Farm to Food Assistance: Values-Based, Equity-Centered Approaches to Transforming the Food System

“Farm to Food Assistance: A Model for Values-Based, Equity Centered Approaches to Transforming the Food System” makes the case for how farm to food assistance can contribute to the transformation of a food system from one that produces less nutritious food designed to produce wealth for a few, to one that produces food, health, and wellbeing for all. We explore how values-based, equity-centered farm to food assistance delineates the core values and strategies that move the food assistance system from charity to justice. We also enumerate the most pressing challenges and offer recommendations for practitioners and supporters to advance the goals and outcomes of Farm to Food Assistance efforts across the country.
Over 50 FSLN members contributed to this report, including the 10 Farm to Food Assistance Learning Lab teams that served as co-investigators in the research. The report includes profiles on the brilliant work of these organizations that are leading innovative farm to food assistance programs in communities across the nation, from California to Kentucky to Puerto Rico.