• Farm to Food Assistance

  Take the Farm to Food Assistance Survey!

  Posted by Melony Edwards on October 21, 2022 at 12:10 PM

  Good day friends,

  We are reaching out to you because of your commitment to building connections between local farmers and food insecure communities. Programs that link communities facing hunger with free, locally grown food while also paying farmers a fair price are a powerful way to build community food security and resilience. The recently announced USDA-AMS Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement program has also created a ton of new activity and opportunity in this arena. The Wallace Center is working in partnership with Duke World Food Policy Center to capture and amplify the impacts and challenges of these programs to decision-makers, funders, and the USDA.

  As a leader committed to advancing farmer viability and food security, we need to hear from you! Complete this survey to help us all better understand this growing market channel so we can collectively continue to support farmers’ fair wages while increasing community food security. This survey will contribute to reports and outreach efforts to make Farm to Food Assistance Programs like your own more sustainable and effective. The Wallace Center will also use it to design relevant technical assistance to support your work.

  We will be entering survey participants in a raffle to win $250. The survey will be open until November 18th. Your support can go further by helping us spread the word and sharing the survey with your networks!

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  About the Survey:

  The Wallace Center is committed to understanding and supporting Farm to Food Assistance programs that provide communities with free local and healthy food that is purchased from producers at fair market prices. We created this survey in collaboration with Duke World Food Policy Center and a panel of advisors running these programs in their communities to better understand the many types of farm to food assistance approaches that exist in the US, their challenges, their economic impact, and their funding needs. We will use what we learn to create tailored technical assistance for people managing and organizing these programs. The information collected will also help us understand what is working so we can advocate for lasting solutions that make our communities healthier, more connected, and more resilient. This survey is made possible with support from a USDA Local Food Promotion Program grant. You can learn more about our work supporting Farm to Food Assistance efforts here.

  Thank you in advance for your participation in the survey and for your ongoing efforts to support your local farmers and community members. Please reach out to Ellie ([email protected]) or Melony ([email protected]) with any questions or concerns.

  The Wallace Center

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