A Guide to SNAP/EBT for NC Farmers Market
March 30, 2018
RAFI-USA’s Come to the Table program presents the second edition of the "Guide to SNAP/EBT for NC Farmers Markets: Steps, Best Practices, and Resources".
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
15 posts
Farmer Leader Profile: Kenny Haines, Adapting to a Changing Landscape
March 29, 2018
Farmer Leader Profile of Kenny Haines.
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Burt’s Bees and RAFI are #WildForBees!
March 25, 2018
RAFI-USA announces its next phase of partnership with Burt’s Bees, via the 2018 Wild for Bees campaign, which will build on the 15 billion pollinator seeds already planted. Wild for Bees will celebrate pollinators’ roles in our lives, while strengthening and expanding habitat plantings across NC.
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[CLOSED] Job Announcement: Communications Specialist
March 23, 2018
Job Posting: Communications Specialist for RAFI-USA. Description: Working closely with the Communications Project Manager, the Communications Specialist will develop and manage outgoing communications, co-manage RAFI’s communications calendar and lists, and assist (as needed) with event logistics, copywriting, content development or design, and website updates.
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In Case You Missed It: Malik Yakini, "Creating a Just and Equitable Food System"
March 22, 2018
Activist and educator, Malik Yakini, of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network, delivered a talk on March 3 in Durham, NC titled, "Creating a Just and Equitable Food System", which emphasized the importance of honoring and lifting up the work of people of color, and supporting them as they organize for power.
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Understanding the Farm Bill Process
March 22, 2018
Understanding the 2018 Farm Bill process, which sets the framework for how U.S. agriculture will operate for the next 5 years.
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Saxapahaw Social Justice Exchange Gathering, Saturday, March 24
March 20, 2018
RAFI-USA's Equity at the Table fellow, LaShauna Austria, hosts a monthly social justice exchange gathering on March 24, 2018 in Saxapahaw, NC.
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USDA Withdraws Organic Animal Welfare Rule
March 14, 2018
Press Release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it will officially withdraw the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule, effective May 13, 2018. RAFI-USA and organic stakeholders believed the rule would have strengthened animal welfare requirements for organically certified meat and dairy.
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Press Release: Report Validates the Longstanding Outcry of Poultry Farmers -- Integrators Control the Growers
March 14, 2018
The Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released a report, which validates the longstanding outcry of poultry farmers. The report supports farmer claims that government guaranteed loans unfairly subsidize exploitative practices in the chicken industry.
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