Food & Farms Day

This annual event, including the Food & Farms Day Awards, celebrates the efforts of individuals, communities, organizations, and agencies that strive to create a thriving and resilient local food, farming and ranching economy, while at the same time emphasizing that everyone in the state deserves access to fresh, healthy, nutritional food.

Food & Farms Day provides an opportunity to highlight the intersection between health, sustainable food systems, and the economic wellbeing of our farms and ranches. It also speaks to the ways we work together to increase affordable and healthy food access. It addresses the idea that thriving food systems encourage entrepreneurship and leadership, and reinforces the benefits of cooperation and coordination along with the intersection of informed policy making. Included in the day’s activities are visits to the legislative offices to personally engage with policy makers, telling stories about the importance of local food and farming, and advocating for specific policy issues.