Beyond the Farm BillA New Approach to the Future of Agriculture & Food

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Jim KleinschmitInstitute for Agriculture and Trade Policy

“If you always do what you always did, you’ll always get what you always got.” – Tony Robbins Limited & Broken Process • Many Groups Left Out• Disconnect Between

Social, Scientific, Policy• Environmental &

Economic Indicators Pointing in Wrong Direction

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What is it that we want from agriculture?

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The (Missing) Big Question:

Beyond the Farm Bill Answer:• Network of Diverse Stakeholders & Leading Area Experts

• New Conversation to Develop Policy Backed by Practice

• Innovative, Strategic, Principle-Based Platform

• Relationships that Drive Resources, Ownership & Action

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Built on Principles

Fair Prices for Farmers

Protect Natural

Resources

Fair Pay and Worker Dignity

Safe Food for All

Local Ownership and Control

Healthy Food Access

Food and Farm Policy

for Everyone

Who’s Going Beyond the Farm Bill?

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Parke Wilde, Ph.D.

Agricultural Economist & Associate Professor

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and

Policy - Tufts University

Coalition of Immokalee

WorkersCommunity-based

organization of mainly immigrants

working in low-wage jobs in Florida.

Sustainable Farming Association of

Minnesota Nonprofit that supports

development & enhancement of sustainable

farming systems through farmer-to-farmer networking, innovation, demonstration, &

education

National Young Farmers Coalition

 Nonprofit that represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure

their success. 

Looking Forward to 2014•Building the Network & the Conversation•Gathering Resources & Sharing Information

National Network MeetingMarch 24-25, 2013 - Minneapolis

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For More Information•Contact Pete Huff, Director of Food

Systems: phuff@iatp.org / 612-870-3422•Visit www.btfb.org