Learn more about the Farm Bill:
Note: Most of these sources are about the 2018 Farm Bill
BOOKS
Peter Lehner and Nathan Rosenberg: Farming for Our Future: The Science, Law, and Policy of Climate-Neutral Agriculture (Environmental Law Institute), 2021
Daniel Imhoff: The Farm Bill, A Citizen’s Guide, 2019
VIDEOS AND WEBINARS
Meet the People Getting Paid to Kill Our Planet | NYT Opinion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOcLyyVyb6o
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: What Is the Farm Bill? https://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/campaigns/fbcampaign/what-is-the-farm-bill/
Peter Lehner’s 50-minute presentation that explains the Farm Bill’s opportunities and failures; https://video.earthxtv.com/shows/law-nature/season/2/episode/1
Sierra Club: The True Cost of Food https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REXdVTIo3eg
WEBSITES
Civil Eats – Will Next Farm Bill Move the Needle on Climate Change https://civileats.com/2022/02/09/field-report-farm-bill-climate-action-vegan-fridays-meatpackers-usda-csp-eqip/
Congressional Research Service What Is the Farm Bill: https://sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/RS22131.pdf
Earthjustice https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2018/earthjustice-statement-on-farm-bill-agreement
“This year’s Farm Bill is just the start. Earthjustice stands with its allies in the sustainable food, farmworker, and forestry communities who are calling on Congress to take even more steps toward a clean and just future for all. Our workers, air and water, wildlife, and lands deserve it.”
Environmental Working Group EWG Farm Subsidy Database || Home
Farm Bureau (a Republican Organization): Farm Bill Resources in Depth https://www.fb.org/issues/farm-policy/farm-bureau-farm-bill-resources-in-depth/
Food and Water Watch: Farm Bill 101 https://foodandwaterwatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/farm_bill_101_report_jan_2012.pdf
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition: https://sustainableagriculture.net/our-work/campaigns/fbcampaign/what-is-the-farm-bill/
Food Waste Reduction in 2018 Farm Bill: https://www.nrdc.org/experts/joanne-berk:enkamp/food-waste-reduction-scores-big-farm-bill
Rockefeller Foundation True Cost of Food: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/report/true-cost-of-food-measuring-what-matters-to-transform-the-u-s-food-system/
Sierra Club: https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/what-you-need-know-about-new-farm-bill
U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer: The U.S. Food and Farm Act: https://blumenauer.house.gov/food-and-farm-act
WEBSITES NOT DIRECTLY CONNECTED TO THE FARM BILL
CUNY Urban Food Policy Institute: https://www.cunyurbanfoodpolicy.org/
Heather Ridge Farm: https://www.heather-ridge-farm.com
State Senator Michelle Hinchey: https://www.nysenate.gov/senators/michelle-hinchey