Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) is excited to announce the recipients of its Farmers of Color Network Infrastructure Fund grants.
RAFI-USA seeks a talented individual to provide high-level technical assistance and program coordination for direct marketing farmers of color and local food markets. This individual will support the creation of alternative local food markets for food producers and farmers of color.
Aaron Johnson recently joined members of the Socially Responsible Agriculture Project team to discuss the current efforts to strengthen the Packers & Stockyards Act. Watch this Facebook Live session.
David Allen is RAFI-USA’s Program Coordinator for Come to the Table. David shares a little about his journey from Shelby, NC to RAFI-USA.
For years, we’ve issued action alerts and policy updates around important policy issues so that they can speak up to their representatives and key policymakers about policies that affect their lives. This year, we’re expanding the ways that you can engage in our policy work through the creation of our new Policy Action Network.
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) seeks a talented individual to provide technical assistance on climate-smart conservation practices and NRCS programs to BIPOC farmers throughout the Southeast, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) seeks a talented individual to provide farm business and financial planning technical assistance to BIPOC farmers throughout the Southeast to increase access to FSA loan programs and strengthen farm operations. Â
Tierra Fértil is a worker-owned, Hispanic cooperative in Hendersonville, NC. They are not only growing food, but creating a tangible impact in their local community through a mutual aid model that values collective power, solidarity, and entrepreneurship.Â
Check out a video of a webinar in which we explored best practices for working with your local FSA office. After tips and practices were shared, two farmers detailed their experience and advice.