This fall, global leaders are pushing for urgent food and climate solutions at Climate Week NYC, COP 29 in Azerbaijan, and the Africa Food Systems Forum in Kigali. Don’t miss out on these critical conversations!
Vote Now to Celebrate America’s Farmers Markets
As part of the 16th annual America’s Farmers’ Market Celebration, American Farmland Trust is recognizing the most celebrated farmers markets in the U.S.
New Initiative Supports Underserved Farmers
Daily Harvest, American Farmland Trust (AFT) and California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) announce a new partnership that will help underserved farmers strengthen their farms and transition to sustainable agricultural practices.
Farms for the Future: 20 Organizations Protecting Farmland
These 20 organizations are protecting small farmers and their land around the world.
New on the Podcast: John Piotti Discusses A Farmers’ Relief Fund and Ruben Echeverria Talks Global Food Policy
President and CEO of American Farmland Trust, John Piotti, talks small farmers and Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, Ruben Echeverria, talks global food policy during coronavirus
15 Organizations Creating Healthier Soil to Save the Planet
This World Soil Day, Food Tank is recognizing that healthy soil is important for more than just crops — soil can also trap carbon and combat climate change.
Farmland Trust Warns About Vanishing U.S. Farmland
The most comprehensive report on U.S. farmland reveals an unexpected reduction in agricultural land at the expense of residential development. One-third of the lost farmland represents the best land for intensive food and crop production, essential for feeding the increasing American population.
“We will only save our land and rebuild our soil if we have farmers to steward that land.” Interview with John Piotti, President of American Farmland Trust
John Piotti, President of American Farmland Trust, advocates for sustainable farming in Maine and around the nation.
Screening of “Look and See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry”
“The care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope,” wrote Berry.
