Yearly Archives: 2025

141 posts

RAFI’s Hurricane Farmer Relief Fund Activity Wraps Up 

August 22, 2025
RAFI’s Hurricane Farmer Relief Fund raised over $290,000 to help farmers recover from Hurricanes Helene and Milton with emergency grants, rebuilding support, and technical assistance. Building on this response, RAFI has created a permanent Disaster Response Team to strengthen readiness for future climate-driven disasters.
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[CLOSED] Job Posting: Farmer Advocate

August 14, 2025
The Farmer Advocate will provide one-on-one technical assistance to financially distressed farmers, helping them assess options, access credit, and stabilize operations. This role is instrumental in achieving positive outcomes and supporting farms of all types and descriptions.
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Puerto Rico Farmers Learn Solar Pumping Techniques

August 5, 2025
On July 30, RAFI hosted a field day at Finca Don Cotto in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, where about 20 farmers learned to install and use solar-powered water pumps. Led by RAFI staff and a solar electrician, the hands-on workshop addressed irrigation challenges and cost barriers. RAFI is helping reduce equipment costs through bulk purchases. More field days are planned to expand access to sustainable, affordable water solutions across the island.
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Birthing Sovereignty: Soul Fire Farm’s Model for Land-Based Liberation

July 31, 2025
What does it mean to return to the land — not just to farm it, but to reclaim it? Hope Ostane-Baucom of RAFI’s Farmers of Color Network reflects on her powerful week at Soul Fire Farm’s BIPOC farmer immersion, where farming becomes a practice of healing, resistance, and liberation. This is not just a training — it’s a homecoming.
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[CLOSED] Project Manager, Resources for Resilient Farms

July 21, 2025
The Program Manager will provide support to RAFI’s Gaining New Ground project and NRCS-funded project that is housed within RAFI’s Resources for Resilient Farms program. This individual will be instrumental to ensuring appropriate communication to project partners and subwardees, collection and analysis of financial and programmatic data, and overseeing the projects activities/ deliverables.
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[CLOSED] Job Posting: Membership Coordinator, Farmers of Color Network

July 21, 2025
The FOCN (Farmers of Color Network) Membership Coordinator will primarily focus on member engagement, supporting administrative and programmatic needs of the network which will contribute to implementation of the program’s work plan. This position will also work closely with the Direct Service Team and ensure coordination of work across programs.
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USDA paper files on shelf

The Power of a Paper Trail: Print and Save USDA Documents

July 18, 2025
Protect your farm. NPR reports DOGE staff can now view and edit sensitive USDA farmer data. Now's a good time to request hard copies of your FSA and NRCS records. In related news, USDA also ended use of the “socially disadvantaged” designation. Farmers of color and women may want to update their CCC-860 to reflect other statuses.
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Food & Control Event Recap

July 14, 2025
On July 8, Come to the Table hosted a Food & Control gathering in Rocky Mount, NC alongside RAFI’s policy team. We addressed the topic of corporate power and competition in the food system, particularly in rural areas across NC. Using RAFI’s Grocery Gap Atlas, participants explored their own area and discussed the impacts and solutions to market consolidation.
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