The 2012 Farm Bill is upon us. Both the House and Senate have been holding hearings.
CAFF, as a member of the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, is supporting two marker bills leading into the 2012 Farm Bill, one on local food and the other on beginning farmers.
The Local Farms, Food, and Jobs Act
authored by Rep Chellie Pingree (H.R. 3286) and Senator Sherrod Brown (S. 1773)
A detailed outline of the bill as a PDF
For a summary of the bill and how to take action
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2011
authored by Rep Tim Walz (H.R. 3236) and Senator Tom Harkin (S. 1850)
A detailed outline of the bill as a PDF
For a summary of the bill and how to take action
CAFF has supported the development of a platform for the Farm Bill at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)
CAFF works with 10 other organizations in California that are also members of NSAC and we are all supporting the NSAC platform.
California NSAC Coalition Press Release 3-19-12
Books and Articles about the Farm Bill
Mark Bittman’s article on agricultural subsidies in the New York Times, 3-1-2011
Dan Imhoff, Food Fight: The Citizen’s Guide to the Next Food and Farm Bill, Healdsburg, CA: Watershed Media, 2012
Michael Pollan, Omnivore’s Dilemma, Penguin, 2007
Turning the Farm Bill into the Food Bill, TEDxManhattan presentation by Ken Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group
Take Action
Links to Relevant Sites
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Last Updated: 3-19-12