Organizational Support
Over 220 organizations from across the country have officially endorsed the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act, and are encouraging their elected members in Congress to co-sponsor this important piece of legislation. Full text of the letter is included below.
Dear Members of Congress:
We the undersigned fully endorse the Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act (S. 1773, H.R. 3286) that was introduced on Tuesday, November 1 by Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, along with 35 original co-sponsors.
The legislation helps farmers and ranchers by addressing production, aggregation, processing, marketing, and distribution needs to access growing local and regional food markets. The bill also assists consumers by improving access to healthy food. The measure provides secure farm bill funding for critically important programs that support family farms, expand new farming opportunities, create rural jobs, and invest in the local food and agriculture economy. We urge you to support this comprehensive bill that will improve upon existing farm programs to effectively foster local and regional food system development.
National
- Center for Race, Poverty, and the Environment
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Community Food Security Coalition
- The Cornucopia Institute
- Crawford Stewardship Project
- Environmental Working Group
- Equity Trust, Inc.
- Fair Food Network
- Farm Aid
- Food Animal Concerns Trust
- Food Democracy Now!
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
- Institute for Social and Economic Development (ISED)
- Izaak Walton League of America
- Local Harvest CSA
- National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
- National Center for Appropriate Technology
- National Farmers Union
- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
- National Organic Coalition
- National Young Farmers’ Coalition
- Organic Farming Research Foundation
- Organic Trade Association
- Organic Valley
- Pesticide Action Network
- Renewing the Countryside
- Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
- School Food FOCUS National Office
- Slow Food USA
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Women, Food, and Agriculture Network
Arizona
- Local Food Concepts
Arkansas
- ARDWG – Sustainable Agri Group
- Delta Land & Community
California
- California Farmers Union
- CCOF
- Center for Land-Based Learning
- Center for Race, Poverty, and the Environment
- Classic Organic
- Community Alliance with Family Farmers
- Crane Creek Growers
- Mar Vista Farmers Market
- Organic Farming Research Foundation
- Pesticide Action Network
- PolicyLink
Connecticut
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Connecticut
- Wholesome Wave
District of Columbia
- Columbia Heights Community Marketplace
- Environmental Working Group
- ISED – Institute for Social & Economic Development
- National Association of Development Organizations (NADO)
- National Farmers Union
- National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Florida
- AGvocacy, LLC.
- Florida Certified Organic Growers & Consumers, Inc. (FOG)
- Slow Food First Coast
- Slow Food Glades to Coast
Georgia
- Environment Georgia
- Georgia Organics
- Historic Westside Gardens, Inc.
Idaho
- Idaho’s Bounty Co-op
Illinois
- Angelic Organics Learning Center
- Bush Homeowners and Tenants Association
- Central Illinois Farm Beginnings
- Chicago Botanic Garden
- Chicago Honey Co-op
- Downtown Bloomington Farmers’ Market
- Door to Door Organics
- Edible Economy Project
- Evanston Food Council
- Food Animal Concerns Trust
- Food Works
- Glenwood Sunday Market
- Good Earth Food Alliance LLC
- Healthy Dining Chicago
- Illinois Farmers Market Network
- Illinois Organic Growers Association
- Illinois Stewardship Alliance
- Liberty Prairie Foundation
- North Central Illinois Farmer Network
- The Land Connection
Iowa
- Food Democracy Now!
- Iowa Environmental Council
- Leopold Group, Southeast Iowa chapter of Iowa Sierra Club
- Local Harvest CSA
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference
- National Center for Appropriate Technology
- Practical Farmers of Iowa
- Women, Food and Agriculture Network
Kansas
- Kansas Rural Center
Maine
- Belfast Co-op
- Coastal Enterprises, Inc.
- Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association
- Maine Sustainable Agriculture Society
- Maine Centers for Women, Work and Community
- Somerset Grist Mill Crossroads
Maryland
- Crossroads Community Food Network
- Izaak Walton League of America
- Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
- Montgomery Countryside Alliance
- Recycled Cities
- Future Harvest CASA
Massachusetts
- Berkshire Co-op
- Berkshire Grown
- Boston Area Gleaners
- Cambridge Farmers Market
- Equity Trust, Inc.
- Farm Aid
- Field to Table
- Franklin County Community Development Corporation
- Lutheran Social Service of New England
- New England Small Farm Institute
- New Entry Sustainable Farming Project
- Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of Massachusetts
- Old Rochester Farmers’ Market
- Real Pickles
- Rural Votes
- Slow Food Boston
- Slow Food Martha’s Vineyard
- The Carrot Project
- The Lost Arts Collaborative / Captain Pollard’s Flintlock Farm
- Union of Concerned Scientists
Michigan
- Food System Economic Partnership
- Friends of the Land of Keweenaw (FOLK)
- Growing Hope
- Michigan Food and Farming Systems
- Michigan Land Use Institute
- Northwest Michigan Council of Governments
- Northwest Michigan Food & Farming Network
- Skinny Farm of Scio
- Slow Food Huron Valley
- Sustainable Community Farms
- Oryana Natural Foods Market
Minnesota
- CAPI
- Institute for Agriculture and Trade PolicyGreater Minneapolis Council of Churches
- The Hmong American Farmers Association
- Kids for Saving Earth
- Lakewinds Natural Food Coop
- Land Stewardship Project
- Lorentz Meats
- Mill City Farmers Market
- Minnesota Farmer’s Market Association
- Minnesota FoodShare
- Minnesota Food Association
- Renewing the Countryside
- River Market Community Co-op
- Stevens Square Farmers Market
- Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota
- Village Farmers Market
- Wedge Community Co-op
Mississippi
- Mississippians Engaged in Greener Agriculture
- Rainbow Natural Grocery Cooperative
Missouri
- Catholic Charities of Kansas City- St. Joseph
Montana
- AmeriCorps
- National Center for Appropriate Technology
Nebraska
- Center for Rural Affairs
- Nebraska Sustainable Agriculture Society
New Hampshire
- Concord Cooperative Market
- Granite State Fish
- Manchester Food Co-op
- New Hampshire Association of Conservation Districts
- Sea Coast Eat Local
New Jersey
- City Green, Inc.
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey
New Mexico
- New Mexico Acequia Association
- Taos County Economic Development Corp
New York
- Abundance Cooperative Market
- CUNY Food Studies Collective
- Fresh Start Market
- Hawthorn Valley Farm
- Hunger Action Network of NYS
- Just Food
- National Organic Coalition
- National Young Farmers’ Coalition
- NOFA Interstate Council
- Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York
- School Food FOCUS National Office
- Slow Food USA
- Small Scale Food Processors Association of New York
- SNAP Gardens
North Carolina
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
- Chatham Marketplace
- Eastern Carolina Organics
- Northeast Pasture Consortium
- RAFI-USA
- Tidal Creek Cooperative Food Market
Ohio
- Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association
- Ohio Environmental Council
Oregon
- Adelante Mujeres
- Central Oregon Food Policy Council
- Community Food Security Coalition
- Friends of Family Farmers
- Montavilla Farmers Market
- Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesticides
- Oregon Tilth
- Rogue Farm Corps
- Rogue Valley Farm to School
- Silverton Health/Wellspring Marketplace
- Thrive
Pennsylvania
- Fay-Penn Economic Development Council
- Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
- The Food Trust
Rhode Island
- Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Tennessee
- Arugula’s Star of Neal Family Farms, L.P.
- Community Food Advocates
- Grow Memphis
- Nashville Grown
- Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee
- Tennessee Alliance for Progress
- Tennessee Obesity Taskforce/ Vanderbilt Institute for Obesity and Metabolism
Texas
- CASA Del Llano
- Sustainable Food Center
- Texas A&M Health Science Center: College of Medicine: Holistic Medical Society
- Texas Mexico Border Coalition CBO
Vermont
- Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society
- Intervale Community Farm
- New England Farmers Union
- Organic Trade Association
- Putney Food Co-op
- Quaker Earthcare Witness
- Upper Valley Food Co-op
- Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund
- Vermont Vegetable and Berry Growers
Virginia
- Appalachian Sustainable Development
- Bean Hollow Organics
- Farmers Market Coalition
- Virginia Association for Biological Farming
Washington
- Seattle Farmers Market Association
- Washington State Farmers Market Association
- Washington Sustainable Food & Farming Network
- Tilth Producers of Washington
Wisconsin
- Abundant Garden Life
- Crawford Stewardship Project
- Edible Madison
- Family Farm Defenders
- Madison Area CSA Coalition
- Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
- Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service
- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
- Organic Valley
- REAP Food Group
- Sustain Rural Wisconsin Network
- The Cornucopia Institute
- The CSA Coalition
- Valley Stewardship Network
- Wisconsin Local Food Network
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