We’re working to “Shift the Farm Bill” through three key strategies:
Connecting policymakers with community leaders and advocacy organizations to identify shared priorities, such as through our Capitol Hill roundtable on universal nutritional security and sustainable farmer opportunity, the Eva Clayton Rural Food Forum, and our Congressional Food System Staffer Appreciation Day. Together, these events brought together more than 300 advocates, activists, and decision-makers, including more than 100 federal staff and policymakers.
Supporting alternatives to the Farm Bill, like Representative Earl Blumenauer’s (OR-03) Food and Farm Act. On March 29th, we are hosting a Shift the Farm Bill: A Call for Reform kickoff to introduce the 2023 Food and Farm Act, including a panel discussion with Gene Baur, national food advocates, and Rep. Blumenauer. The event will be followed by 14 satellite events to “Shift the Farm Bill” across the country, including at 11 colleges and universities. Register to join our livestream of the kickoff event here.
Building pathways to shift federal food system investments through our upcoming “Food System Shift” roadmap series. These roadmaps build on our 2021 comments to the USDA on the food system, co-signed by 90+ organizations representing more than 20 million members, as well as our subsequent two years of outreach to more than 2,500 organizations. The roadmaps will provide both a holistic overview and in-depth analysis on specific shifts in investment, serving as a foundation for future collaboration with academics, journalists, practitioners, activists, and organizers working to build more just, sustainable, plant-based food systems.
