. One Health” Initiative Grant Program to Advance Stronger and More Sustainable Food Systems
April 6, 2021: AP News
Food Apartheid: Racialized Access to Healthy Affordable Food
April 2, 2021: NRDC Blog
Eat Well: 16 People Redefining Healthy Eating
March 30, 2021: SELF Magazine
Op-ed: An Afro-Indigenous Approach to Agriculture and Food Security
March 26, 2021: Civil Eats
Who Is Tom Vilsack?
March 23, 2021: Who Is? Podcast: Now This News
3 Research Questions Could Hold the Key to Sustainable Eating
March 17, 2021: EcoWatch
One recipe for radical change within the global food system
March 11, 2021: Green Biz
Agriculture and race: The complexities of rhetoric and reaction
Feb 24, 2021: AG DAILY
A Burgeoning Food Justice Movement Rises in Black America
Feb 24, 2021: Nonprofit Quarterly
The Activists Working to Remake the Food System
Feb 19, 2021: New York Times
Seven Ways to Fight for Food Justice
Feb 18, 2021: Food Tank
OEFFA discusses paths forward for sustainable ag at annual conference
Feb 17, 2021: Farm & Dairy
Will Biden’s Food and Agriculture Appointees Live Up to His Promises on Racial Justice?
Feb 10, 2021: Civil Eats
Ten months into pandemic, Rochelle Foods and Illinois health department still at odds over COVID-19
Feb 9, 2021: Investivate Midwest
Why Technology Needs To Support The Food System
Feb 5, 2021: Giving Compass
The Food System Needs More than a Digitally Skilled Workforce, Experts Say
Feb 1, 2021: Food Tank
Advocates Call for Shift in US Agriculture Policy to Benefit Black Farmers
Feb 1, 2021: Nonprofit Quarterly
Groups Call on White House to Enact Merger Moratorium in Food and Agriculture Industries
Jan 28, 2021: Common Dreams
How the Biden administration can protect frontline food system workers
Jan 28, 2021: Facing South
A New Policy Platform to Navigate the Intersection of Food and Technology
Jan 27, 2021: Food Tank
After 10 months of minimal oversight, Biden orders OSHA to get to work
Jan 26, 2021: The Counter
Chicagoland’s COVID-19 Jungle
Jan 22, 2021: The Progressive Magazine
Can a Divided Nation Make Its Food System More Fair?
Jan 22, 2021: Cleveland Scene
OEFFA Conference going virtual this year
Jan 19, 2021: Farm World
When Disaster Strikes, Local Farms Step Up
Jan 18, 2021: Taste Cooking
Podcast — Navina Khanna, executive director of the HEAL Food Alliance
Jan 12, 2021: The Packer
Does Regenerative Agriculture Have a Race Problem?
Jan 5, 2021: Civil Eats
2020 Media Mentions
Biden’s choice to lead USDA is sparking a broad backlash. Here’s why.
Dec 10, 2020: The Counter
121 Food Organizations to Watch in 2021
Dec 1, 2020: Food Tank
Meatpacking Workers With COVID-19 Symptoms Are Still Being Forced to Work
Nov 18, 2020: Jacobin
Tyson Foods Suspends Employees After Lawsuit Alleges Managers Bet On Workers Catching Covid-19
Nov 20, 2020: The Moguldum Nation
Biden’s Dirty Dozen: 160+ groups say corporate Dem Heitkamp is ‘Wrong Choice’ for USDA
Nov 18, 2020: Red, Green & Blue
160+ Organizations Urge President-Elect Biden to Withdraw Heidi Heitkamp from Consideration for USDA Secretary
Nov 17, 2020: Common Dreams
Progressives have knives out for Heitkamp as USDA race intensifies
Nov 16, 2020: Politico
Here's How Meatpacking Corporations Could Protect Workers From COVID-19—and What They're Doing
Oct 22, 2020: Common Dreams
Meatpacking Workers Say Attendance Policy Forces Them To Work With Potential COVID-19 Symptoms
Oct 21, 2020: Pulitzer Center
14 Latinx Food Change Makers
September, 2020: Food Tank
8 Groups Working Toward Food Justice
Sept 4, 2020: Wiki.ezvid
Workers Keeping Americans Fed Are Going Hungry in the Heartland
Sept 2, 2020: Bloomberg
4 Nourishment Production Specialists Share Their Hopes For Healthful Eating In 2021
Sept 1, 2020: Globe Stats
Workers deserve protection from COVID-19. The agency responsible for that doesn't care
Aug 31, 2020: NBC
In 2021 For Healthy Eating 4 Food Industry Experts Share Their Hopes
Jul 24, 2020: News Headline USA
Meatpackers hit for discrimination against workers of color in virus protection
Jul 16, 2020: People's World
Well+Good TALKS: The Future of Healthy Eating in 2020 and Beyond
July 16, 2020: Well + Good
BIPOC-Led Groups Call Out Kellogg, Rockefeller, and Walmart on Bad Practice
Jul 15, 2020: Nonprofit Quarterly
Poultry worker advocates allege civil rights violations by major corporations
July 13, 2020: Facing South
As coronavirus ravaged meatpackers, minorities bore the brunt. Now worker groups say Tyson and JBS violated the Civil Rights Act
July 12, 2020: Washington Post
Complaint alleges racial discrimination at major meat processors
July 10, 2020: Meat + Poultry
Racial discrimination lawsuit filed against JBS
July 10, 2020: Times Republican
Tyson, JBS plants targets of coronavirus lawsuits alleging racial discrimination
July 9, 2020: Fox Business
Worker advocates file meat plants discrimination complaint
Jul 9, 2020: CBS
Workers’ Rights Groups File Civil Rights Complaint Against Packers
July 8, 2020: Pork Business
Tyson Meatpackers Said to Need More Protection From Coronavirus
Jul 6, 2020: Bloomberg
How will farms and restaurants emerge from coronavirus? We asked the experts
Apr 20, 2020: Grist
2019 Media Mentions
Food & Race: 10 Years of Creating a More Just Food System
Dec 10, 2019: Civil Eats
A new recipe for Buffalo: collaboration around food for economic freedom
Nov 20, 2019: Buffalo News
Institutional Food Has a Sourcing Problem. This Coalition is Trying to Fix It.
Oct 25, 2019: Civil Eats
Coalition presses food service companies to improve food sourcing
Oct 22, 2019: FERN Ag Insider
A Political Moment For Food Systems Change Takes Hold in the Midwest
Sept 28, 2019: Salon
With Petition to Congress, 100,000+ People Demand Green New Deal 'That Fixes Our Food System'
July 19, 2019: Common Dreams
After a Decade of Food Access Work, Are People Eating Any Healthier?
June 4, 2019: Civil Eats
In new ag platform, Warren pledges to take on Big Ag
March 27, 2019: FERN Ag Insider
Organizing Brings a Big Win to Boston’s Good Food Movement
March 22, 2019: Nonprofit Quarterly
3 Minutes on the Food Movement: Progress is Evident
March 19, 2019: Flipping the Table Podcast
Rallying the Troops: Farmers Around the U.S. Head to Iowa to Call for Better Agricultural Policy
March 1, 2019: Food Tank
14 Organizations Changing the Face of America’s Farmers
Feb 14, 2019: Food Tank
2018 Media Mentions
‘Top Chef’ Needs To Invite One Of These Indigenous Chefs On Their Show
Nov 28, 2018: UPROXX
Leah Penniman on her new book, ‘Farming While Black’
Oct 17, 2018: FERN Ag Insider
New Campaign Launches to Reform Unjust Business Practices of Foodservice Giants
Sept 1, 2018: Food Tank
Big Food Paybacks to Cafeteria Operators Spark Controversy
Sept 13, 2018: Food & Power
Can a Prison Strike Improve Food for the Incarcerated?
Sept 11, 2018: Eater
Will the 2018 Prison Strike Mean Better Meals for People Inside?
Sept 7, 2018: Civil Eats
2017 Media Mentions
How Monopolies Make Gender Inequality Worse
Dec 20, 2017: Forbes
Climate Change is devastating our food and farming communities. This is what we can do next.
Nov 9, 2017: Huffington Post]
Race and Food are Intertwined. Here’s How We Can Do Better.
Oct 20, 2017: Civil Eats
Slow Food Nations to Take Stock of Progress - and Challenges - of the Growing Food Movement
July 11, 2017: Civil Eats
#MayDay Actions in 7 Scenes
May 1, 2017: Colorlines
Protest groups to unite as "The Majority" for massive actions across the country on May 1
April 28, 2017: Mic
New Coalition Unites Movements to Overcome Dr. King’s ‘Giant Triplets’
April 27, 2017: Rewire
Why are the People Who Feed Us Struggling to Feed Themselves?
April 24, 2017: Rootstock Radio
50+ Activist Organizations Unite as 'The Majority' to Advocate for Collective Justice
Mar 23, 2017: Colorlines
Just Food Conference Brings Latinos to the Table on Food Activism
March 17, 2017: NBC News
