October 13, 2023
September 18, 2023
Do fair food labels mean anything? Some do more than others.
PHP supports two groups, which received the highest accolades for their effectiveness in supporting farm workers. One is the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) and their Fair Food Program and the second is Agricultural Justice Project. The CIW’s Fair Food Program launched in 2011 and was “one of the earlier food justice schemes to forge… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Download the Summer PHP Post!
Dive into this issue of the PHP Post to learn how PHP is addressing root causes and making an impact throughout the world. We invite you to read how communities survive in times of drought, how bridging international concerns from one place to another in global solidarity has great impact, how sharing grief and food… Read more »
February 16, 2023
Foreign countries buying up land?! It isn’t the ones you think
Imagine politicians taking advantage of our ignorance of the facts to score points? Doesn’t take much to imagine does it? This time it is fear-mongering about China, Russia, Iran and North Korea buying up our farmland. This is called a red herring, a term from the early 1800s, which was most likely used first by… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Good Food Purchasing Program Live in Chicago! Connecting Urban Farmers with Institutional Buyers
“Governments have few sources of leverage over increasingly globalized food systems – but public procurement is one of them. When sourcing food for schools, hospitals and public administrations, governments have a rare opportunity to support more nutritious diets and more sustainable food systems in one fell swoop.” – Olivier De Schutter, U.N. Special Rapporteur on… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Farm Bill Time!
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 »
October 28, 2022
LAND: The Bedrock of Civilization, Foundation for Fecundity, Axis of Earth Care, and Basis of Freedom
By Andrew Kang Bartlett Article originally published on Oct. 26 by Presbyterians for Earth Care It would be hard to understate the importance of land. How we use it is an existential proposition for all forms of life from the tiny to the immense. And as Malcolm X said, “Land is the basis of all… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Can we have dignity in a world that crosses ecological limits?
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 »
October 20, 2022
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 »
October 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE: On Debt Payments to Farmers and Ranchers
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 »