Everywhere you look, food is in the news.
Dear Supporter,
It’s been a long, strange few months.
First, let me say that I hope you and your family and friends have remained safe
and healthy.
Second, I want to say this: If this pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that
our corporate-controlled industrial food system is a failure—and that we’ll
never have a better opportunity for transformational change than we have right
now.
Like so many organizations and individuals, we are deeply concerned about our
financial future. If you are able, could you help us reach our 2nd-quarter
fundraising goal by making a donation today?
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[[link removed]]The COVID-19 crisis has elevated issues related to food, food security, food
production and the connection between good food and good health to new heights
on the national media stage.
Everywhere you look, food is in the news.
For some of you, this may be the first time you’ve ever been confronted with
empty shelves in food stores.
For others, you may have caught your first real glimpse into the unsafe, unjust
and downright horrific conditions endured by slaughterhouse workers—and the
total disregard Big Meat corporations have for the safety and well being of the
people on whose backs they’ve built huge profits.
For many, COVID-19 has forced a renewed commitment to taking back control of
their own health . . . to connecting the dots between nutrient-rich,
pesticide-free organic food and a strong immune system.
However the crisis has affected your personal relationship with food, this much
is clear: COVID-19 blew a huge hole in Big Food’s false narrative that GMOs and
industrial factory farms are necessary to “feed the world.”
In fact, our highly centralized industrial food system—especially factory farm
meat production—can’t weather a crisis without experiencing major breaks in its
supply chain.
The facts have always borne out this simple truth: The best way to achieve food
security, revitalize local communities, improve your health, protect the
environment and even save the climate is to rebuild our local and regional food
systems.
We’ve seen this in action lately. People turning to their local farmers, farmers
markets and CSAs for food they can trust, in times of need.
This is good news . . . but I’m concerned.
Once the pandemic is behind us, will consumer trends reverse? Will people turn
back to Big Food and Big Meat?
Or will we turn this crisis into an opportunity to fundamentally reform our food
and farming system?
We are committed to doing everything in our power to spin gold out of this
disastrous pandemic.
That means stepping up our efforts to give millions more consumers the
information and tools they need to change their buying habits.
It means convincing more policymakers to stop subsidizing Big Food and Big Ag
and start supporting local food producers.
It means working harder than ever to achieve more than we could have hoped for.
Fortunately, OCA was able to receive a Payroll Protection Plan grant to keep our
staff on through these past few months. But that money is running out.
We’ve got the attention right now of consumers, media and Congress.
But a lot of what we’re able to do will depend on our ability to ride out this
immediate financial crisis.
We need your support now more than ever.
Please help us raise $100,000 by midnight June 30 to avoid a 2nd-quarter
shortfall. You can donate online, or by phone or mail—click here for details.
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[[link removed]]Thank you. Be safe. Be Healthy.
P.S. This next fundraising cycle could make or break us. Please, if you can, help us raise $100,000 by midnight June 30
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the section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All charitable donations are
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