Affordable Food For ALL

Access to Affordable Food for ALL Americans

According to Feeding America, more than 38 million people face hunger in the U.S. – including more than 12 million children. The crisis of hunger touches every community in the United States and is poised to get worse with skyrocketing food prices. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reported that food prices are climbing to levels that Americans have not experienced in decades.

Affordable Food for All (AFFA) is an organization that’s bringing together stakeholders and advocates – ranging from nonprofits and farmers to manufactures, retailers and restaurants – all fighting against misguided government policies that exacerbate skyrocketing food prices and make food insecurity worse in the United States. 

Affordable Food For ALL

Access to Affordable Food for ALL Americans

According to Feeding America, more than 38 million people face hunger in the U.S. – including more than 12 million children. The crisis of hunger touches every community in the United States and is poised to get worse with skyrocketing food prices. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reported that food prices are climbing to levels that Americans have not experienced in decades.

Affordable Food for All (AFFA) is an organization that’s bringing together stakeholders and advocates – ranging from nonprofits and farmers to manufactures, retailers and restaurants – all fighting against misguided government policies that exacerbate skyrocketing food prices and make food insecurity worse in the United States. 

Affordable Food For ALL

Access to Affordable Food for ALL Americans

According to Feeding America, more than 38 million people face hunger in the U.S. – including more than 12 million children. The crisis of hunger touches every community in the United States and is poised to get worse with skyrocketing food prices. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reported that food prices are climbing to levels that Americans have not experienced in decades.

Affordable Food for All (AFFA) is an organization that’s bringing together stakeholders and advocates – ranging from nonprofits and farmers to manufactures, retailers and restaurants – all fighting against misguided government policies that exacerbate skyrocketing food prices and make food insecurity worse in the United States. 

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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“Pork producers with decades of experience using various housing systems know it’s not the type of housing that affects the health and well-being of pigs but the individual care – the animal husbandry – that’s given to them day in, day out. These ballot measures actually make it harder and more dangerous to practice good animal husbandry.”
Jen SorensonNPPC Past President
“The result is a vacuum of leadership on getting Prop. 12 right, and a disaster for Californians at their local grocery stores and favorite restaurants as an affordable protein staple many families rely on disappears or becomes unaffordable — disproportionately impacting ethnic families and small businesses.”
Asm. Adam Gray (D – Merced), Asm. Heath Flora (D – Ripon) and Asm. Carlos Villapudua (D – Stockton)Sacramento Bee oped published October 2021 titled “‘Bacongate’ awaits California in the new year. But state leaders still have time to act”
“Yet, alarmingly, another crisis is looming for California that has the potential to disproportionately harm Asian and Latino communities. It’s called Proposition 12…. Now, we’re faced with a frightening scenario: Come January 2022, most of the nation’s pork supply (bacon, ham and pork chops) will be illegal for sale in the Golden State, resulting in potential pork shortages and skyrocketing price increases. While concerning for all communities, this scenario is even more threatening for Latino and Asian grocers, restaurants and families – communities that rely on pork as a main staple for a variety of meals.”
Faith BautistaNational Asian American Coalition and National Diversity Council in an Oped in the Asian Journal titled “Potential Pork Crisis Looming in California”
“Some consumers may not feel the price difference in their pocketbooks. But for a lot of families, that strip of bacon that used to represent a cheap, simple pleasure is sadly morphing into a luxury that’s harder to afford.”
LZ GrandersonLos Angeles Times Columnist on potential California bacon shortage caused by Prop. 12 in column in Oct. 2021 titled “Why Bacon is Off the Menu”
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“Pork producers with decades of experience using various housing systems know it’s not the type of housing that affects the health and well-being of pigs but the individual care – the animal husbandry – that’s given to them day in, day out. These ballot measures actually make it harder and more dangerous to practice good animal husbandry.”
Jen SorensonNPPC Past President
“The result is a vacuum of leadership on getting Prop. 12 right, and a disaster for Californians at their local grocery stores and favorite restaurants as an affordable protein staple many families rely on disappears or becomes unaffordable — disproportionately impacting ethnic families and small businesses.”
Asm. Adam Gray (D – Merced), Asm. Heath Flora (D – Ripon) and Asm. Carlos Villapudua (D – Stockton)Sacramento Bee oped published October 2021 titled “‘Bacongate’ awaits California in the new year. But state leaders still have time to act”
“Yet, alarmingly, another crisis is looming for California that has the potential to disproportionately harm Asian and Latino communities. It’s called Proposition 12…. Now, we’re faced with a frightening scenario: Come January 2022, most of the nation’s pork supply (bacon, ham and pork chops) will be illegal for sale in the Golden State, resulting in potential pork shortages and skyrocketing price increases. While concerning for all communities, this scenario is even more threatening for Latino and Asian grocers, restaurants and families – communities that rely on pork as a main staple for a variety of meals.”
Faith BautistaNational Asian American Coalition and National Diversity Council in an Oped in the Asian Journal titled “Potential Pork Crisis Looming in California”
“Some consumers may not feel the price difference in their pocketbooks. But for a lot of families, that strip of bacon that used to represent a cheap, simple pleasure is sadly morphing into a luxury that’s harder to afford.”
LZ GrandersonLos Angeles Times Columnist on potential California bacon shortage caused by Prop. 12 in column in Oct. 2021 titled “Why Bacon is Off the Menu”
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING

“Pork producers with decades of experience using various housing systems know it’s not the type of housing that affects the health and well-being of pigs but the individual care – the animal husbandry – that’s given to them day in, day out. These ballot measures actually make it harder and more dangerous to practice good animal husbandry.”
Jen SorensonNPPC Past President
“The result is a vacuum of leadership on getting Prop. 12 right, and a disaster for Californians at their local grocery stores and favorite restaurants as an affordable protein staple many families rely on disappears or becomes unaffordable — disproportionately impacting ethnic families and small businesses.”
Asm. Adam Gray (D – Merced), Asm. Heath Flora (D – Ripon) and Asm. Carlos Villapudua (D – Stockton)Sacramento Bee oped published October 2021 titled “‘Bacongate’ awaits California in the new year. But state leaders still have time to act”
“Yet, alarmingly, another crisis is looming for California that has the potential to disproportionately harm Asian and Latino communities. It’s called Proposition 12…. Now, we’re faced with a frightening scenario: Come January 2022, most of the nation’s pork supply (bacon, ham and pork chops) will be illegal for sale in the Golden State, resulting in potential pork shortages and skyrocketing price increases. While concerning for all communities, this scenario is even more threatening for Latino and Asian grocers, restaurants and families – communities that rely on pork as a main staple for a variety of meals.”
Faith BautistaNational Asian American Coalition and National Diversity Council in an Oped in the Asian Journal titled “Potential Pork Crisis Looming in California”
“Some consumers may not feel the price difference in their pocketbooks. But for a lot of families, that strip of bacon that used to represent a cheap, simple pleasure is sadly morphing into a luxury that’s harder to afford.”
LZ GrandersonLos Angeles Times Columnist on potential California bacon shortage caused by Prop. 12 in column in Oct. 2021 titled “Why Bacon is Off the Menu”
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