Dedicated to reintroducing Americans to their food � the seeds it grows from, the farmers who produce it, and the routes that carry it from the fields to their tables
Provides a public nationwide directory of small farms, farmers markets, and other local food sources to help people find local sources of sustainably grown food, and establish direct contact with family farms in their local area.
Promotes networking and information exchange on food security strategies; encourages dialogue on food security issues as a way for communities and organizations to develop a vision for their activities and understand the "big picture"; is building links between diverse and normally separate constituencies, such as sustainable agriculture, anti-hunger, environmentalists, and community development as a way of developing the political wherewithal to create a more sustainable food system.
Provides a voice for grassroots groups on farm, food, trade and rural economic issues to ensure fair prices for family farmers, safe and healthy food, and vibrant, environmentally sound rural communities here and around the world.