Watch a HEAL Food Alliance webinar video on corporate consolidation in our food system. RAFI-USA Executive Director Edna Rodriguez is a member of the panel.
The Racial Wealth Gap Learning Simulation is an interactive tool that helps people understand the connections among racial equity, hunger, poverty, and wealth. All are welcome.
Join RAFI-USA, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - North Carolina, Partners in Health and Wholeness, and North Carolina Agromedicine Institute for this series of events focused on the intersection of mental health, faith communities, and rural communities.
On September 9, we joined with several other organizations to present an NC State Candidates Forum on the topics of farming, food, and hunger. We invited candidates from both sides of the aisle to join us running for the offices of Labor Commissioner, Agriculture Commissioner, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Lieutenant Governor.
In recent years, some NC landowners have been presented with the opportunity to sign oil and gas leases, which give companies the right to conduct hydraulic fracturing (fracking). At the same time, lawmakers have debated the merits of active oil and gas industries in NC, leading to new laws and regulations governing the industries.
There’s a new crop insurance option now available for diversified farmers – Whole Farm Revenue Insurance –and a recent national webinar will help farmers understand whether it’s right for them.
The National Center for Appropriate Technology, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and RAFI are holding a webinar on January 21, 2015, at 3:00 pm EST to discuss the Risk Management Agency’s new Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) policy.
Farm Advocate Training Module #2. When the Phone Rings: Guidelines for Initial Farmer to Advocate Conversations---This webinar explained what happens when a farmer first calls an advocate or advocacy organization.