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School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling: Five Questions From Session 5
March 29, 2023
Come to the Table’s School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling (SFJFS) held its fifth session on March 16, featuring a presentation from writer, preacher, community-cultivator, and Assistant Director for Partnerships and Fellowships at Yale University’s Center for Public Theology and Public Policy, Jonathan Wilson-Hartrgrove.Â
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RAFI-USA Joins A Greener World in a Climate-Smart Partnership
March 28, 2023
Announcing that RAFI-USA is joining together with A Greener World and the Soil Health Institute for a climate-smart project to increase accessibility to regenerative farming practices and markets for small and or "underserved producers."
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School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling: Five Insights From Session 4
March 22, 2023
Come to the Table’s School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling (SFJFS) held its fourth session on March 2, featuring a presentation from RAFI-USA Program Manager Aaron Johnson on corporate consolidation in the food system and its connection to faith communities and theology.
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Deadlines Extended for CSP and EQIP
March 15, 2023
The deadlines have been extended for USDA's CSP and EQIP program assistance with Inflation Reduction Act Funding: Southeast U.S .and Caribbean Area Applications Are due in March or April. This blog will walk you through what you need to know and provide contact for RAFI-USA technical assistance providers.
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Advancing Congregation-Supported Agriculture
March 14, 2023
Come to the Table's mission is to empower faith communities to participate in the creation of a just food system. In light of our mission, we are excited to offer up to six small grants to rural United Methodist Churches to support mutually beneficial partnerships with farmers of color from RAFI-USA's Farmers of Color Network.
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School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling: Five Insights From Session 3
March 14, 2023
Come to the Table’s School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling (SFJFS) held its third session on February 16, featuring a presentation on the state of farming, and specifically farmers of color, in the U.S.
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USDA Debt and Discrimination Relief
March 9, 2023
On October 18, USDA made an announcement regarding the first of several phases of critical debt relief assistance to farmers. This blog summarizes what debt relief has already occurred and what farmers may expect next.Â
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Take Action: Support the Agriculture Resilience Act
March 6, 2023
Help amplify our voices while we’re in Washington Monday-Wednesday, we are asking you — our community of farmers, advocates, and concerned citizens — to send a message to your representatives urging them to make climate change policy a priority in the 2023 Farm Bill and to support the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA)
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