NSAC Summer Meeting and More
NSAC Summer Meeting, Senate Appropriations Approval and Reading Suggestions Including the 2021 IPCC Report in This Week’s News from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
NSAC Summer Meeting – Virtually Together! NSAC Concludes its 2021 Annual Summer Meeting
The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) always comes away from its member meetings feeling empowered by the strength and energy of its broad coalition. The 2021 NSAC Summer Meeting was no exception, and we are truly inspired and motivated by the hard work and dedication of our members, especially given the unprecedented crises of the past year that have affected all of our lives, along with the food and farming sector. A total of 121 attendees from 67 member organizations joined NSAC staff virtually for the 2021 Summer Meeting, an opportunity to come together to review priorities, delve into current policy campaigns and grassroots next steps, make commitments, and engage with fellow members.
Comment: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) responds to Senate Agriculture Appropriations Approval of FY 2022 Bill
Washington, D.C., August 4, 2021 – In response to the markup of the “Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022” by the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) issued a comment, attributable to Eric Deeble, Policy Director:
What We’re Reading
In this space we share suggested readings that NSAC staff find relevant to the Coalition’s mission and work. The opinions expressed in these readings are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect an official NSAC policy or position.
The new IPCC Report addresses the most up-to-date physical understanding of the climate system and climate change, bringing together the latest advances in climate science, and combining multiple lines of evidence from paleoclimate, observations, process understanding, and global and regional climate simulations.
“Deep Pockets in Farmland Investment Exacerbate Racial Inequities”
Food & Power presents the second article in a three-part series examining the influence of farmland investing on equity and the future of food.
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