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The power of human-focused storytelling in farm-to-food assistance advocacy

September 2, 2026 |

As the world plunges ever deeper into the realm of technology, the power of up-close, human-focused storytelling can become a powerful way to show the impact of government policy. To make that point, three national-leading food policy organizations—Wallace Center, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, and Winrock International—contracted with Groundwork to write three stories that focused on farm to food assistance program in three communities scattered across the nation. Led by Groundwork’s Christina Barkel, we also created a companion advocacy storytelling handbook and ran two writing workshops. Link to the stories below. Groundwork logo for story end

Small farms thrived and regional hunger abated as farm to food assistance expanded in Western North Carolina. READ

Cheyenne River Buffalo Company works to bring buffalo back to the dinner table on a remote reservation in South Dakota. READ

Farm to food assistance dollars enabled Texas farmers to expand business and realize life dreams, while also providing health-giving food to people in their communities. READ

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Download the free writing workbook that provides tips for producing human-focused storytelling to support local food advocacy. DOWNLOAD

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