Margarita Juana Cozzan
@daisytowers.bsky.social
Doctoral student @johnshopkinssph.bsky.social Food systems research & planning 🌱 Food justice 🌱 Health equity 🌱 Climate justice
Will you be at Ag & Human Values in Corvallis next week? Join me Thursday morning to chat municipal governance, cultural food security, and food sovereignty!
June 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Will you be at Ag & Human Values in Corvallis next week? Join me Thursday morning to chat municipal governance, cultural food security, and food sovereignty!
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More than a dozen programs supporting small farms and regional food infrastructure that have been impacted by the USDA funding cuts.
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.”
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.”
Will Local Food Survive Trump’s USDA?
The USDA is bulldozing efforts that help small farmers and food producers sell food directly to schools, food banks, and local communities.
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March 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
More than a dozen programs supporting small farms and regional food infrastructure that have been impacted by the USDA funding cuts.
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.”
“What this means from a bigger picture is that people are not going to have access to as much local food, and our farmers are already going into debt.”
This cuts healthy food for kids, shrinks business for local farmers, and stunts food availability for whole regions, leaving people more reliant on aid and big (processed) food brands and corporations. It literally makes America sick and more vulnerable in disasters. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
USDA cancels $1B in local food purchasing for schools, food banks
States have been notified that they will not receive 2025 funding for schools to buy food from nearby farms.
www.politico.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This cuts healthy food for kids, shrinks business for local farmers, and stunts food availability for whole regions, leaving people more reliant on aid and big (processed) food brands and corporations. It literally makes America sick and more vulnerable in disasters. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Chaos and Financial Distress for Farmers
Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Chaos and Financial Distress for Farmers
Regenerative farming programs supported by the USDA are thrown into chaos as federal funding is put on pause.
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February 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump’s Funding Freeze Creates Chaos and Financial Distress for Farmers
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