The Farmstand: RAFI’s Blog

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2019 Annual Report and Financials

December 21, 2020
RAFI-USA's 2019 audited financial statement, 990, and annual report are now available to review on our website. Read about all of RAFI-USA's achievements in 2019.
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SAAFON & RAFI-USA Partner in Supporting NC BIPOC Farmers

October 30, 2020
Southeastern African American Organic Network (SAAFON) and the Rural Advancement Foundation International’s (RAFI-USA)  Farmers of Color Network (FOCN) are working together this fall to facilitate farmer brigades/workdays to support infrastructure needs on BIPOC farms in North Carolina.
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Announcing the School for Food Justice, Faith, and Storytelling

October 21, 2020
RAFI-USA is pleased to announce a new fellowship program. This fellowship will bring together faith leaders from across North Carolina to learn about the root causes of hunger, uncover and challenge the dominant narrative around why people are hungry, and learn how story-based strategies can transform the conversation on hunger in communities.
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CTTT Technical Assistance Spotlight: Norman UMC and Richmond Fresh

October 13, 2020
RAFI’s Come to the Table program has been providing mini-grants to rural United Methodist Churches throughout North Carolina. We had a conversation with one grantee, Dave Clark of Norman UMC and God’s Garden and Davon Goodwin of the Sandhills AgInnovation Center to discuss their food ministry and the impact of the grant.
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Political Violence, Community Safety, and Faith Leadership

October 6, 2020
With the 2020 election nearing, the U.S. is in danger of experiencing political violence, which is sadly nothing new for our country. In this blog, we discuss how faith leaders and communities can work together to take concrete, proactive steps to both prevent and if necessary respond, to political violence.
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