SAC’s Grassroots Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill
The Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s Grassroots Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill walks you through each of thirty-four 2008 Farm Bill programs most important to sustainable agriculture, serving both as a “report from the trenches” of what survived the most recent farm bill fight, and as a guide to new policies and funding opportunities for farmers, ranchers, and grassroots organizations.
Each program within each chapter follows the format: 1) the basic intent of the farm bill program, including eligibility requirements, 2) changes that the 2008 Farm Bill makes to the program if it was initially authorized in a previous bill, 3) legislative citations, 4) funding levels, 5) implementation information, and 6) the contact information for the respective administrative office within the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s Grassroots Guide to the 2008 Farm Bill is a resource to help farmers, ranchers, rural entrepreneurs, conservationists, and rural and urban community-based organizations take advantage of what the Farm Bill programs have to offer. The Grassroots Guide is also a source of information for ongoing opportunities to participate in the policy-making process, so that the sustainable agriculture movement can continue to grow more powerful and have a voice in shaping better policies.
A pdf version of this Guide is available here. If you would like to order a printed copy of this Guide, please click here (it’s the first choice on the donation page).