FORUM FOR THE FUTURE

Growing Our Future

Growing our Future (GoF) is a systemwide initiative, funded in part by The VF Foundation, that brings together more than 135 organizations, from farming communities to investors and brands, to work collaboratively to drive and scale the transition to a just and regenerative agriculture system in the United States. Current approaches to producing food and agricultural commodities have led to ecosystem degradation, social inequality, fragile supply chains, vulnerable farm communities and reduced access to healthy food. Farmer incomes have fallen and Black farm communities, in particular, have lost 90% of the land they once owned. In contrast, regenerative agriculture systems rehabilitate and enhance ecosystems by prioritizing soil health and water management, while empowering farm communities. “By bringing together uncommon partners and allowing them to build new relationships and share best practices, they are shining a light on racial justice, reconfiguring historic relationships and stimulating new action to scale regenerative agriculture,” said Lesley Mitchell, Project Director for GoF. In addition to funding from The VF Foundation to make the convenings possible, VF brand representatives are active participants in the GoF community, assisting in the design to development and ongoing delivery of each workstream.