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Hundreds of farmers and advocates of the food and farm system gather March 6-8 for the Farmers for Climate Action Rally for Resilience in Washington, D.C.. The rally began in Freedom Plaza with many speakers sharing stories on how the climate crisis has impacted their farms.
Coordinated by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Farm Aid, the Farmers for Climate Action Rally for Resilience is supported by a coalition of organizations. The organizations brought several of their members to Washington, D.C., to rally in Freedom Plaza and meet with legislators on Capitol Hill.
'I have a vested interest in the future of ag,' says Claudia Lenz, 21, who attended the rally as a representative of the Land Stewardship Project. She and her family operate Threshing Table Farm near Star Prairie, Wisconsin.
Ellen and Jim Gardner and daughter, Esther, live at Gardner Family Farm near Spring Grove, Minnesota. 'I wanted lawmakers to know that agriculture can help provide solutions to climate change,' Ellen Gardner says.
Ellen Gardner, second from left, visits U.S. Rep. Brad Finstad, R-1-Minnesota-Rochester, third from left, in Washington, D.C. Farmers and other farm- and food-system advocates met with elected officials from their states.
Andrea Hazzard, front left with gray blazer, travels to Washington, D.C., with a delegation of farmers from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. They advocated for climate-resiliency programs in the upcoming 2023 farm bill. The group is pictured outside the office of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois-Springfield, where they met with his legislative team.
Claudia Lenz said she doesn’t want to wait for things to become worse before taking action to help farmers become more resilient in the face of climate change. That’s why she participated March 6-8 in the Farmers for Climate Action: Rally for Resistance in Washington, D.C.
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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Hundreds of farmers and advocates of the food and farm system gather March 6-8 for the Farmers for Climate Action Rally for Resilience in Washington, D.C.. The rally began in Freedom Plaza with many speakers sharing stories on how the climate crisis has impacted their farms.
Coordinated by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition and Farm Aid, the Farmers for Climate Action Rally for Resilience is supported by a coalition of organizations. The organizations brought several of their members to Washington, D.C., to rally in Freedom Plaza and meet with legislators on Capitol Hill.
Andrea Hazzard, front left with gray blazer, travels to Washington, D.C., with a delegation of farmers from the Illinois Stewardship Alliance. They advocated for climate-resiliency programs in the upcoming 2023 farm bill. The group is pictured outside the office of U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois-Springfield, where they met with his legislative team.
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