Month: April 2020
Fight or Flight
Updates, news & resources to tackle the challenges ahead One of our farmers, Bob Braun of Pigeon River Farm, delivering eggs to a local food pantry as part of our fundraiser to ‘Help Farms Feed Hungry Families.’ Dear Rebecca, I hope this finds you well and ready for another week of “challenges and opportunities.” I …
STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Leadership from Farm Production And Conservati on and Rural Development Update Stakeholders On Accessing SBA Relief Programs
STAKEHOLDER ANNOUNCEMENT: USDA Leadership from Farm Production And Conservation and Rural Development Update Stakeholders On Accessing SBA Relief Programs (April 24, 2020) USDA’s Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Bill Northey and Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand today held a joint announcement to provide guidance from the respective agencies on the …
Apr. 2020 🐝 Food & Farming Policy News
How is COVID-19 affecting policy? We take a look from all angles. View this email in your browser Dear Rebecca, Talk about a time to start as policy director for CFSA! My name is Nick Wood and I’m excited to be joining the team at CFSA. Since this is my first time writing for The …
PMC’s and Collaborations: A Recipe for Pollinators Conservation Success
The USDA NRCS Big Flats Plant Materials Center collaborates with many private, local, state and other federal agencies to improve pollinator habitat throughout the Northeast, US. You are subscribed to HQ Plants for USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This information has recently been updated, and is now available.
The families at the Interfaith Food Pantry
On Earth Day, feed people in need and support farms Dear Rebecca, Today is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, and there's no better way to celebrate than by supporting sustainable farmers feeding people in need! The Interfaith Food Pantry in Portage County, Wisconsin serves around 230 families twice a month, where every $1 …
What happened this week
And a word from our Compliance Team Dear Rebecca, We’ve reached the end of another week, and for many of us this new “abnormal” is starting to settle into an odd routine. Headlines continue to alternately disturb and give hope, along with more immediate concerns--whether financial, social or health-related. Like last week, in the absence …
North Carolina Small Farm Association 