Issues and Policy
CFJC Policy Platform
FOOD & JUSTICE:
Policy Initiatives for Community Food Security in California (pdf)
CFJC's 2006 Activities (pdf)
CFJC Campaigns and Issue Areas
2007 FEDERAL FARM BILL
For over seventy years the U.S. Farm Bill has set the country’s agricultural policies
while doubling as a poor substitute for a national food policy. Historically, the
Bill subsidizes large-scale production and processing of grains for export, while
paying scant attention to ensuring access to healthy, sustainably-produced
food—particularly fresh fruits and vegetables. With 12 million food insecure
households, and 3.8 million families currently experiencing hunger in the U.S., food
and farm activists across the country are keenly aware that the food needs of
low-income, immigrants and many communities of color are simply not being met. Neither
are smallholders, organic farmers, or farmland conservation adequately served by the
nation’s current agricultural policies.
In September of 2007, the current Farm Bill will expire, and Congress will need to either
replace it with a rewritten Farm Bill or extend the existing bill. CFJC is dedicated to
educating the public about how the Farm Bill can be just for everyone involved in the food
system and how to get involved in the debate. Learn more about our Farm Bill Campaign
ACCESS TO LAND FOR FOOD PRODUCTION
In order to build a sustainable food system, growing food must be recognized
as a valuable and important use for land in rural and urban areas. CFJC is
working to develop a campaign that will preserve land for food production and
ensure that beginning, small, new immigrant, and urban farmers have access to
farmland. Our Land Access Membership Action Team (LAMAT)* guides CFJC's work
in this area.
Resources and Links (in pdf format)
HEALTHY FARMS, HEALTHY SCHOOLS CAMPAIGN
CFJC's Healthy Farms/Healthy Students campaign aims to improve public health,
reduce obesity, and preserve small-scale agriculture through the promotion of
farm to institution programs. This campaign is focused on increasing public
awareness and support for farm-to-institution initiatives through policy adoption
and public investment. The Farm to School Membership Action Team provides
direction for this campaign.
Resources and Links (in pdf format)
* What is a Membership Action Team? CFJC members participate in
developing and carrying out the Coalition's campaigns through our Membership
Action Teams. All CFJC members are welcome to participate in the MATs and
contribute to the Coalition's success. Contact us for more information and to
get involved ().
Issue Papers
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