New Food Safety Resources to Help Your Action
Less than two weeks remain before the official National Day of Action on food safety! We’ve been hearing from folks all over the country, with events planned not only on October 20th, but all...
View ArticleFood Safety News Spotlight NYFC Campaign
Check out the latest food safety news, featuring the National Young Farmers Coalition! NYFC has teamed up with the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and a diverse network of other farming...
View ArticleTwo days until the food safety day of action! Find out how to get involved
The National Day of Action to Save Local Farms is in two days! 64 events are being held in 28 states across the country. Farmers and farming supporters are gathering at annual mixers, informal...
View ArticlePRESS ADVISORY: National Day of Action to Save Local Farms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18th, 2013 PRESS ADVISORY: National Day of Action to Save Local Farms will bring together farmers, consumers to change proposed FDA food safety rules that threaten farm...
View ArticleWhat’s food day without the farmers?
Happy Food Day! Today is the day that thousands of foodies, farmers, and farm supporters come together to celebrate healthy food, sustainable agriculture and vibrant farming communities. We can’t think...
View ArticleNYFC October Newsletter: Jobs, Forum Experts, Farm Hack, Food Safety Action
This has been an incredible month for our coalition. We took a stand on affordable land access in the NY Times, we are working together to change new food safety rules that threaten our farms and...
View ArticleNYFC November 2013 Newsletter
November is #FarmerHeroes month! We’re celebrating a few farmer-members who represent our incredible network of bold, passionate, young farmers providing great food for their communities. Follow...
View ArticleFDA Extends Food Safety Commenting Period One Week!
Yes, you read that right. There have been a series of difficulties over the past week in accessing the regulations.gov website to submit comments on the proposed food safety regulations, so the FDA...
View ArticleBootstrap @ North Country Creamery – Farm Policy on the Small Farm
The most direct interaction I have with the government in the dairy business comes through the New York Sate Department of Agriculture and Markets. Every month, the inspector comes to collect product...
View ArticleGiving Thanks for Grassroots Success
We hope your Thanksgiving holiday was lovely – filled with delicious (and local!) food and wonderful community. Now that the food safety comment period is closed, this seems like an appropriate point...
View ArticleUpcoming Free Legal Webinars for Farmers
This winter, Farm Commons will offer free webinars on legal issues for farmers who market their product directly to consumers. Direct-to-consumer farmers are building a new food system, but farmers and...
View ArticleFarm Commons Law Webinar Coming Up – Developing a Good Buyer Relationship
The latest Farm Law Webinar is coming up for beginning farmers (and experienced farmers alike!) interested in learning more about how the law impacts their farm. Farm Commons is an organization...
View ArticleNew Farmer Legal Resources from Farm Commons
A quick message from farming attorney extraordinaire Rachel Armstrong about new resources available from Farm Commons. Hello Farmers and Food Advocates, We all know how vital good food safety practices...
View ArticleBootstrap @ Forager Farm: Where Policy Meets the New Farm
As a first-year farm selling direct-to-consumer vegetables policy is not something we’ve had to deal much with as of yet. However, the overarching Food Safety Modernization Act or FSMA rules still to...
View ArticleFDA Begins Finalizing Food Safety Rules
Last month, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began finalizing the new food safety rules under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). NYFC and our partners have been working on these rules for...
View ArticleFSMA Update: FDA Finalizes the Produce Rule
By Eric Hansen, NYFC Policy Analyst This is what we have all been waiting for, at least those of us with a stake in farm policy. On November 13 , the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the...
View ArticleBOOTSTRAP @ FORAGER FARM – WHERE POLICY MEETS THE NEW FARM
By Hannah Moser of Forager Farm As a first-year farm selling direct-to-consumer vegetables policy is not something we’ve had to deal much with as of yet. However, the overarching Food Safety...
View ArticleNYFC October Newsletter: Jobs, Forum Experts, Farm Hack, Food Safety Action
Farmers at a letter-writing event in Portland, OR. Photo courtesy of Sofie SherBurt. More Time to Take Action on Food Safety Rules On Sunday, thousands of farmers took action on NYFC’s National Day of...
View ArticleNYFC November 2013 Newsletter
Colorado Farmers Come Together for Drought Hack NYFC teamed up with Colorado’s Valley Organic Growers Association (VOGA) and Farm Hack to bring farmers, ranchers, agriculture policy professionals and...
View ArticleFDA Extends Food Safety Commenting Period One Week!
Yes, you read that right. There have been a series of difficulties over the past week in accessing the regulations.gov website to submit comments on the proposed food safety regulations, so the FDA has...
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