News & Updates
Read the latest news from the Agricultural Justice Project in our blog. Please also check our Events page and social media for more updates.
Open Letter: Cancel the USDA Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program
The Agricultural Justice Project and our partners submit this open letter to US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack regarding the newly launched Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program. Dear Secretary Vilsack: As farmers, farmworkers, and their...
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AJP Toolkit revamped, moved to AJP site
Launching our new website gave us a chance to revamp our AJP Toolkit and make it much easier to access all of its resources. We’re happy to say the Toolkit has a new, streamlined homepage and lots of resources refreshed and updated for 2023, including guidance on...
Roxbury Farm is Food Justice Certified!
“Of all the certifications we apply for, [Food Justice Certification] is the most important. We can't grow your food without all the skilled and talented people who work on the farm.” -Jody Bolluyt, farmer, Roxbury Farm CSA The Agricultural Justice Project is proud to...
Open Letter to Agricultural Labor Working Group
The Agricultural Justice Project and our partners submit this open letter to the US House of Representatives Agricultural Labor Working Group as they consider expanding and changing the terms of the H2A guestworker program. To the members of the House of...
Wildfire Smoke Safety Resources
This summer farms across the country have been besieged by wildfire smoke, many of them for the first time. The AJP has compiled resources for farms trying to keep their people safe in poor air quality. Check out AJP's new wildfire smoke safety plan, a step-by-step...
Report: Centering Farmworkers
Check out the excellent new report from Not Our Farm and FairShare CSA Coalition, Farming into the Future by Centering Farmworkers: A Deep Dive into What Diversified Vegetable Farm Employees Value in a Workplace! In the authors’ words: This is a resource informed by...
Grassroots Solutions for Reclaiming Our Public Supply Chains
"By leveraging the power of big institutional contracts, we can demand that food corporations live up to our community values or make way for suppliers that will." Food Chain Workers Alliance, HEAL Food Alliance, and members of the Good Food Communities network have...
Ag Solidarity Network launches + Fair Farms group
Announcing a new group for folks working to make farming fair for everyone! Marbleseed (formerly MOSES) has launched the Ag Solidarity Network, a non-profit social platform by farm people, for farm people. AJP and OEFFA have launched a Fair Farms group on the platform...
Farmer Toolkit Goes Online
Our Farmer Toolkit has helped many farmers implement fair labor practices on their farms. The templates, sample language, strategies, policies, plans, guidance, and resources can help your farm stay rooted in respect, fairness, transparency, and teamwork. These...
Free consultations for farmers in NY & Midwest
Farmers, do you wonder about how to set prices for your crops, hire workers, or manage business risks? AJP has received funding to provide farmers with free technical assistance on employment practices. We’re offering our full services at no cost to farmers in New...
FJC ranks top in fair trade and worker justice certifications
Fair World Project created a handy reference guide comparing different fair trade and worker justice certifications, based on the International Guide to Fair Trade Labels. AJP's Food Justice Certification ranks very highly in their comparison, showcasing our...
Our Public Consultation Process
Food Justice Certified farms and businesses are accountable to their buyers, producers, employees, and their communities. We have a public consultation process to help facilitate accountability. Any farm or business that has applied for Food Justice Certification is...
New AJP Standards revisions released
At long last, the 2019 revisions to the AJP's Social Stewardship Standards have been finalized and released in English. We will publish a Spanish language version as soon as possible. Thank you to all the farmworkers, food chain workers, farmers, organizations,...