These are the slides of the 2011 Food Day Webinar about the 2012 Farm Bill.

1. The 2012 Farm Bill What It Is and Why It Matters to Community and Regional Food Systems

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5. What is the Farm Bill?

6. Legislation That Sets Government Farm and Food Policy Goals and Priorities

7. Affects How and Where Food Is Grown

8. Last Farm Bill Passed May 2008

9. Key 2008 Farm Bill Titles Title I – Commodity Programs Title II – Conservation Title IV – Nutrition Title V – Credit Title VI – Rural Development Title VII – Research Title X – Horticulture and Organic Agriculture

10. Farm Bills Occur Every 4-6 Years

11. 2012 Farm Bill –What Will Really Happen?

12. How Will the Super Committee’s Budget Cuts Affect Farm Bill Funding?

13. Two Marker Bills in 2012 1. Local and Regional Farm and Food System Bill* | Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) 2. Community Agriculture Development &Jobs Act of 2011 | Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D - OH) *Working title

14. The Pingree Bill:Local and Regional Farm and Food Systems * *Working Title

15. Barriers to Local Food

16. Lack of Distribution Systems for Moving Into Mainstream Markets

17. Lack of Investment Capital for Infrastructure

18. Lack of Training in Marketing

19. Uncertainty of Regulations Affecting Local Food Production

20. Pingree Bill Example Provisions

21. Allows Schools to use a Portion of Their Purchasing Allocation for Local Foods

22. Authorizes a New Technical Assistance Initiative to Help Create Sustainable Local and Regional Food Systems

23. Creates a Program of Credit for Farmers Producing for Local Markets

24. Development of Marketing Programs Focused on Local Food

25. Kaptur Bill: Community Agriculture Development and Jobs Act of 2011

26. Goal: Create Community Agriculture Jobs

27. Few Current Programs Target Community Agriculture

28. Creation of an Office of Community Agriculture

29. Work to Eliminate Food Deserts

30. Ensure Food Programs Support Local Agriculture

31. Promote Consumption of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables

32. Provide Grants for Local Community Agriculture Initiatives

33. Requires USDA to Monitor Community Agriculture Performance

34. To Contact Today’s Presenters Margaret Krome mkrome@sbcglobal.net | 608-238-1440 Helen Dombalis hdombalis@sustainableagriculture.net 202-547-5754 John Latini 202-225-4146 | http://www.kaptur.house.gov

35. Non-Exhaustive List of Organizations Working on Farm Bill Issues Related to Local Food Systems National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition - www.sustainableagriculture.netSlow Food USA - www.slowfoodusa.orgUnion of Concerned Scientists - www.ucs.orgNational Organic Coalition - www.nationalorganiccoalition.orgOrganic Farming Research Foundation - www.ofrf.orgNational Family Farm Coalition - www.wffc.orgFamily Farm Defenders - www.familyfarmers.orgThe Rural Coalition - www.ruralco.orgPolicyLink - www.policylink.orgCommunity Food Security Coalition - www.foodsecurity.orgGrowing Food and Justice For All Initiative - www.growingfoodandjustice.orgAmerican Farmland Trust - www.farmland.orgEnvironmental Working Group - www.ewg.orgFood and Water Watch - www.foodandwaterwatch.org

36. Questions? Please visit community-food.org/farmbill to complete a short survey on this webinar!

37. Photo Credits Sienna Enjoying Chickens by davidsilver Urban Farming by Ryan Thompson Food Safety by Tom Arthur Belgian Mail Distribution Point by g-flow Bad Market by Wilsonious Two Hundred Dollars by SuratLozowick Earthworks Urban Farm by DetroitUnspin Earthworks Urban Farm #2 by Detroit UnSpin Essex Aggie Bill Signing by Office of Governor Patrick Tokens at Farmer’s Market by cafemama First Bloom Kickoff Event by North Cascades National Park Farmer’s Market Haul by captaincinema American Farm by Danielle Muscetta American Cathedral by Tom Haymes 2008 by Leo Reynolds 2012---the End is Near by spike55151 Kale Harvest by Molly Breslin Goat Stencil by walls_of_fame Sign at Wells Farmers’ Market by pluralzed Seeds of the Future by heyheygig Garden Produce by AlyssssyIA Togo GMP Roll 0502 by Paul W Questions by oberazzi Barn by cindy47452 House Gate Post Number by marc e marc Soil Ph Test Kit by London Permaculture Food Desert - CRFS Project Question Mark by Leo Reynolds USDA Headquarters by afagen Side view with chickens by Patrick Barber Manchester Urban Farm by John Murden Cash Money by Nathan Gibbs

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