1.0National Sustainable Agriculture Coalitionhttps://sustainableagriculture.netLaura Zakshttps://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/author/lzaks/Release: Farmers and Food Pantries Seek Secretary Vilsack’s Help Avoiding a Funding Cliffrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="nf64GqnyIV"><a href="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-farmers-and-food-pantries-seek-secretary-vilsacks-help-avoiding-a-funding-cliff/">Release: Farmers and Food Pantries Seek Secretary Vilsack’s Help Avoiding a Funding Cliff</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/release-farmers-and-food-pantries-seek-secretary-vilsacks-help-avoiding-a-funding-cliff/embed/#?secret=nf64GqnyIV" width="600" height="338" title="“Release: Farmers and Food Pantries Seek Secretary Vilsack’s Help Avoiding a Funding Cliff” — National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition" data-secret="nf64GqnyIV" 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 delivered a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack signed by nearly 600 food banks, hubs, pantries, farmers, and organizations requesting that USDA continue to fund the highly effective Local Food Purchase Assistance Program. The USDA Commodity Program was implemented in 2022 and was designed to provide access to markets for farmers impacted by ongoing supply chain disruptions while funneling healthy foods into emergency food channels.