Erin Middleton, Community Outreach Specialist & Jessy Gill, Policy Specialist On Wednesday, May 22nd, over 400 advocates, soup kitchen volunteers, nutritionists, food bank supporters, and others made their annual journey to Sacramento to educate their legislators about hunger and encourage their support for anti-hunger legislation. The date came at a critical time in state and [...]
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May ED Message
May 21, 2013
Dear Friends: Today the Senate takes up the 2013 Farm Bill—mimicking the (which should happen once every five years) 2012 Farm Bill process. It is possible they will debate and decide on an as-yet-undetermined number of amendments and pass a Farm Bill before the Memorial Day recess, but as with so many things about this [...]
Rumblings of Progress
May 10, 2013
Ruby Tumber, Intern In the past few weeks we have seen rumblings of progress in the fight for a better food system. The Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act, which helps in the training, mentoring and assisting new farmers and ranchers in farming endeavors, was introduced on April 22nd in an effort to foster the [...]




May 24, 2013
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