Following the first ever North Carolina Black Farmer Lobby Day in the 2023 legislative session, in late July, SiX co-hosted Seeds of Empowerment: Cultivating Black Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture, a tour of Black-owned farms with Senator Natalie Murdock and Representative (and farmer!) Ray Jeffers in the Durham/Raleigh area. North Carolina legislators joined advocates for a…
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This guest blog is published in partnership with Illinois Stewardship Alliance (ISA). ISA works to find, connect, train and amplify the leadership of farmers and eaters who use their…
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“[When it comes to working on Universal School Meals Policy] I encourage legislators to follow the data and lead with our values on this. Food is the most elemental…
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According to the most recent data available, in 2022, 192 of the nation’s total 7,572 state legislators were openly out as LGBTQ+, an increase of 1.5% since 2021. That…
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At first glance, economic justice principles and policies like paid leave or a child tax credit might not seem related to sustainable agriculture and food system policy, but history…
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