Fair Farms Policy & Legislative Priorities

Fair Farms advocates on a wide array of important issues during the Maryland General Assembly session, which runs January through early April. In addition, we advocate for fair, sustainable and regenerative farming policy at the national level and in other Mid-Atlantic states. We need your help! Every year we will offer opportunities for you to lift up your voice with your legislators in support of these critical issues. We will keep this page updated with information about bills and opportunities to write and call your legislators, submit testimony, and spread the word in an effort to turn these important policies into law.

Latest Priorities


Funding Composting Infrastructure will Improve Healthy Soils: An Interview with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Sophia Jones

Funding Composting Infrastructure will Improve Healthy Soils: An Interview with the Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Sophia Jones

According to a 2021 report by the Environmental Integrity Project, Maryland landfills release far more greenhouse gas emissions than previously ...
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Fair Farms Legislative Wrap Up for 2022

Fair Farms Legislative Wrap Up for 2022

2022 Legislative Session Wrap-Up Fair Farms was proud to advocate in Annapolis for bills that enable sustainable farming, support farmers, ...
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Congress Passes Bill to Fund SNAP/WIC and Farmer Support Programs

This blog is a summary of a list curated by Patti Truant Anderson, MPH, PhD Senior Program Officer, Food System ...
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Post Session Update on More Urban Agriculture Legislation

Post Session Update on More Urban Agriculture Legislation

In addition to the Urban Agriculture Grant Program bill (HB1216), Fair Farms was happy to see that there were several ...
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Investing Recovery Funds for a Resilient Local Food System

Investing Recovery Funds for a Resilient Local Food System

Thanks for joining us for our webinar discussing ARPA and how local governments could invest their State and Local Fiscal ...
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