And what we've accomplished in 2023! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Dear John,

Thank you for standing with Farm Aid and family farmers. This whole year, from the earliest days of 2023, you’ve been with us—perhaps in person at a Farm Aid event or through your generous support of our work with and for family farmers. Your partnership has enabled us to accomplish deeply important outcomes. Here are some highlights of the things we did together this year:

In 2023, Farm Aid: - Joined farmers from across the country for the Climate Resilience Rally in Washington, DC. - Answered 700 hotline calls and assisted 3,300 farmers and advocates on our online Farmer Resource Network. - Worked with leaders in Washington on policy changes that strengthen farmers. - Responded to farmers recovering from natural disasters across the country. - Gathered hundreds of farmers and farm advocates at our Farmer Forum and People's Hearing to shape the Farm Bill. - Brought our festival back to Indiana and celebrated farmers, good food and agriculture with a sold out crowd of 22,000. - Served our
HOMEGROWN Concessions®-food grown with an ecological standard by family farmers who receive a fair price-at Farm Aid 2023. - Granted over $1.3 million to strengthen the essential work of grassroots farmer organizations across the U.S.

PLEASE KEEP UP YOUR SUPPORT WITH A GIFT TO FARM AID TODAY

Looking ahead to 2024, Farm Aid is committed to our work to strengthen family farmers, and we can’t do it without our essential partners—including YOU.

Please give a gift today in any amount. 2024 will be a critical year to bring change to our farm and food system—change that improves the lives of farmers, ranchers, workers, eaters: all of us.

Gratefully,

Jennifer Fahy
Communications Director

PS: We know some of you may be traveling in the next week or two, so we created this bonus episode of our new podcast Against the Grain as our holiday gift to you. In this episode we’ll highlight one of our Farm Aid board members, the legendary Neil Young. Happy listening!