Learn About the Issues
- Without local farmland, it's not local food
Farmers are striving to deliver fresh food directly to consumers, retailers and restaurants within their local foodshed
- What's happening to our farms?
Every day we're losing urban-edge farmland where most of our fruit and vegetables are grown
- Dig deep into farmland protection
Visit our Farmland Information Center to learn more about techniques for protecting local farmland
- Local food and farm lingo
A glossary of local food terms that let you talk the talk
- Local food by the numbers
Get the facts on farms and buying local
- Food: a frequent flyer (pdf)
Our food is traveling further than ever from farms to our plates—how about 2,200 miles for strawberry yogurt?
- A warming world and our food supply
A look at agriculture production in 2080
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What You Can Do
Join our No Farms No Food micro-campaign and help support local farmers
Take the Seven Simple Steps to save farm and ranch land
Buy Fresh Buy Local
Check to see if a local Food Routes chapter is located near you or in your state
Send an E-Card and tell your friends to support local farms by purchasing local food
Take the Local Food Pledge and buy locally grown food to support nearby farms
Get AFT Action Alerts
Sign up today for AFT's Action Network and stay in touch with the latest policy efforts to protect farmland |
Local Farms and Food Heroes
Nash Huber: A Farmer on a Mission
Washington state's Nash Huber has created a training ground for future farmers who are growing healthy food, supporting their local economy, protecting farmland and the environment, and providing safe habitat for salmon. Read more
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