A NYS FARM BILL CAMPAIGN
Your invited to
Power of Narrative: Creating An Equitable Food & Farm Bill
a film screening event | register
To request ASL interpretation, email info@foodforthespirit.org before April 15, 2024.
WHAT IS THE FARM BILL?
The Farm Bill is a federal law renewed every five years that governs our farm and food policy. With the most recent Farm Bill set to expire September 2023, we have an opportunity to reshape our food system and build upon lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, which highlighted the importance of local food systems and supply chains.
Photo credit: La Semilla Farm Bill Zine
CAMPAIGN HISTORY
Equity Advocates, Black Farmers United NYS , and Food for the Spirit co-led a months-long series of listening sessions, prioritizing hearing from Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) farmers, producers, & practitioners in NY State. Over 300 New Yorkers shared how the 2023 Farm Bill can better support them in terms of land access, urban agriculture, climate change, nutrition, regional food systems, and more.
The resulting policy platform represents a collective voice from NYS food leaders, farmers, gardeners, land stewards, producers and advocates.
Learn more about the Farm Bill and our campaign here.
ACT NOW: Farm Bill Advocacy Toolkit
Call your members of Congress! Right now the Senate and House Agriculture Committees are drafting the 2023 Farm Bill legislation and New Yorkers have 3 representatives sitting on those committees:
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
Rep. Marc Molinaro
Rep. Nick Langworthy
Let them know that their support is vital in creating a more equitable food system. You can use our call script.
ADVOCACY Updates
You are invited to a virtual film screening event entitled “Power of Narrative: Creating An Equitable Food & Farm Bill”, marking the culmination of our coalition’s farm bill campaign
Date: April 19, 2024
Time: 2:30 pm - 4pm EST | 11:30 am - 1 pm PT
Register: https://shorturl.at/ejrE9