Farm Aid’s mission is to keep family farmers on the land. We’re best known for our annual music, food and farm festival, but the truth is we work each and every day, year-round to build a system of agriculture that values family farmers, good food, soil and water, and strong communities. Learn more about our day-to-day work to celebrate and strengthen farmers, advocate for fair farm policies, connect farmers and eaters, and bring family farm food to everyone.
Keeping Family Farmers on the Land
Our Work
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Supporting Family Farmers
Our 1-800-FARM-AID hotline and Farmer Resource Network provides immediate and effective support services to farm families in crisis. We help farmers find the resources they need to access new markets, transition to more sustainable and profitable farming practices, and survive...
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Building the Movement
Each year, proceeds from Farm Aid’s annual concert and our generous community of donors are granted to nonprofit organizations working to strengthen family farm agriculture in the United States. Since our first concert in 1985, we’ve granted more than $22...
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Promoting Family Farm Food
Farm Aid fosters connections between farmers and eaters by growing and strengthening local and regional markets and working to get family farm food in urban neighborhoods, grocery stores, restaurants, schools and other public institutions.
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Taking Action
Farm Aid works with local, regional and national organizations to promote fair farm policies and grassroots organizing campaigns designed to defend and bolster family farm-centered agriculture. We’ve worked side-by-side with farmers to protest factory farms and inform farmers and eaters...
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Celebrating Family Farmers
Farm Aid works to shine a spotlight on our family farmers using innovation and hard work to grow good food for all of us. From our annual music and food festival that features family farm food and unites farmers, artists,...
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With your help, family farmers can fight... to stay on their land, to grow good food for all of us, to raise a new generation of farmers to take care of our soil and water.
