Tompkins Food Future

08/20/2026

Funding opportunity

We're excited to share that $8.5 million is now available to dairy farmers and cooperatives through Round 2 of the New York State Dairy Modernization Grant Program! 🐮

The program, which is administered by the Farm and Food Growth Fund helps New York’s dairy farmers and agricultural marketing cooperatives expand on-farm milk storage capacity and supports projects that will improve the transportation and storage of milk, particularly during emergency events.

Last June, funding was awarded to 103 dairy farms and cooperatives across the state through the program. We encourage all eligible farmers to apply to this opportunity! Learn more about the program and how to apply here: https://www.ffgrowthfund.org/dairy-modernization

08/11/2026

New data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) shows that as of April 2026, there are 5.3 million fewer people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits compared to September 2025, the end of the federal government’s fiscal year 25. The decline in SNAP enrollment...

05/26/2026

Call Hochul today!

🚨 𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐓: 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐥’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐮𝐝𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐭 $𝟓𝟐 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 — $𝟐𝟑 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 $𝟕𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞.

Nourish New York helps food banks provide fresh local food to families while supporting New York farmers, growers, and producers. Now is not the time to scale this program back.

📞 Contact Governor Kathy Hochul today at (518) 474-8390 or via email at governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form.

Ask her to:
• Fully fund Nourish New York at $75M
• Fully fund HPNAP at $75M

Suggested message:
“My name is [NAME], and I urge Governor Hochul to fully fund Nourish New York and HPNAP at $75 million each in the FY2027 budget. The Legislature has already committed to this level, and these programs are essential for families, food banks, and New York agriculture. Thank you.”

Thank you to the legislators continuing to champion these critical programs and advocate for communities across New York.

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05/09/2026

Free food available at Stewart Park right now, Sat 5/9 until 2pm. Come out for Better Together and celebrate community mental wellness. Luna Food Truck, Babes Burgers, Purity. Great family event.

05/04/2026

"What brought you here today?"
Those who gathered at the 3rd Annual Spring Food System Forum share what brought them to the table.

04/30/2026

More than 60 community food system partners, including farmers, community gardeners, food justice advocates, educators, business owners, food waste reduction specialists, policy experts, public health workers, elected officials, and more, gathering at the Foundation of Light for the 3rd Annual Spring Food System Forum hosted by Tompkins Food Future. The theme, Relationships as Resilience, invited participants to explore how strengthening relationships can strengthen our food system through sessions on developing a grower’s cooperative, seeding a food justice fund, building a climate victory gardening movement, reducing trash in the food system, deepening connection to the land, addressing racial realities, and building trust into our systems.

To get involved and stay in the loop about future events, become a member of Tompkins Food Future at tompkinsfoodfuture.org.

04/30/2026

Read on to learn more about an exciting development in our food system from our friends at Van Noble Farm. Don't miss the opportunity to support our local food and farming economy while increasing food access in our community.