12-21-18 Healthy Food System Weekly Update

View this email in your browser Happy Friday! Farm Bill signed and now USDA going after SNAP via regulation. Here's CBPP's 12.20.18 statement.  More news below. We're going to take off the next couple of weeks for the holidays! I hope everyone's 2018 has been wonderful and here's looking to 2019!  News | Events & actions | Of Interest | Previous updates | Forward to a friend NEWS Farm Bill / Congress 12.20.18 WaPo: Trump administration aims to toughen work requirements for food stamp recipients 12.20.18 The Atlantic Work Requirements Won't Help the Unemployed 12.20.18 Forbes Trump Signs 2018 Farm Bill as USDA Aims to Increase SNAP Work Requirements 12.19.18 Essence: Congress Passes Farm Bill That Will Help Black Farmers And HBCUs 12.18.18 New Food Economy: Rural broadband is about to get $600 million in funding - but there's a catch tucked away in the Farm Bill text 12.17.18 Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future expresses concern regarding the Advancing the Quality and Understanding of American Aquaculture (AQUAA) Act 12.16.18 The Atlantic: Farm Bill Boosts for Young, Diverse Farmers with FOTO program  12.14.18 EWG: The 2018 Farm Bill Is a Big Win for Organic Farming Relevant Food & Sustainable Ag News 12.19.18 AP: Missouri Farmer charged in $140mm Organic Grain Fraud Scheme 12.18.18 BusinessGreen: 'There is loads of opportunity': Inside Tesco and WWF's quest for a sustainable shopping basket 12.18.18 Civil Eats: Farmers Know Climate Change is Real. Will the Feds Help Them Adapt? 12.17.18 WDRB.com: Farm Aid Announces 2018 Grant Recipients Funding Opportunities RAFI-USA 2019 Agricultural Reinvestment Fund grant program. Deadline Jan. 4 The FruitGuys Community Fund is now accepting applications for small sustainable farms. Letter of intent due Jan. 11 HFFI Grant Program. $1.8 million available to support eligible fresh food retail in underserved areas. Register for 12.13.18 and 1.8.19 webinars here. Application deadline is 2.14.19.  Natural Capital Investment Fund has launched RESEED Recovery Fund for farmers and value-added producers affected by hurricanes Florence or Matthew.  NEW RWJ Foundation: Funding for communities and organizations addressing health and climate solutions. Letter of intent due Feb 8 and application is due April 3. Back to top EVENTS & ACTIONS Action! United Farm Workers is gathering support for newly introduced legislation, the Fairness for Farmworkers Act. Read here for more information.  Event Highlight 3.12 - 3.13.19 Charlotte, NC Registration Open! Come to the Table Conference  Additional Events 01.03.18 Deadline to register for the NC Grower/Buyer Exchange for Publix Super Market   01.10 - 01.12.19 Washington, DC Mid Atlantic Health & Hunger Gathering 01.18 - 01.20.19 Saratoga Springs, NY Northeast Organic Farming Association Winter Conference 1.29 - 1.31.18 Women in Ag Learning Network Virtual Conference Find more events on our national events calendar. If you have events you'd like added, please email Hannah.quigley@self-help.org.  Back to top OF INTEREST Job Opportunities Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group - Executive Director; Deadline Dec. 31 Carolina Farm Stewardship Association - Education Coordinator Deadline Dec. 31 National Farm to School Network - Executive Director; Deadline Jan. 7 National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - Policy Specialist and Coalitions Director Education and Development Opportunities  The Wallace Center's Community Food Systems Mentorship Program is accepting applications. Deadline Jan. 15 The Rural Center's Rural Economic Development Institute application is open! Deadline Jan. 31 Appalachian Food Justice Institute are offering a variety of summer courses and accepting applications for their Food Justice Fellowship Program is accepting applications! Deadline Jan. 31 Victory Garden Initiative's Food Leader Certification Program - March and April 2019 Research Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Designing Effective, Scalable Data Collection Tools to Measure Farmers Market Impacts That's All Folks! David Beck, Policy & Media Director Self-Help Credit Union & affiliates 301 W Main St Durham NC 27701 david.beck@self-help.org, 919-956-4495 Forward this email to a friend Copyright © 2018 Self-Help, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: Self-Help 301 W Main St Durham, NC 27701 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list