Advocacy Behind
the Harvest
Bipartisan voices on food recovery
“Thank you to the Farmlink Project for shedding light on all our farmers do for our communities and the challenges they face. We must continue to support our farmers and ranchers in maintaining America’s food supply.”
Former Sen. Markwayne Mullin
R - Oklahoma
“It’s absolutely essential that family farmers and producers can access the support and resources they need to sustain and grow their operations — and that’s exactly what I’m fighting for in Washington with great organizations like Farmlink.”
Rep. Angie Craig
D - Minnesota · Ranking Member, House Agriculture Committee
“As a third-generation farmer and co-chair of the Food Recovery Caucus, it is one of my top priorities to continue supporting important reforms that will reduce food loss, support farmers, and help feed families across Central Washington and the United States.”
Rep. Dan Newhouse
R - Washington
“As organizations like Farmlink work on the ground in our communities to get food on plates, not in landfills, I am working in Congress to ensure we seize the once-in-five-years opportunity to enact whole-of-government change through the upcoming Farm Bill.”
Rep. Chellie Pingree
D - Maine
“By collaborating with organizations like The Farmlink Project, we can harness the power of public-private partnerships to address these critical issues, reduce waste, invigorate rural communities, and guarantee that no one goes hungry.”
Rep. Troy Carter
D - Louisiana
“Agriculture is the backbone of the American economy and our rural communities in Iowa. That’s why I’m committed to supporting our farm families, passing a strong Farm Bill for Iowa, and helping our young producers succeed. I also appreciate Farmlink’s important work to deliver nutritious food — grown by Iowa farmers — to communities in need.”
Rep. Randy Feenstra
R - Iowa
“Farmlink does innovative work, and I congratulate them on the film… I am inspired by organizations that make connections between farmers and people in need to solve chronic problems like hunger and food insecurity.”
Rep. Don Bacon
R - Nebraska
Farmlink works at the speed and scale of American agriculture.
We work directly with farmers to give every level of government solutions built to support agricultural communities. That can mean tax incentives that make donating surplus produce financially viable for growers, or mobilizing government resources to rescue nutritious fruits and vegetables, pay the farmers, and feed nearby communities. Farmlink’s ties across the agricultural system produce solutions that hold up in the real world. We go beyond the limits of federal food programs, using infrastructure that already exists, to support family farms, reduce surplus, and get food to families as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Feed Communities
Farmlink is the leading national hunger-fighting organization that works with any nonprofit willing and able to distribute fresh produce to Americans experiencing hunger. This approach allows us to serve the communities who are typically left out by the charitable food system; we work with and beyond food banks that participate in federal food assistance programs.
When Farmlink uses packaging that makes food easy to unload without large equipment, we increase the number of smaller pantries and charities that can receive fresh, nutritious produce.
Working with a vast network of growers and food production companies allows us to deliver diverse and nutritionally rich produce to more communities.
Our solutions reflect the diversity of the network that makes our movement possible.
When applesauce and apple juice producers abruptly canceled their contracts with farmers in the fall of 2024, entire orchards of apples were at risk of going to waste in West Virginia. Farmlink partnered with state and federal agriculture departments, joining state and federal resources with Farmlink’s network of hunger-fighting charities and logistical experience. This initiative rescued over 18 million pounds of apples and distributed them to communities experiencing hunger, starting with the growers’ neighbors and extending as far as New Mexico.
Instead of falling to the ground, the apples were harvested directly into these bins, transported in trucks across the country, and placed in parking lots, community centers, and food banks across the country, where families could come and pick the apples to take home. Farmlink’s work connecting growers, communities, and government transformed these apples’ fate, from waste to pies, preserves, and more.
This is what farm-to-policy connection looks like when the clock is running: one canceled contract, three levels of government, and 18 million pounds of fruit that reached families instead of the ground.
Policy & Advocacy on Farmlink’s Blog
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A Policy Update
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Empowering Gen Z to Revolutionize our Food System: Farmlink FIELD Fellows in DC
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Looking Ahead: A Note From Sophia, Our Head of Policy & Advocacy
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Policy Advocacy at The United Fresh Conference
Policy Advocacy at The United Fresh Conference
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President Bidens Plans for the American Food System
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The Biden-Harris Administration Just Released the Final White House Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.
The Biden-Harris Administration Just Released the Final White House Strategy for Reducing Food Loss and Waste and Recycling Organics.
