Success Stories from the Field

Click on a highlighted state below to read How State and Federal Programs Support Farmers, Fishermen, Food Entrepreneurs and Consumers in the Northeast

Together, they answer the important question: How can we work together to advance a food system that allows all of our communities to obtain the resources, nourishment, and support they need to thrive?

Through funding, programs, and state policy, we are asking state decision makers to support the following priorities:

Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) producers, distributors, and organizations
Beginning farmers and farmland transition
Small-scale, diversified, and sustainable farms
Food sovereignty, food security, and health for all communities
Climate mitigation, resilience, and adaptation led by those on frontlines
A robust and thriving Northeast seafood sector

These stories were a collaborative effort of the following organizations: American Farmland Trust, Bumbleroot Farm, Community Food Funders, Cooperative Development Institute, Farm Fresh Rhode Island, Glynwood Center for Regional Food and Farming, Grow Pittsburgh, Hartford Food System/CT Food System Alliance, The John Merck Fund, Land For Good, Liberty Gardens, Maine Farmland Trust, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, New Roots Cooperative Farm, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, Pasa Sustainable Agriculture, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Public Health Solutions, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board, and West Side Grows.