Normally our rally participants are a last minute crowd but we are two weeks out from the No Farms No Food® Rally and we have more people signed up at this point than ever before. Our intern, Rachel, is on the phone setting up dozens of meetings with state legislators for our lobby teams. Come [...]
Transitioning farms to a new generation represents a substantial challenge in New York. American Farmland Trust has spent this winter talking to young farmers at places like the Northeast Organic Farmers Association’s New York conference. “What we hear time and again is that the biggest challenge facing beginning farmers is finding productive farmland that is affordable. [...]
New Yorkers are rebuilding local food systems in communities across the state. At the School Food Summit—held this month at the Roundout Valley High School—parents, farmers, foodservice staff and students prepared a meal from locally sourced food, held a Local Food Fair and talked with the Renegade Lunch Lady Chef Ann Cooper and a panel of school foodservice directors. [...]
The No Farms No Food Rally is only one month away and we just got some great news! Darrel Aubertine, Commissioner of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets has accepted our invitation to speak at the Rally. Governor Cuomo and Commissioner Aubertine have embraced agriculture as an economic development priority for the [...]
All farmers and ranchers know preparing for the year ahead starts with looking back at the bright spots and challenges from the seasons before. At AFT, we’re proud that in 2012 we rallied farmers and citizens alike to advocate on behalf of protecting farm and ranch land. Our innovative projects helped family farmers pioneer sound [...]
