'PRINCIPLES OF ENGAGEMENT'
- New or multi-generational independently owned business
- An equitable, just, regional, resilient, regenerative food system
- Connection between farmers and all communities
- Equitable access to fresh and nutrient dense food
- Commitment to anti-racism in principle and practice
- Support new, beginning and farmers of color
- Artisanal, traditional and cultural foodways
- Healthy ecosystems, habitats and soils
- A social and racial equity business model
- Seasonality and the natural life cycle of food
- Collaboration and alliance building cross-sector
- Food and land sovereignty
- Food as a human right
TFN highlights initiatives that uphold the following principles:
