The pandemic exposed major issues in the U.S. food system: hunger and food insecurity and the need for stable and lucrative market channels for small farms. Efforts to scale solutions to both these problems have multiplied in the last two years, as food pantries, food banks, state and federal government programs, and mutual aid efforts worked to connect local farms to food access programs. The results are creative, systems level solutions that work for the farmer and for people in need.
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| Title | Author | Description | Year | Tags |
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| Operationalizing Equity | Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems, Arizona State University | This study explores how state governments are using LFPA and LFS funding to develop or … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Annotated Bibliography on Structural Racism Present in the U.S. Food System 10th Edition | Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems | The annotated bibliography provides current research and outreach on structural racism in the U.S. food … | 2023 | Equitable Food Oriented Development, Farm to Food Assistance, Racial Equity |
| Illinois Local Food Purchasing Assistance Listening Session Learnings | University of Illinois Extension | In early 2023, before we started rolling out LFPA, Illinois Extension conducted 30 listening sessions … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Funding Sources for Food Related Businesses | Jamie Rahrig, Rich Pirog, Jazmin Bolan-Williamson, Rachel Kelly, Anel Guel, Nick McCann, Abigail Harper, Evan Kutz, Taylor Wimberg, Emily Kim | The eighth edition of this directory provides an overview of various financing sources available to … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance, Funding and Fundraising |
| Local Farmers Encouraged to Join Wisconsin Food Directory | Volume One | New (LFPA) program allows farmers to add products to a public directory, support local food … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Farm to Food Bank- Stopping Food Waste at the Source | Hunter College New York City Food Policy Center | A listing of the organizations that are working to reduce the amount of food that … | 2021 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Yes, Nonprofits, You Can Lobby | Bolder Advocacy | Getting involved in the legislative process and policy debates is not just an appropriate role … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| What is Lobbying | Bolder Advocacy | This fact sheet provides an overview of how lobbying is defined for organizations that measure … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| When Does Your Activity Become Lobbying | Bolder Advocacy | When does the clock start ticking? You must begin measuring your lobbying activity when the … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Using Networks To Build Collaborative and Equitable Food Systems | Rich Pirog & Marcus A. Coleman | This brief focuses on local food systems as vehicles for collaboration and racial equity among … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association FarmsSHARE Network Map | FarmSHARE | Map of Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, FarmsSHARE Network Map partners from 2022 – the network … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| 2023 LAMP Stakeholder Toolkit | USDA AMS | 2023 LAMP Stakeholder Toolkit | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| An Oasis in the Desert Walker River Paiute Tribe Builds a Food Pantry in Response to Covid19 | The Daily Yonder | The Walker River Paiute Tribe in the state of Nevada took action in response to … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| Oregon Food Bank Receives Grant to Buy from Socially Disadvantaged Farmers | Portland Local News | Through the expansion of the Community Grower Support Fund, which buys food directly from socially … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| Grow Food Northampton earns money for Farm and Garden redesign | The Reminder | Grow Food and River Valley Co-op are working together to help underprivileged farmers become commercially … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| LFPA Plus Guidance | USDA | States, territories, and federally recognized tribal governments may apply for additional funding available under LFPA … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| List of Signed Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreements | USDA | This list of entities that have signed Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreements with USDA … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| LFPA Fact Sheet | USDA | USDA-AMS is establishing cooperative agreements with states, territories, and federally recognized tribal governments for the … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| LFPA Info Graphic | USDA | Connecting with Underserved Producers, the Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Cooperative Agreement: Empowers states and … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| Have Local Food Hubs Proved They Should Play a Bigger Role in Emergency Food Aid | Food Print | Despite the fact that fresh food from small farms is rarely thought of as a … | 2021 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| LFPA Quarterly Progress Report SAMPLE | Hopes Harvest - Farm Fresh Rhode Island | As part of a Farm to Food Assistance Community of Practice conversation, one of our … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| FarmTable 1 | Fresh Approach | As part of a Farm to Food Assistance Community of Practice conversation, one of our … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| LFPA Solicitation Application Food Banks 1 | Fresh Approach | As part of a Farm to Food Assistance Community of Practice conversation, one of our … | 2023 | Farm to Food Assistance, Local Food Purchase Assistance Program |
| Listening is the First Step in Serving Native American Communities | Food Bank News | This article shares a story about a partnership between Feeding Wisconsin and the Intertribal Ag … | 2022 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| The Farm to Food Bank Movement Aims to Rescue Small-Scale Farming and Feed the Hungry | Civil Eats | Many farmers donate farm surpluses to local food banks on a regular basis, but the … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| States are Investing in Farm to Food Bank Programs | Food Print | Farm to food bank (or food pantry) programs have exploded in popularity in states across … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| The Farm to Food Pantry Initiative (F2FP) | Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) | The F2FP initiative, founded in 2014 as a collaboration between WSDA and Harvest Against Hunger … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Struggling Farmers Work with Overwhelmed Food Banks to Stay Afloat | The Pew Charitable Trusts | Farmers and ranchers in California saw their markets decrease by half as the epidemic shut … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Farm to Food Bank a Response to the Pandemic | American Friends Service Committee | AFSC New Mexico funded 30 small scale sustainable farms with whom we collaborate across the … | 2020 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Supporting New York Farms and Communities | New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets | The Nourish New York Initiative of New York State is a lifeline for our families … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| The Food Sovereignty Fund | Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming | The goal of the Food Sovereignty Fund is to give farmers the tools they need … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Farm to Food Pantry | Lift-Up | The growth of the Farm to Food Pantry program during the height of the COVID-19 … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Vermonters Feeding Vermonters | Vermont Foodbank | Everyone in Vermont should have access to the wealth of fresh, local food in our … | Farm to Food Assistance | |
| Mainers Feeding Mainers | The Main Food Strategy | In 2010 after a noticeable decline of food bank donations and drop of nutritional value … | 2019 | Farm to Food Assistance |
| Duke Why Hunger Survey Findings | Duke World Food Policy Center | Infographic: In collaboration with WhyHunger.org, Duke World Food Policy Center launched an online survey to … | 2021 | COVID Response, Farm to Food Assistance |
| From Food Hubs to CSAs | Wallace Center | When COVID-19 upended markets in the spring of 2020, many hubs borrowed elements of a … | 2020 | COVID Response, Distribution, Farm to Food Assistance, Food Hubs, Value Chain Coordination |
| USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program Wallace Center Research Findings and Final Report | Wallace Center | This report examines how a group of food hubs and local distributors were able to … | 2020 | COVID Response, Farm to Food Assistance, Food Access, Food Hubs, Value Chain Coordination |