How do you leave a legacy to organizations you care deeply about like the National Farmers Union and National Farmers Foundation? This will be an informative presentation by special guest internationally recognized philanthropic author and speaker, Mike Skrypnek.
How do rising farm debts, land commodification, and market dependence create insecurity and undermine rural communities? Learn from Astra Taylor, writer, filmmaker and activist about how solidarity serves as both a principle and practice to achieve security and justice through collective action and interdependence.
This year's NFU-O Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Convention will be held on Saturday, March 1st, 2025 at the University of Toronto, Scarborough Campus. We are excited to announce that we will be hosting this in-person gathering in partnership with the UTSC Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences, Feeding City Lab, and Sustainable Food &
The onboarding sessions are opportunities for new or newly engaged members to get to know the organization. It'll be an opportunity to learn, share interests, and ask questions about how to get involved.
The stories of Chinese immigrants and Chinese Canadians, especially of their roles in Canada’s food system, have gone largely undocumented. This history includes survival of Chinese migrants under racist policies that prevented them from acquiring farmland, and racist attitudes that still persist today. Examining these histories, especially the resilience of Chinese Canadian farmers and farmworkers
Explore how “green” initiatives like carbon offsets, biofuel crops, and tree plantations are driving land inequality and food insecurity. With insights from the IPES-Food Land Squeeze Report and expert Sofía Monsalve Suárez, you'll uncover the realities of land grabbing, its impacts on smallholder farmers, and innovative solutions being pursued globally, including in Colombia. Join us to dive into the urgent fight for land justice and sustainable agriculture.
We invite you to attend the Region 5 Annual Convention which will be held Thursday, March 27, 2025 at the Clearwater Curling Rink, 57 11th St N, Clearwater, MB with the theme: Farm Resilience and Solidarity in Troubled Times. The official convention will commence at 10:00 am. The convention registration fee is $30 to cover lunch. We will have a potluck
The right to repair goes beyond the ability for consumers to repair electronics, appliances, and machinery. The right to repair is about independence and freedom from major manufacturers in order to have access to timely and inexpensive repairs, as well as operability between products that suit the needs of consumers and farm businesses.
Curious about what the National Farmer's Union is working on? Worried about extreme weather ruining your harvests? Want to do more to address agricultural climate impacts than changing practices on your INDIVIDUAL farm? Join a conversation next weekend with the National Farmers Union about advancing climate reselience in agriculture! We'll be discussing the NFU's agricultural
Join us at the Sowing Seeds for Change 2025 Film Festival in Edmonton for a day of inspiring films celebrating our local diverse agricultural systems!
The National Farmers Union / L’Union Nationale des Fermiers is unique among farm organizations: we advocate for people’s interests against corporate control of our food system.
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