Margaret Krome-Lukens, Author at Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA

Margaret Krome-Lukens

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Margaret is the Come to the Table Senior Program Manager, including working on RAFI’s Come to the Table Conference, planning and hosting trainings and workshops, and working on CTTT publications. Prior to joining RAFI-USA, she worked as a farm hand and manager on farms in the Triangle, and most recently ran the SNAP/EBT program at the Carrboro Farmers’ Market. She holds a BA in International Studies from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College. Margaret is an impulse-buyer of flowering plants, Aikido nerd, mama to one of the world’s exceptional dogs, and a nap enthusiast.

Community Conversation Series: “What Does Community Disaster Resilience Look Like?”

Join RAFI-USA and Rural Forward NC online on July 14, 2020 from 6-8pm for a Community Conversation with Pastor Anthony Gibson and Dr. Dawn Baldwin Gibson of Peletah Ministries.

Support the ‘Relief for America’s Small Farmers’ Act

RAFI-USA endorses the Relief for America’s Small Farmers Act to provide debt relief to small family farms. The most rapid way to ease financial pressures on farmers who are most at risk is forgiveness of USDA direct loan debt.

Take Action: Ask the NC General Assembly to expand Medicaid

The COVID-19 pandemic is a crisis on a scale we haven’t seen before. As those who have the ability and means to self-isolate stay at home, essential workers continue to keep our health care, food, transportation and other systems running.

Take Action: Relief Should Support Farm Families – Not Big Ag

The USDA is deciding how to spend the more than $23.5 billion earmarked for farmers impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. They have already had discussions with Corporate Agriculture representatives on how to spend the money, dividing up what was meant for small, independent family farmers. RAFI-USA encourages everyone to email their Congressional representatives and ask for help.

Spirit, Power, and Connection: Community Conversations

Announcing RAFI-USA’s 2020 Come to the Table Community Conversations Series.

Come to the Table 2017 Evaluation Summary

Check out our report on the Come to the Table 2017 Conference, “Bridging Divides: Cultivating Food and Faith Connections.”