National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

6 min read 2021-05-21 03:32:55

$15 million Now Available to Support Regional Food Economy Development Projects

A farmer harvesting sweet potatoes. USDA photo by Lance Cheung. On May 5, 2021 USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the

4 min read 2021-05-15 00:41:09

Nice Farms Creamery in Federalsburg, Maryland. Photo credit: USDA Photo by Preston Keres. On April 21, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s

6 min read 2021-05-07 00:20:45

On May 5, 2021 USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced the availability of $76.9 million in funding for the Farmers Market and

4 min read 2021-05-05 21:22:53

Building healthy soil through conservation practices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced its list of fiscal year (FY) 2021

4 min read 2021-05-05 01:17:42

As farmers all across the country enter the busy season of spring planting, policymakers are busy in the nation’s Capital as well getting ready to

6 min read 2021-04-29 22:03:46

Photo Credit: USDA As the cherry blossoms hover above the (relatively) tourist free Tidal Basin, spring has officially arrived in the District of

10 min read 2021-04-20 03:37:46

Front of US Capitol Building. Photo credit: Louis Velazquez Every year, NSAC partners with coalition members to organize dozens of farmers and

7 min read 2021-04-17 00:11:15

Photo Credit: National Young Farmers Coalition Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Holly Rippon-Butler, Land Campaign Director with the

7 min read 2021-04-17 00:11:15

Photo Credit: Stella Kalinina for the National Young Farmers Coalition Editor’s Note: This guest post was written by Holly Rippon-Butler, Land

2 min read 2021-04-09 01:31:29

Twenty-four grants have been awarded to 20 institutions for research that would help small and medium-sized farm operators increase their

6 min read 2021-04-01 23:14:46

Photo: New Morning Farm, Huntingdon County, PA. Photos for this post provided by Pasa. Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Franklin Egan,

4 min read 2021-04-01 17:30:00

Jams and jellies at a farmers market. Photo credit: Flickr user shreveportbossier On March 5, 2021, USDA Rural Development announced the availability

4 min read 2021-03-18 21:56:15

Monarch butterfly in South Dakota. Photo credit: Dennis Larson The Conservation Stewardship Program As our nation’s largest working lands

2 min read 2021-03-12 23:50:33

As a new Congress and new Administration begin moving forward their top priorities for the coming year, the National Sustainable Agriculture

5 min read 2021-03-12 02:09:23

Nearly a year since the coronavirus pandemic first swept across the country — shuttering businesses, restaurants, and schools alike — the finish