Fair Farms

Fair Farms brings together farmers, Waterkeepers, conservation groups, green businesses, and policy-makers to promote sustainable agriculture practices that regenerate the land, diversify local economies, and protect our water and air. For too long, food production, water and public health have been disconnected in the public dialogue and policy-making. Our farming systems and ecosystems are badly damaged — to heal one we must heal them both. Together, we can build a fairer system that helps farmers be sustainable, benefits communities, and restores our lands and waters.

Fair Farms, a multi-year public education and engagement initiative, was launched in 2015. Consumers, businesses, farmers working outside the industrial system, and allied nonprofit organizations, joined together to show that what’s good for our food system and our environment is also good for our families and communities. We can demand greater transparency from our elected officials and big food producers, and demand limits on pollution. We can also build a fairer system that helps farmers be sustainable, benefits families, and restores our lands and waters.

Farmer Advisory Council: Our Farmer Advisory Council comprises local farmers who provide guidance to Waterkeepers Chesapeake regarding our agricultural policy work. These farmers embody the principles of sustainability and educate our Waterkeeper members and policy-makers on the unique challenges facing farmers in their efforts to be responsible stewards of animals, land, water and air.


Investing Recovery Funds for a Resilient Local Food System

Investing Recovery Funds for a Resilient Local Food System

Join us online on February 15 at 4:30pm for a webinar discussing ARPA and how local governments could invest their ...
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For MLK Day: Reflections on Beloved Community

For MLK Day: Reflections on Beloved Community

To honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday this week, I want to share what a beloved community means to ...
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Fair Farms Legislative Priorities for 2022

Fair Farms Legislative Priorities for 2022

The Fair Farms team and our farmer advisors are busy in Annapolis advocating for important legislation that would support sustainable ...
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Welcome to our new Fair Farms Campaign Manager!

Welcome to our new Fair Farms Campaign Manager!

Hello, my name is Humon and I’m excited to join the Fair Farms campaign team this month as the newest ...
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