Recap: Farm and Food Business Viability for Thriving Communities

Recap: Farm and Food Business Viability for Thriving Communities

On May 26th CFF partnered with the Joyce & Irving Goldman Family Foundation, and Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders, to host a funder briefing titled Farm and Food Business Viability for Thriving Communities. We heard from member organizations of the Agricultural Viability Alliance who provide 1:1 business technical assistance to farm and food businesses in the northeast. We also heard from Lee Hennessy, founder and owner of Moxie Ridge Farm, whose story of success is tied to the technical assistance he received from Alliance members.

Recap: Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021

Recap: Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021

On May 4th, CFF partnered with the New York State Health Foundation to host a funder briefing titled, Towards a NYC COVID-19 Food Response in 2021. The purpose of the call was to hear the past and future work of the NY Food 20/20 project, a partnership of three leading food policy research institutions in NYC to assess the effects of Covid-19 on our food system, and make recommendations to bolster food security.

Recap: Centering Racial Equity in your Organization or Foundation

Recap: Centering Racial Equity in your Organization or Foundation

On June 24, CFF partnered with Groundswell Center for Local Food and Farming to host Centering Racial Equity in your Organization or Foundation. Groundswell Center shared their process of centering racial equity and anti-racist principles into their agricultural organization, and discussed how to bring this work into any organization or foundation. As a non-profit with predominantly white leadership, Groundswell talked about their journey toward centering racial equity, including staff/board development, relationship building, organizational policymaking, and systems for accountability.

Weekly Funder Calls on COVID-19 Response

Weekly Funder Calls on COVID-19 Response

Staring on March 18, 2020 with an emergency funder briefing and strategy call, CFF began hosting weekly funder-only calls to discuss the philanthropic response to food system needs resulting from the Covid-19 crisis. This page will be used to document those calls and ay key take aways or next steps.