"Industrial fresh-cut processors like Taylor Farms have a very different production model compared to that of a small-scale farmer—and this difference is worth considering when you buy greens." civileats.com/2026/08/19/o...

Op-ed: Worried About an Outbreak? Try a Shorter Food Supply Chain.

As food-borne illnesses like cyclospora spread through the US, lettuce from your local farmer is less likely to get you sick.

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The CA Farmworker Coalition will be hiring a full-time Coalition Manager this fall. This person will help add significant capacity and increase the Coalition's impact and accountability to workers. Apply here: cafarmworkercoalition.org/coalition-ma...

We're excited to see the Farmworker Wage Theft Reform Act pass the Senate Labor Committee! Thank you to our coalition and @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social for his leadership! #caleg #AB2227

Currently, the most direct route for farmworkers seeking justice is to create a legal case. Legal Aid at Work highlights how the labor does not end in the fields, but requires so much more afterwards to get paid what they deserve.

Legal Aid at Work@legalaidatwork.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Watch the video to hear their story: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYD9...

We're excited to see #AB1857 pass the Senate Judiciary Committee! Much thanks to all our partners, supporters, and the Author's office (Asm Aguiar-Curry) @nextgenpolicy.bsky.social #caleg

These two important programs extend budgets, and support CA's farmers. Especially in this moment "the California legislature and Governor Newsom must prioritize funding that increases healthy food access for our state’s most vulnerable populations."

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"We can’t think of a better way for Governor Newsom to advance his goal of working towards a better life for all than by funding these essential food security programs,” write Lena Brook, deputy director at Fullwell, and Andy Naja-Riese, CEO of the Agricultural Institute of Marin, in an op-ed.

Thank you, CA Assembly, for passing #AB2227 !! Farmworkers deserve a real path to recover stolen wages that they’ve earned. #AB2227 (@asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social) helps turn existing wage protections into real outcomes for working families. #EndWageTheft #Caleg

72k Californians w/ humanitarian immigration statuses started losing access to #CalFresh on April 1. This ⬇️ food access for both them AND family members. CA leaders, support #Food4All & remove immigration status as a barrier to food access! calbudgetcenter.org/resources/h-... @calbudgetcenter.org

Farmworkers currently receive a drop in the bucket of the wages that have been stolen from them. #AB2227 @asmdamonconnolly.bsky.social is trying to change that. #CAFarmworkers #RecoverWagesNow #Caleg

H.R. 1 Worsens Hunger Among Immigrant Families - California Budget & Policy Center calbudgetcenter.org/resources/h-...

H.R. 1 Worsens Hunger Among Immigrant Families

H.R. 1 SNAP cuts will reduce CalFresh benefits for thousands of immigrant families in California, increasing food insecurity and hunger.

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🚀Just launched: THE NEW GEOPOLITICS OF FOOD💥 Food prices & hunger are rising. Crisis after crisis exposes how fragile our global food systems have become. But governments have tools to stabilise markets & reduce vulnerability. We call it resilient self-reliance. 📘 ipes-food.org/report/the-n...

Washington Senator is pressing the FTC on big grocery chains’ anti-competitive practices that stifle competition, limit choice & cost consumers www.cantwell.senate.gov/news/press-r...

Cantwell Presses Trump FTC on Big Grocery Chains’ Anti-Competitive Practices that Stifle Competition, Leave Local Communities with Fewer Choices & Consumers with Higher Costs | U.S. Senator Maria Cant...

The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington

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“California cannot allow its farms to become a new pipeline for forever chemicals into our food and soil.”

Protect produce from PFAS: No forever chemicals in California pesticides | Opinion

“California cannot allow its farms to become a new pipeline for forever chemicals into our food and soil.”

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We're happy to see AB 1857 (The Grocery Store Access Act) pass unanimously through the Asm Judiciary Cmte. Thank you to @asm Aguiar-Curry, her staff, and the Economic Security California Action for their partnership on this bill!

ICE violence harms us ALL. Together with educators, healthcare workers, clergy, & community leaders from across the country, @justiceactionctr.bsky.social, @neatoday.bsky.social, @aft.org, & @innovationlawlab.bsky.social are demanding #ICEOUT of sacred spaces like schools, hospitals, and churches!

No one should have to choose between paying rent and putting food on the table. This #HungerActionDay we demand action to end hunger now and ensure a hunger-free future! #EndHungerNow #HungerFreeFuture

"Restrictive covenants are a symptom of a larger problem: four decades of weakened antitrust enforcement have concentrated corporate power and reshaped who can access food, at what price, and in which communities." food.berkeley.edu/from-the-fie...

When a Grocery Store Closes, Who Decides What Comes Next? - Berkeley Food Institute

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kqed.org/news/12078168/ Today is the first day that 72,000 humanitarian immigrants in our state will begin to lose access to CalFresh due to HR 1. The impacts of this xenophobic exclusion will be devastating for immigrant communities and for our state as a whole.

Thousands of Immigrants Will Lose Access to CalFresh This Week. Here’s What to Know | KQED

The changes are among the huge cuts to social safety programs in the U.S. enacted by President Donald Trump’s 2025 H.R. 1 spending bill, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

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“Large retailers have been using restrictive covenants to block competition for years...Washington just became the first state to say corporations cannot abandon a community. "- Pat Garofalo, @econliberties.bsky.social Congrats WA! www.economicliberties.us/press-releas...

Economic Liberties Applauds Washington Law Banning Retail Covenants That Block Grocery and Pharmacy Competition - Economic Liberties Applauds Washington Law Banning Retail Covenants That Block Grocery...

This week, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation banning restrictive land covenants used by large retailers to block grocery stores and pharmacies from opening in properties they once oc...

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“We no longer have truly free markets. In the food supply chain, either a single monopolist or a tight oligopoly controls each of the major industries involved,” said Basel Musharbash, a managing attorney for the Antimonopoly Counsel civileats.com/2026/03/10/d...?

Democrats Tie High Food Prices to Corporate Consolidation

As the midterms approach, Trump is touting lower prices, but Democrats say his policies favor corporations over consumers and farmers.

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"Agroecology is simply a good model that adapts to regional and community realities and does not want, or need, corporate control and influence to be successful in feeding people." panna.org/news/agroeco...?

Agroecology is about farming well | Pesticide Action & Agroecology Network (PAN)

Agroecology is about farming well.  Agroecology is a good model that embraces complexity and adapts to regional and community realities. It does not want, or need, corporate control and influence to b...

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"The governor can abandon principles of equity... Or, he can ... present an alternative future—one in which the government enables broad-based land access for all..., not just the privileged individuals and institutions that already own it. civileats.com/2026/03/03/t...?

Op-ed: The USDA Wants California to Abandon Farmland Equity. It Shouldn’t.

California can take a creative approach to land policy that would foster a resilient food system and mobilize broad support.

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In California, ICE raids happen every day, interrupting our sense of safety and disappearing neighbors. Even in detention, detainees have gone 40 weeks without fresh fruits. Food is a human right, which means it applies to everyone.

Safe access to food is a fundamental right: ICE tactics erode our basic freedoms

February 6, 2026 Photo credit: Gayatri Malhotra The right to food is about creating and sustaining the conditions needed for everyone to access the food that meets their social, cultural, and nutritio...

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"This is the moral bankruptcy at the heart of American food culture: we want the labor, we want the cuisine, we want the restaurants—we just don’t want the human beings."- Mike Lee ICE's terrorizing of communities across the nation is a food system issue. Its a labor issue. Its a food access issue.

The Food System Under Siege

ICE is waging war on the people who feed America. The food industry’s inaction is complicity.

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foodbanknews.org/how-the-right-to-food-is-shaping-up-in-the-u-s/ “What the government shutdown showcased to us is that the safety net system is extremely fragile,” said Regi Young, Executive Director of ACCFB. Read how a Right-to-Food Framework is helping to transform the conditions of hunger!

How the ‘Right to Food’ is Shaping Up in the U.S. - Food Bank News

The idea that people have a “right to food” in the U.S. is starting to gain some footing, as New Jersey makes a big move.

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The #Food4All coalition responds to Governor Newsom's budget proposal. We urge state leaders to create a stronger safety net in California and not bend to the harmful policies of the federal government. full statement: nourishca.org/whats-fresh/...

"Despite being the backbone of our food system, farmworkers continue to face immense challenges, including lack of health care, food insecurity, and poor housing....many farmworker families rely on food banks to feed their families." www.fresnobee.com/opinion/read... by partner advct, Yelisa Abriz!

I watched my parents harvest crops. Farmworkers deserve a living wage | Opinion

The average California farmworker earns an average salary of under $20,000 a year, and many farmworker families rely on food banks.

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The federal shutdown and the way in which SNAP was used as a ‘bargaining chip’ emphasized the importance of establishing stronger protections for the right to food across the United States. “Food is life. Everyone who wants to live needs to eat.” www.righttofoodus.org/post/federal...

Federal Shutdown underscores need for right to food

November 17, 2025The longest government shutdown in U.S. history revealed the precarity of one of our country's most effective anti-poverty measures. Recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Pr...

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Native women fight not just for a paycheck—but for our families, our sovereignty, and our future. When we are paid less, our entire community feels the loss. Equal pay is about justice, survival, and dignity for all. #EquityForNativeWomen #NativeWomensEqualPay

In response to cuts to CalFresh benefits, food hubs like Foodshed Cooperative in San Diego are part of a regional effort to get food out to people, fast. No better way than working with local farmers! fox5sandiego.com/news/local-n...