Last year, I spoke with a well established and highly respected journalist who offered me a …
Finding Purpose in Philanthropy
There is an ongoing, systematic erasure of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) movement leaders, …
Decolonizing the Food System
On May 8, 2023, Shape Up SF and the SFDPH Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Team …
Unapologetically Reclaiming The Land
By December 2022, I was itching to travel abroad and when I found out that my …
Foodways and Wordways
“Peek through the husk,” my mom said, holding the fresh ear of corn. I recognized this …
Narrative Power and Belonging
(L-R: Rubi Orozco Santos, Shaniece Alexander, Esperanza Pallana, Kelly Carlisle) Thanks to our collaboration with Castanea …
Power of Participatory Grantmaking
Esperanza Pallana, Executive Director of the Food and Farm Communications Fund, recently joined Gwen Wurst, a Senior …
Rematriating the Narrative in the UK
Oxford Real Farming Conference · ORFC23 Unceded Voices: Rematriating the narrativeBefore I share my experience, I’d …
A Look at Community Controlled Funding in Food Systems and Beyond
In 2022, FFCF co-hosted this 90-minute recorded webinar, hear from EFOD* leaders Camryn Smith of Communities …
Seeding Change: A Decade of Movement Building
Food and Farm Communications Fund is committed to resourcing our community of organizers and farmers, from …
Cultural Organizing
Where preserving and expressing our culture is an act of resistance to the constant pressure of …
Farmer Engagement
Farmer engagement has been a long-time strategy supported by Wildseeds Fund to advance systemic change. Over …