The history and importance of USDA’s Household Food Security Report and underlying data
The RFBC was a catalytic opportunity to build capacity for small businesses across the state—from regional producers and processors to Indigenous-led food initiatives and rural co-ops. Its loss disrupts food security planning, economic development, and supply chain resilience in every region.
The RFBC was a catalytic opportunity to build capacity for small businesses across the state—from regional producers and processors to Indigenous-led food initiatives and rural co-ops. Its loss disrupts food security planning, economic development, and supply chain resilience in every region.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has terminated the Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) Program effective immediately, abruptly withdrawing millions of dollars from Alaska’s food and farm sector.
Alaskan anti-hunger advocates joined national partners in Washington, D.C. to fight back against proposed $290 billion SNAP cuts. Learn how this impacts Alaska and why hunger in America is a political choice—not a necessity.
From calorie counts and sodium levels to whole grain requirements and procurement rules, school nutrition staff are navigating an intense web of compliance to ensure good school meals.
SNAP benefits do so much for our families and our economy, learn how you can take action to help protect them.
Alaska has benefited from significant investments in local food production through the USDA’s Local Food Purchasing Agreement (LFPA) programs. These initiatives—LFPA, LFPA+, Local Food for Schools (LFS), and Tribal LFPA programming—have provided business support to Alaska’s farmers, fishers, and other food producers while increasing access to fresh, locally sourced foods for schools, food pantries, and communities across the state. Learn more:
What is the Farm Bill, how will it affect Alaskans, and where are we now? Learn all about it and what it holds for our producers and consumers here.
Over the first week of June, Robbi and Rachel were in DC on behalf of the Alaska Food Policy Council as part of the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)’s Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. Learn more about the trip and what our biggest takeaways were.