The Farmstand: RAFI’s Blog

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Guess What's New at RAFI?

January 20, 2015
For the past eight years, RAFI and the North Carolina Council of Churches have convened the Come to the Table Project, a network of faith based leaders and lay people committed to making the link between hunger relief and local farmers, and finding solutions that work for both!
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Growing the Movement in 2015

December 23, 2014
This has been a crucial year for the fight against an agribusiness-dominated food system. Looking back over 2014, we are reminded of how many people have come together to help create the just and sustainable agricultural community that we envision.
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Deep Losses Suffered by Sustainable Ag: The 2015 “Cromnibus”

December 17, 2014
The 2015 Final Annual Appropriations Bill passed by Congress late last week held more losses than wins for sustainable agriculture. The losses suffered by the sustainable agriculture community were deep and, in some cases, reversed progress gained over more than two decades of advocacy.
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Farmers: Applications due for 2015 Grants Dec. 15th!

November 30, 2014
Our grant program assists farmers and rural communities to develop new sources of agricultural income through the provision of cost-share grants. The program awards grants of up to $8,000 to individual farmers, or $10,000 for collaborative farmer projects in North Carolina.
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