1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netLaura Zakshttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/lzaks/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KuQ1Fvxvlp"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-nsac-members-and-national-stakeholders-applaud-usdas-commitment-to-local-and-regional-supply-chains/">Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional supply chains</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-nsac-members-and-national-stakeholders-applaud-usdas-commitment-to-local-and-regional-supply-chains/embed/#?secret=KuQ1Fvxvlp" width="600" height="338" title="“Release: NSAC Members and National Stakeholders applaud USDA’s commitment to local and regional supply chains” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="KuQ1Fvxvlp" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> NSAC celebrates USDA's announcement of $500 million in additional funding for the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program. Earlier this month, NSAC delivered a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed by nearly 600 food banks, hubs, pantries, farmers, and organizations requesting that the USDA continue funding the Local Food Purchase Assistance Program after stakeholders began expressing serious concern of the program’s anticipated end. Congressional delegations in both the House and Senate have also expressed strong support for LFPA.