Dear John,

Among the billions of letters, cards and packages circulating this time of year are some extra special deliveries from Farm Aid. This month, $1,101,500 in End of Year Grants were signed (by our President Willie Nelson!), sealed and delivered to 101 family farm, rural response and urban agriculture organizations. These organizations are working across the country to keep family farmers on the land producing good food for all.

Farm Aid’s End of Year grantmaking bolsters efforts that support racial equity, facilitate farmer-led solutions to climate change, stop the growth of industrial and corporate power in agriculture and provide support for farmers experiencing crisis and farm stress.

Since 1985, Farm Aid has granted approximately $31 million to more than 300 organizations throughout the United States. These are our partners on-the-ground in the movement to build a vibrant, family farm-centered system of agriculture. This incredible impact is the direct result of the support of people just like you who give generously to Farm Aid and attend our annual festival. Thank you for being a part of this important work!

Our investment of nearly $1.5 million this year to strengthen family farm agriculture would not be possible without big-hearted people like you who donate to Farm Aid and stand up for family farmers. Your gift today strengthens our mission and our grantees all across the country. Together, we can build a farm and food system that benefits family farmers, our soil and water, our local economies and communities – all of us! Thank you for your partnership in this critical work.