Join the Movement
Thanks to everyone who participated in our No Farms No Food® Rally this year at the New York State Capitol in Albany. Together, we urged state leaders to strengthen the farm and food economy, protect farmland and the environment and increase access to nutritious food grown in New York.
News and Media
- Manhattan Prosecutor’s Second Act: Friend of Farms, The Wall Street Journal
- Erling, Duffy Show Support at Rally, Registar-Star
- Co-owner of Kingston butcher shop, Fleisher’s, among those pressing NY lawmakers to support local foods, Daily Freeman
- NYLCV Joins “No Farms No Food” Effort, NYLCV: EcoPolitics Daily
Photos from the 2012 No Farms No Food® Rally |
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Watch video highlights from speakers at the rally.
Memorandums in Support of Proposed Bills
- Buy From the Backyard Act
- Environmental Protection Fund Enhancement Act
- Add Agricultural Representative to New York State Procurement Council
Other Resources
- 2012 No Farms No Food® Rally Agenda
- Top Ten Ways the State of New York Can Make a Difference
- New York State Executive Budget Testimony
- No Farms No Food® Governor Sign On Letter
Watch the 2012 No Farms No Food® Rally Prep Webinar for more information about what to expect the day of the rally.
No Farms No Food® Rally & Lobby Day Huge Success
We had a great time at our No Farms No Food® Rally & Lobby Day on March 30. Thank you to all of you who came to the State Capitol in Albany to participate as well as those who joined us in spirit via Twitter and Facebook.
The Empire State Plaza and Capitol complex were alive with activity. While legislators gathered in the Senate and Assembly Chambers to discuss the budget agreement hammered out over the weekend by Governor Cuomo, Majority Leader Skelos, and Assembly Speaker Silver, protestors chanted outside.
Our day kicked off at 7 am on the windswept Capitol Steps overlooking Albany where Capital Region YNN interviewed David Haight, our New York State Director who, when asked what we hoped to accomplish during the No Farms No Food® Rally & Lobby Day as the countdown ticked down for the budget deal said:
Legislators need to make agriculture a priority today, when they are voting on the budget, and every day. I want to eat tomorrow and every other day of the year and so do all New Yorkers. So we need to take action to support our farms and support our local food.
View highlights from the rally and video recordings of the speakers!
Read more about the 2011 Rally!
Other resources:
- No Farms No Food® Lobbying Tips
- Protecting Farmland & the Environment
- Increase Availability of Nutritious Food Grown in New York
- Strengthen the Farm and Food Economy
Share the No Farms No Food® message with our advocacy toolkit
You can also download our advocacy tool to help you prepare for the rally!
No Farms No Food
The message is simple and couldn’t be more clear—America’s farms and ranches provide an unparalleled abundance of fresh, healthy and local food, but they are rapidly disappearing.
Ninety-one percent of America’s fruit and seventy-eight percent of our vegetables are grown near metro regions, where they are in the path of development. And we have been losing more than an acre of farm and ranch land every minute. That’s why supporting local food and farms is more important than ever!
Spread the message in your community that you support local food and local farms by displaying a free No Farms No Food® bumper sticker from American Farmland Trust. Request yours today!
