The Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund provides monthlong paid apprenticeships for young adults to live on sustainable farms — to work, learn, and be inspired to create change in their communities. Our farms range from urban to rural; they produce cheese,...
Since its inception in 2018, Industrial Arts Brewing Company has donated 100% of the profits from the Landscape Lager Series to nonprofit organizations focused on the environmental and agricultural health of communities in the Hudson Valley and beyond. The Landscape...
On November 1st, CFF partnered with The Marcus Foundation and SAFSF to host a briefing about the living and working conditions faced by most farmworkers in the US, and food certification programs that are trying to address and ameliorate these issues. Jessica Culley described the work of the Farmworkers Support Committee (CATA), a grassroots member-led organization. CATA was also a founding member of the Agricultural Justice Project that issues the "Food Justice Certified" label. Peter O'Driscoll talked about the Equitable Food Initiative and all it has accomplished in the past five years with its "Responsibly Grown, Farmworker Assured" label that comes only as the result of multi-stakeholder engagement and agreements across the supply chain. And Michael Rozyne talked about his years in the farming and food distribution business with Red Tomato, what it will take to maintain farms in our region, and a pilot project he is engaging in with EFI in Connecticut to explore the model on smaller farms.
NEO Philanthropy's Anti-Trafficking Fund, a project of the Oak Foundation, funds the human rights response to human trafficking in the US. We believe it is important to look at root causes of trafficking, which include limited access to fair work...
Although the backbone of our food system, farmworkers are often marginalized in discussions about food and agriculture. Despite the upsurge in interest and consumption of organic, local, or certified produce, the working and living conditions for most farmworkers planting, picking, and packing fresh fruits and vegetables have remained largely as they have been for decades. Examining the nuts and bolts of creating just and equitable food and agriculture systems --- across diverse crops, geography, and scale --- our lunchtime discussion will also look at innovative opportunities for philanthropic resources to leverage the power of markets to drive change.
Impact Fairfield County is a collective giving circle that engages women of Fairfield County, Connecticut in local philanthropy on a deeper level. We unite women by together providing large, transformational grants to local non-profits. We strive to reach the underserved...
Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Inc. is dedicated to the enhancement of the quality of life in New York City. Since 1997, the Foundation has been providing grants to help support organizations working in the arts, human services, environment and preservation, and...
A collection of news and blog articles from April to June, 2015
A collection of resources and announcements from April to June, 2015
