[Giselle Bruskewitz]

Thank you everyone for joining the call yesterday! It was grounding to see 400 people show up and remember we are not alone. Thank you to the organizers for bringing us together and providing space and direction!

@andyollove would you be willing to share a link to the resources you all have for collective organizing in CA? It would be great to share that toolkit with folks here in Iowa. If you are working on a shared google resource, I can also sit tight.

[Susan Lightfoot Schempf]

Thanks Giselle! Given the news on Friday, which seems to indicate that all LFPA and LFPA+ agreements will be honored through their period of performance, that reimbursements are resuming on those, and that the LFPA’25 agreements are all being cancelled, we likely need to pivot our advocacy strategy slightly. Telling the story of impact in our communities is absolutely critical!

We’re creating a google drive for all these materials to be shared – will be sure to get out to the whole group early this week. Thanks for your patience!

[Andy Ollove]

morning ! chatting with susan about best way to share everything. will have it today !

[Butte County Local Food Network]

Carey Gillam is interested in talking with people who have been impacted by the freeze to possibly do a story. She is an investigative writer, formerly from Reuters, who has focuses on Ag lots. She wrote the book The Monsanto Papers and Whitewash. I reached out to her after the zoom yesterday. I’m sure she’d love to talk to policy folks, also. Here is her website. https://careygillam.com/ I can connect you to her or you can reach out to her from her website.

[Butte County Local Food Network]

Carey Gillam is going to do a piece on the LFPA freeze and potential cancellation. She wants to talk to folks about the impact on your communities. https://careygillam.com/ She has asked for people’s names and orgs. You can contact me and I’ll connect you or you can contact her directly at [email protected].

[Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Food Distribution Program]

We got word on Friday. March 7th, that reimbursements are being processed. Funding will be available through the performance period and no extensions will be offered at this time.

We also received a termination notice for LFPA25.