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House Farm Bill Falls Flat, Champions Big Tech at the Expense of Farmers and Workers - HEAL Food Alliance House Farm Bill Falls Flat as it Champions Big Tech at the Expense of Farmers and Workers WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 13, 2026, the House Agriculture Committee, led by Rep. Glen ‘GT’ Thompson…

ICYMI: The House Ag Committee's delayed farm bill was released.

Instead of investing in worker safety, climate resilience, or local economies, it doubles down on:
+ profit for Big Ag and Tech,
+ prioritizes precision ag and pesticide use
+ underfunds SNAP

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As aggressive ICE raids rise, we look at the people being targeted and the families they’re leaving behind As the Trump administration aims to deport millions of people over the next four years, “Reveal” tells the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.

Trump claims that ICE is keeping Americans safer. What are his immigration agents actually doing?

Tearing apart families and terrorizing communities. Our colleagues at @revealnews.org tell the human stories of those caught up in ICE raids.

Meet the leaders who are working to transform our food and farm systems Now in its sixth year, HEAL's School of Political Leadership (SoPL) supports teams of talented, passionate, food and farm justice leaders who are advocating for policies and solutions that will reimag...

The future of our food systems is community and BIPOC led 🌱!

Thrilled to be in community with #FoodJustice leaders from South Carolina, Illinois, and California in the 2026 SoPL cohort. Check out how they are advancing labor rights and food and land justice bit.ly/HEALSoPL2026

It takes just a minute! Join us in urging Members of Congress to delay the harmful SNAP cost shift to states. Without action, food access will be at risk for millions across the country secure.everyaction.com/Wf7TjlCO3kue...

☎️ Dial 2-1-1, a United Way service to find local resources and support, including food banks, soup kitchens, shelters, and much more 7/7

✅ Check out The Freedge's map or database to find community fridges in your area
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📞 Call or text 1(800) 548-6479 @whyhunger.bsky.social hotline or search their online database to find free food and support services / 6

🗺️ Use maps from foodfinder.us and findhelp.org to explore nearby food pantries and search for food programs and other community resources /5

📍Visit @feedingamerica.org and enter your ZIP code to locate a food bank in your community /4

feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank

Land & Liberation | 2025 Federal Funding Resources

🔎 Search: We're The Future Community Care Resources for farmers and land stewards navigating federal funding cuts /3
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📖 Read: A Behind the Scenes Look at SNAP for the inner workings of the SNAP benefits shut down /2 frac.org/blog/a-behind-the-scenes-look-at-snap

Hunger has always been a weapon but so is cooperation
We are not powerless in the face of SNAP cuts
Our farms and mutual aid networks are acts of resistance

Thread of resources compiled by @nefoclandtrust.bsky.social to connect folks with info and local resources to navigate the ongoing crisis /1

We keep us fed
we keep us safe

Feeding people and mutual aid is how we fight back!
#SNAP

America’s unfair food system was built on lending discrimination. We’re fighting back. - FarmSTAND American agriculture relies on credit as much as it does seeds, soil, rain, and sun. Without credit, farmers cannot invest in tractors, livestock, or new irrigation systems. They may not survive a…

We filed an amicus brief on behalf of @healfoodalliance.bsky.social to challenge the cancellation of a new data reporting rule. The Trump admin's attempt to invalidate the rule enables discrimination and helps Big Ag take over more of our food system.
More at farmstand.org/lending.

HEAL Organizing Director Maleeka Manurasada breaks down the truth about precision ag:

-how it causes real harm to the environment,
-destabilizes jobs for farm workers and growers,

all while being funded by our tax dollars!

bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport

We know real solutions to the climate crisis don’t come from corporations. They come from the people who care for the land and their communities!

Our new report highlights the harms and risks of precision ag and tech in our food system bit.ly/PrecisionAgReport

THREAD: Sept. 18 | 12 PM CST
Investigate Midwest is hosting a free virtual panel on immigration raids, reform & the future of farm labor. As enforcement ramps up and reforms stall, what does this mean for farmworkers, supply chains & rural communities?

Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/immigratio...

No one should have to choose between their health and putting food on the table.

It’s time for OSHA to support safety, dignity, and protection for the 28 million food and farm workers essential to our survival!

Text overlay on blue sky backdrop reads: “All food and farm workers need climate resilience, disaster relief and safety NOW”

This isn’t just a climate issue.
it’s immigration justice
racial justice
labor rights and
human rights issue.
Failure to act now is costing lives

#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers

That’s why HEAL Food Alliance is urging Congress to pass @padilla.senate.gov heat stress bill and provide heat stress protections for the 28 million working people integral to our communities and essential to our survival!

#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers

No one should have to risk their life just to put food on the table. As global temps continue to rise, food and farm workers are at higher risk of illness and death from heat stress - especially for those who work in fields and poorly cooled spaces like factories and meatpacking warehouses

Extreme heat is now one of the deadliest weather-related threats in the US, yet we still have no federal safeguards to protect working people

That’s not a lack of resources, it’s a lack of political will. The #AsunciónValdivia heat stress bill is a commonsense solution that affirms a simple truth

Text overlayed on blue sky backdrop reads: No one should have to choose between their health and putting food on the table Heat stress protections NOW! Image of a person in a straw hat harvesting greens below is shown with a giant water color sun in the background.

When working people are protected communities thrive ✨
Heat stress protections NOW for the 28 million working people integral to our communities and essential to our survival!

For too long, corporate lobbyists and complicit politicians have put profits over people’s lives 🧵

But actually 💁🏽

How Libraries Are Creating Community Through Food Libraries nationwide are offering community classes on nutrition, food security, and how to get a good meal on the table.

Across the country, libraries are using culinary programs to evolve beyond traditional book-lending, adapt to users’ needs, and reshape themselves into contemporary centers of community.

We want our taxes to feed people
not detain them
We want our taxes to help families
not separate them

#ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers

Reminder: no one is illegal and all labor is essential!
Join us in the fight for safety, dignity and protection for the 28 million working people essential to our survival! #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers

We are in solidarity with all immigrant workers and oppose all policies that terrorize communities and separate loved ones. Our tax dollars must fund food, community and care, not fear and billionaires. #ProtectFoodandFarmWorkers

Following the USDA’s food and farm funding: Here's what's been canceled and frozen, and resources for those affected Your guide to federal funding cuts, plus resources for farmers and food businesses seeking support and solutions.

“Folks need clarity about what is happening, support during a difficult moment, and alternatives to the current faltering system.”

This guide from @grist.org includes status of USDA programs and resources for those seeking additional support!
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A long-awaited rule to protect workers from heat stress moves forward, even under Trump While labor experts say the regulation is progressing quickly, advocacy groups wonder what has taken so long

Heat protections “should be implemented yesterday” @healfoodalliance.bsky.social. Agriculture and food system workers deserve to stay safe and healthy at work, especially as summers get hotter and more dangerous

Now is the time to act!

If we want futures where everyone has access to food, care, and a thriving planet we need leaders who invest in people, not corporations and profits

Tell the Senate to reject this destructive spending bill and vote “No” on Trump’s big bad bill
bit.ly/No2TheBigBadBill