1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netHannah Quigleyhttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/hquigley/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jH4aGcHu4j"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/path-to-a-new-farm-bill-increasing-access-and-affordability-in-local-food-systems/">Path to a New Farm Bill: Increasing Access and Affordability in Local Food Systems</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/path-to-a-new-farm-bill-increasing-access-and-affordability-in-local-food-systems/embed/#?secret=jH4aGcHu4j" width="600" height="338" title="“Path to a New Farm Bill: Increasing Access and Affordability in Local Food Systems” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="jH4aGcHu4j" 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> This post is part of a multi-part series exploring some of the key sustainable agriculture and food systems challenges that the farm bill can address. This post discusses the impact on food security and local food systems and compares the Senate's proposal, which includes increased funding for nutrition programs, support for local farmers, and streamlined application processes, to the House's proposal. The post emphasizes the need for the final farm bill to ensure adequate funding for nutrition programs, expand successful initiatives, and address barriers for local farmers in order to improve food access and affordability.https://sustainableagriculture.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SNAP-sign-credit-USDA.jpg640457