Mission and Values

Mission

Farm to Table’s mission is to build a local, healthy, equitable and sustainable food system.

Core Value

Farm to Table firmly believes that access to food is a basic human right. We also affirm that access to regionally grown healthy and culturally relevant food is paramount to the health and economic wellbeing and sustainability of communities. As such, our work is centered on investing in New Mexico’s communities, farmers, children, and the environment.

Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

are at the heart of what we strive for. A just, equitable, and sustainable food system is one that provides physical, economic and community health; regenerates, protects, and respects natural resources and animals; and ensures that all people live with dignity and freedom from oppression and exploitation.

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The concept of equity has taken on increased importance in society and in our work. Engaging in racial and social equity work is a journey and is not linear. As practitioners, Farm to Table learns, practices, reflects and repeats. Farm to Table recognizes the need for adaptation as we encounter new perspectives and additional information. As such, this statement is a “living framework” to be reviewed and amended as we gain new understandings.

The viewpoints and consultations of diverse groups, agencies, organizations, and policy makers, provide the greatest potential for sharing, learning, and developing policies that benefit our food system, enhance our local economies, honor our social integrity, and value our environment and its resources.

To achieve this, Farm to Table

Encourages the leadership, decision making, and community self –determination of small and medium scale farmers, ranchers, farm workers, food chain workers, Indigenous peoples, low-income people, women, and communities of color.

Works to change policies, systems and institutional practices to target resources and benefits towards historically disinvested communities with particular attention to the health and well-being of all people in these communities.

Supports systems and policies that promote resilient local food and farm economies grounded in sustainable agriculture and just distribution of economic benefits.

Practices environmental stewardship.

Respects and supports cultural and Indigenous food traditions.