Monthly Archives: October 2022

Farm Bill Time!

farm bill graphic It’s time to begin raising our voices about the kind of food and agriculture we want for our towns, states and country — a food system that is equitable and sustainable! One that ensures the right to food for all and supports the workers and farmers who feed us! With that goal in mind, we’ve… Read more »

Can we have dignity in a world that crosses ecological limits?

people with signs in TIAA building in DC The Presbyterian Hunger Program has been active in a transnational campaign that attempts to slow down the financialization of land – land grabbing – by  universities and retirement companies, in particular TIAA, a retirement fund management firm that invests the retirement monies of teachers and nonprofits around the US. TIAA has become the largest  purchaser… Read more »

The White House Hunger Conference—Dispatch from a Man Who Wasn’t There

This article was written by Mark Winne, an author and long-time advocate for food justice, and a friend and colleague for many years. Mark gave us permission to post the article, originally published on Mark’s blog here. October 17, 2022 When did attending a conference about hungry Americans and the appalling state of our dietary… Read more »

PRESS RELEASE: On Debt Payments to Farmers and Ranchers

bee on flower Rural Coalition Statement on USDA Implementation of Debt Payments for Underserved Farmers and Ranchers OCT 18, 2022 The United States Department of Agriculture today announced the phased implementation of the $3.1 billion in critical debt relief for distressed borrowers of direct or guaranteed loans whose agricultural operations are at financial risk enacted in August in… Read more »

One hundred on World Food Day!

One hundred! That’s how many Hunger Action Congregations we are celebrating on World Food Day, October 16, 2022. Congregations around the nation are serving thousands of meals for people in their communities each week; growing food in community gardens and often donating from the abundance; offering shelter for many through their ministries with people experiencing… Read more »

2022 Food Week of Action Features Virtual Events

worc and food sov ghana photos Join these Virtual Food Week Activities: Breaking the Imperialist Food Chains: Online Forum on the Global Food Crisis October 10, 2022, 9:00 a.m. (EDT) An online forum is organized to expose how the continued and intensified neoliberal offensive is taking place in our food systems amid the global food crisis; critique the recent efforts of… Read more »