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FACT's Summer Newsletter: Humane Farming Progress and Bird Flu Concerns
Check out our latest updates in our Summer FACT Sheets Newsletter.
![Celebrating Success and Looking Ahead: An Update From FACT](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e716dcf11ec140f67ed722/1720540431219-K5IN4OJKV1E0VN0ZWUHA/chicago+1.jpg)
Celebrating Success and Looking Ahead: An Update From FACT
As FACT’s new fiscal year begins, our Executive Director shares his thoughts and updates.
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![Meet Our Newest Board Member: Yumi Kobayashi](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e716dcf11ec140f67ed722/1710427998922-JRZFJZU3EM2PV581TIGB/Twitter+posts+%28Instagram+Post%29+%289%29.png)
Meet Our Newest Board Member: Yumi Kobayashi
We are excited to welcome Yumi Kobayashi to our Board
![FACT’s 2023 Annual Report](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e716dcf11ec140f67ed722/1709052455172-H7UUKQ92RUIS6S53O82D/Bennett+Family+Farms4.jpg)
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Reporting From Capitol Hill at the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Winter Meeting
Check out our Executive Director’s week in DC, promoting ways to support agricultural policies that will help small and mid-size farmers.
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Changing the Food System Narrative at the Reducetarian Summit
Read about our Executive Director’s experience at the summit, working to reduce the amount of meat coming from factory farms.
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Reporting from Washington DC: The Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders (SAFSF) Forum
FACT has been at SAFSF Forum this week in DC, meeting colleagues throughout the country and talking about ways to create a more equitable, just food system for all.
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The FACT Team Finally Meets in Person!
This week FACT held its first staff retreat since the 1990'‘s at the endlessly fascinating Starved Rock State Park. Many of us met for the first time but, for one of us, it was the last time.
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![FACT’s 2022 Annual Impact Report](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/61e716dcf11ec140f67ed722/1677790396206-KZNBQASUO9KGV3Y3GGBC/Annual+Report+2022+Page+1.png)
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Celebrating Our Partners
We’re celebrating a few of the many organizations and coalitions with whom we work to bring about a better, more just food system:
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A Time to Give Thanks!
FACT staff share what they are thankful for over the holiday season.
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See FACT's Impact in our Newest Video Featuring Terra Vitae Farms in Illinois
The impact of regenerative farming can be seen on both an individual and global scale.
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FACT’s 40th Anniversary Video
Our newest video highlights FACT’s vision and our efforts to support and advocate for alternatives to factory farms.
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Filming Something Exciting at Terra Vitae Farms
Read about our day filming at a FACT-funded, regenerative farm in Illinois.
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