“Family Farmers, Good Food, a Better America”
by Brenna Spurgeon
Farm Aid is a non-profit organization that seeks to make easily available food that has been produced by a family farm. With the rise of agribusiness and corporate farms, many small family farms have been pushed out of business. Farm Aid encourages connections between farmers and consumers, and provides an expansive resource network. Assistance is available for those trying to make the move toward more sustainable farming practices, as well as support services for families in times of crisis.
In 2007, Farm Aid granted over $400,000 to local farm groups to assist in grassroots campaigns: Advocacy and Organizing, Growing the Good Food Movement, and the Resource Network.
Farm Aid also has the longest running annual concert event in the US, put on to raise awareness of issues facing family farmers.