The event saw hundreds of farmers from across the country participate in talks with legislators to discuss how this year's federal Farm Bill can help farmers address challenges due to the climate crisis and implement climate solutions. The bill is an omnibus package passed every five years that covers agriculture, conservation and forestry policy.
Cary native Christine Johnson would love to sell the vegetables from her small farm in Richmond to local institutions like schools and hospitals -- but without a path for processing the produce into forms that large organizations can easily serve, it's extremely difficult.
When Josh Snedden of Fox at the Fork farm in Monee, Illinois, began farming full-time in 2022, he didn't expect to be advocating and sharing his passions alongside other farmers just one year later. " is the most significant player in how people access food. I've always known that it's really important, but never thought that a small person like me that farms only two acres has something relevant to say because big agriculture is so big," she said.
"One of the biggest pieces of the puzzle is how do you support really small acreage farmers and diversified farmers that are investing in practices on their farm that are better for the earth and their community?" she said."Those support systems need to come from a bigger place, and that's why I've always stayed engaged with these policy pieces. I want to support farmers that are doing this work.
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