Food For All Mendocino

06/22/2026

Roots of Change allies are urged to act now and ask Governor Newsom to approve the Legislature’s proposal to continue funding for the California Nutrition Incentive Program (CNIP) and save Market Match.

The good news: the California Senate and Assembly’s joint budget proposal includes $15 million for CNIP in the FY 2026–27 state budget. Now we need to make sure this funding remains in the final budget agreement negotiated between the Legislature and Governor Newsom.

CNIP provides critical funding for Market Match, a program founded by ROC in 2009 to which doubles the purchasing power of CalFresh shoppers at California farmers markets and farm-direct sites, helping families buy fresh, healthy food while supporting California farmers.

Please follow the link below to take action today and help save Market Match. Thank you!

06/22/2026

Check out this webpage to find businesses that sell regenerative meat directly to consumers in the Northern California market!

06/19/2026

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/06/17/california-budget-food-banks-small-farms/

Hello,
Above is a link to an article referring to a major program linking small farms and food hubs like the local MendoLake Foodhub. The Farms Together Program was a major funding source that facilitated Golden Rule Gardens, Black Dog Farm, and other small producers to sell fresh quality produce to food banks for food insecure people. California legislators got funding to the desk of the Governor, now we all could use your support.

Reach out via comment or by phone: https://www.gov.ca.gov/contact/

Tell the governor how important the Farms Together Program is to local food systems and food insecure folks. Hopefully California can continue what the federal government cast aside as "wasteful" spending for our local communities, so they could spend that money on... fill in the blank, but it ain't us.

Thanks for your attention to this matter.

Be well,

Donald Pivec

You can contact the Governor a few different ways. The best way is through his online form.

06/10/2026

Hi everyone, this is the last week to make calls. Please use our easy peasy toolkit below if you have 5 minutes today, especially if you're in Mcguire and (916) 651-4002 and Roger's districts (district 2) (916) 319-2002

🚨Please call your State Assemblymember and State Senator TODAY🚨

We're in our final push to ask our state legislature for:

$45 million for LFPA (Local Food Purchase Assistance) – to save a crucial local &
small farm-to-food bank program cut by the federal government
$15 million for CUSP (California Undeserved & Small Producer) – to ensure
climate disaster relief for small farmers.
Support Prop 4 Climate Bond allocations – $15 million for a new Land Access
Program and $14.8 million for equipment sharing & farmer cooperative
technical assistance
We’ve created an easy-to-use Budget Advocacy Call-in Campaign Toolkit to help you act quickly and effectively. It includes how to find your representative, a call-in script and contact info for making calls, posting on social media, and even scheduling meetings with representatives.

Please call TODAY and ensure these programs are funded this year! Thank you for acting now to protect vital safety net programs that keep small farmers in business and support local communities with food access and disaster relief.

06/05/2026

06/05/2026

Longtime gardeners got just 15 days notice before the water was shut off May 23.

06/05/2026

Check out our Padlet!
Padlet is a digital collaboration tool that allows users to create, organize, and share interactive bulletin boards, documents, and web pages. It functions like a dynamic, shared whiteboard where multiple people can post text, images, videos, links, and documents in real time!

Below is the link. Please feel free to add local events and resources!

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06/05/2026

Please participate in the Mendocino County's Food Policy Council survey. Take a moment to let us know your meeting time preference as we are likely to change the meeting time to accommodate more people. Please also use this form to engage in our latest programming to support gleaning efforts in the county, to host a candidate forum, and to develop a food policy platform report. We value your feedback!
https://forms.gle/M83iuuv9Rcb4igHR6