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President Joe Biden and the White House are touting the payments to over 43,000 people as part of an effort to address inequity in farm loan programs, which data obtained in a CNN Freedom of Information Act request reveal has persisted for Black farmers especially. By Chandelis Duster and Janie Boschma, CNN.com https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/01/politics/black-farmers-discrimination-program-biden-chevron-dg

Join us at Lovie’s Farm for a Farm Action Day on Saturday, August 24th, as we fight to make the “Right to Farm” real! Come by for a farm tour, help feed the animals, bring your kids for an egg hunt, and take ACTION with us! RSVP below & don’t forget to wear closed-toed shoes! Can’t make it? You can still support us by signing this petition!

AKNEW is a non-profit organization located in Hartford, CT. We provide resources to the underserved population of the Greater Hartford Communities. We are raising funds to help educate the Hartford Communities on the importance of Composting and urban gardening, fishing, and farm animals. We will be partnering with Our New Village who will come and educate the community about Urban Gardening, a local farm who will bring farm animals, and other organizations that will educate the community about fishing and composting.

EggUcation Series: Cultivating BIPOC Farmers I just supported EggUcation Series: Cultivating BIPOC Farmers, an awesome project on Patronicity. It's a crowdfunding campaign, so they need lots of small contributions from donors, or 'Patrons' like you and me to make it happen.   You can read more about how this works at https://www.patronicity.com/how-it-works   Please visit the project here, read more about it, choose a giving level, and share with others as well! https://www.patronicity.com/project/eggucation_series_cultivating_bipoc_farmers

This EggUcation Learning Series includes classroom time, chicken keeping materials, and supplies. The course is taught primarily by Pr5of Amy Grillo with follow up support and coaching for new chicken keepers. Karin's Growing Power '24 Chicken Keeping Presentation

Harvesting Change 2024 https://www.wix.app/events/e0111244-7a64-4f36-9fa2-970ae018bbd6/eeb5466f-d94b-433a-ba27-7992ea8e0ce7/details?d=https://www.chicksahoyfarm.org/event-details/harvesting-change-2024

Beyond Business As Usual 2024: Co-Ops and the Next Economy, a groundbreaking conference bringing together the local and regional cooperative movement. Come to connect, learn, and strategize to build businesses and an economy that prioritizes people and the planet over profit.   This semi-annual conference has historically brought together community members from throughout the state to discuss topics ranging from impact investment to regenerative finance, B Corps and more. This year, we are excited to partner with Cooperate Connecticut, a newly established membership network designed to grow and support our cooperative ecosystem in CT. On Saturday, October 26 from 10am-5pm, we are hosting the full day conference at the 224 Ecospace, featuring guest speakers and presenters from throughout the region and from right here in CT. The day includes a mix of tactical guidance, co-op basics, examples of cooperative activity locally and beyond, as well as chances to network and build with other changemakers.   We are committed to making this event accessible, and will be providing child watch and a healthy lunch, as well as translation into Spanish for many of the sessions, plus a hybrid option for folks who are not able to join us in person. For everyone’s safety, we will require masking during the event.   We look forward to welcoming folks whether you are just curious about the co-op space, or are a seasoned member of the solidarity economy movement.   The suggested donation is $50, which can be made through our Sustainable CT Matching campaign here. To register for the conference, please click here. If you can’t attend but want to contribute, donations will be matched dollar for dollar – we still need another 60 donors to contribute in order to unlock the match, so even $5 or $10 will help us ensure we reach the goal!   To read more about the network, the conference agenda and speakers, visit www.connecticut.coop today. I hope to see you on October 26th! Sarah Bodley, Executive Director sbodley@reSETco.org Phone: 860.560.9120 x 701 Text: 860.540.6048 she/her