Home
Donate E-News Signup Site Map Search
 
 

farmer and strawberries
It's not over until it's signed, our work continues on the Farm Bill!

Donate Now

Stay Informed

 

"Creating a healthy, naturally balanced environment is good for us and for our productivity and profitability. And we think it's the right thing."

-Jim Crawford
Pennsylvania Vegetable Farmer

 

 
Agriculture and the Environment
  Print This Page E-mail A Friend
 


improving our environment and protecting natural resources

Protecting Our Environment

AFT's Leadership

arrow Working for clean water and reduced greenhouse gas emissions

arrow Fighting for better policies

arrow Advancing smart growth and better development practices

arrow Promoting environmentally responsible farming practices

arrow Connecting communities to local foods' markets


Learn About the Issues 

What You Can Do

Watch the Apple as Planet Earth to see why protecting farmland protects our environment

Apple as Planet Earth

Take Seven Simple Steps to save farm and ranch land

Send an E-Card to inspire living with the environment in mind

Take Action to support responsible farming practices

Take the Locavore challenge and eat local

Farmers and Ranchers Making a Difference

Tom Hutson

Millions of New York City residents have clean drinking water, thanks to help from healthy farms in the Catskill Mountains and farmers like Tom Hutson. Hutson was one of the first farmers to participate in programs to reduce organic pollution in the Catskill/Delaware reservoir systems. more

 
American Farmland Trust