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• You’re Invited to Advocate for Healthy Soil
  Globally, around one-third of soils are degraded. By the middle of the century, 90 percent or more could become degraded. In the Midwest alone, more than 57.6 billion metric tons of topsoil have been lost over […]
• Amplifying Farmers’ Voices in DC
  Abundant cherry blossoms greeted our team in Washington last week. They arrived just in time for peak bloom. The weather was kind, and people from all over were out and about enjoying the brightly pungent ambassadors […]
• The Path to a New Farm Bill (Regularly Updated)
  It’s GO time! Our federal policy team has been busy at work keeping up to date with the farm bill action in Congress. In this blog, you’ll find all relevant updates, with the oldest news at […]
• That’s A Wrap: 2025 OEFFA Policy Film Screening Series
  On Sunday, March 23, our team wrapped up our second-annual film screening series. All in all, we had nearly 200 folks registered for screenings of Feeding Tomorrow, Organic Rising, and Farming While Black! Together, we learned […]

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• Member Spotlight: OEFFA Authors
  Originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of the OEFFA newsletter. As rich as the lands we grow on, the OEFFA community is also an abundant source of education and inspiration. We are fortunate to have […]
• TOPP Mentorship Spotlight: Nanda Kishore Methuku
  By Lindsey Marshall, Midwest Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) Intern Originally published in the Winter 2025 edition of the OEFFA newsletter. How does one become a farmer? Many farmers in the United States inherit their […]
• OEFFA Announces 2025 Award Recipients: Dave Shively, Amalie Lipstreu, Molly Sowash, CJ Morgan
  The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) has named the 2025 recipients of its Stewardship, Service, and Beginning Farmer awards.   Dave Shively of Henry County received the Stewardship Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to the […]
• Member Spotlight: Yellowbird Foodshed
  Originally published in the Autumn 2024 edition of the OEFFA newsletter. In many ways, Yellowbird Foodshed is a model for how our food system should work. Local, sustainable farmers are fairly paid and have stable access […]

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