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There's No Place Like Homegrown: The Non-Profits of Farm Aid 2024

Re-Connecting With and Meeting New Organizations is a Major Plus


Agricultural Stewardship Association
Photo by Bob Benenson

Much of Local Food Forum's coverage focuses on the activities of dynamic non-profit organizations that, in ways eclectic or esoteric, work to help build a healthier, more sustainable, more local, more humane and fairer food system.


And one of the most rewarding experiences for me as I attended the 2024 Farm Aid Festival last Saturday (September 21) in Saratoga Springs, New York was spending hours in the Homegrown Village, a gathering of dozens of non-profit organizations working to advance our cause.


Homegrown Village is a standing feature of Farm Aid's big annual fundraising event. This year's included some national organizations with which I have familiarity, and local and regional groups focused on improving local food ecosystems in the Northeast, which I'm happy to get to know.


To salute their efforts, I'm providing this photo display of Homegrown Village exhibitors. Pre-emptive apology: I tried to make sure to capture them all but apologize to anyone I missed.


I am listing the organizations alphabetically, starting with the one in the photo above: Agriculture Stewardship Alliance of Greenwich, New York. I don't have the bandwidth to provide details on each group, but the name of each is linked to their website or social media page.


ASPCA
Photo by Bob Benenson

ASPCA, New York, New York


Battles of Saratoga organization
Photo by Bob Benenson

Battles of Saratoga, Saratoga Springs, New York


Cornell University Cooperative Extension
Photo by Bob Benenson

Cornell University New York State Integrated Pest Management
Photo by Bob Benenson

Farmer assistance programs at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

Dimock Environmental Research Center
Photo by Bob Benenson

Dimock Environmental Research Center, Montrose, Pennsylvania


Farm Generations Cooperative
Photo by Bob Benenson

Farm Generations Cooperative, Plattsburgh, New York


farmSTAND organization
Photo by Bob Benenson

farmSTAND, Washington, District of Columbia


Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund
Photo by Bob Benenson

Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund, Falls Church, Virginia



Food and
Photo by Bob Benenson

Food and Water Watch, Washington, District of Columbia


Future Farmers of America
Photo by Bob Benenson

Future Farmers of America, Indianapolis, Indiana


GrowNYC at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

GrowNYC, New York, New York


NCAT/ATTRA at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition at 2024 Farm Aid
Photo by Bob Benenson

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Washington, District of Columbia


Northeast Organic Farming Association
Photo by Bob Benenson

NY FarmNet
Photo by Bob Benenson

NYFarmNet, Ithaca, New York


Pennsylvania Sustainable Agriculture organization
Photo by Bob Benenson

Pitney Meadows Community Farm at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

Pitney Meadows Community Farm, Saratoga Springs, New York


RAFI organization at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

Rural Advancement Foundation International — USA, Pittsboro, North Carolina


Rural Vermont organization at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

Rural Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont


Salvation Farms organization at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

Salvation Farms, Morristown, Vermont


The Livestock Conservancy
Photo by Bob Benenson

The Livestock Conservancy, Pittsboro, North Carolina


The Transfarmation Project at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

The Transfarmation Project, Los Angeles, California


USDA at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, District of Columbia


Veterans In Farming organization at Farm Aid 2024
Photo by Bob Benenson

Veterans IN Farming, multiple locations, Indiana


Wild Roots
Photo by Bob Benenson

Wild Roots, North Salem, New York

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