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Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional supply chains

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For Immediate Release

Contact: Laura Zaks

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

press@sustainableagriculture.net

Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional supply chains

Secretary Vilsack’s recent announcement for additional funding for local food purchases ensures farmers, food pantries, and schools don’t experience an abrupt cutoff 

Washington, DC, October 1, 2024 – The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) celebrates the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of $ 500 million in additional funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program (LFPA). Earlier this month, NSAC delivered a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed by nearly 600 food banks, hubs, pantries, farmers, and organizations requesting that the USDA continue funding the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program after stakeholders began expressing serious concern of the program’s anticipated end. Congressional delegations in both the House and Senate…

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Summer in Saint Paul: NSAC Members Meet, Reenergize in Minnesota

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NSAC members gathered once again for our annual summer Coalition meeting, this time on the banks of the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota on August 5-8, 2024. Over the course of the meeting, NSAC members and staff strategized collectively about current campaigns and future Coalition activities. NSAC members also had the chance to hear from Senator Tina Smith (D-MN) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation Robert Bonnie and received a surprise visit from USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres-Small. To highlight the work being done by Coalition members in the region, NSAC members visited local farms that exemplify and embody our shared values and advocacy. As Saint Anthony Falls on the Mississippi powered the flour mills dotting the Twin Cities in the late 19th century, the summer meeting in St. Paul energized NSAC
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Together at the Table: NSAC Members Reunited in Durham, NC for the 2022 Summer Meeting

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Last week, for the first time in more than two years, nearly 100 members of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) traveled to Durham, North Carolina for the 2022 Summer Meeting. The Coalition has not met in person since before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While virtual meetings allow the Coalition to effectively continue its work of priority setting and campaign strategizing from afar, meeting in person this time around (with some members joining virtually for several sessions) provided the opportunity to connect, share stories and build relationships to strengthen the coalition’s work year-round.

Doing the Work

On the Sunday evening before the meetings began, members gathered for an informal happy hour at Fullsteam Brewery in downtown Durham. There was no better way to beat the heat on that last night in July than with some cold beer and …

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