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Frequently Asked Questions

7. What voice does the Lutheran church lend to discussion and debate about the Farm Bill?

"Agriculture is basic to the survival and security of people throughout the world. Through the calling of agriculture, farmers produce the grain for our daily bread and the rest of our food supply."

"Sufficiency urges us to care for arable land so that sufficient food and fiber continue to be available to meet human needs. We affirm, therefore, the many stewards of the land who have been and are conserving the good earth that the Lord has given us."¹

The social statements of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America strongly support an agricultural policy that :

• Helps farms and farmers in the U.S. and around the globe
• Sustains rural communities
• Protects God's creation from degradation
• Ensures an abundant supply of food for all.

Our social statements and churchwide assembly actions compel us to work for a renewal of the federal Farm Bill that fulfills these goals.

You can lend your voice as a person of faith and join the ELCA in using its public voice to impact change on the Farm Bill.

Visit www.faithfarmteams.com to become part of a group from your local community working to see a reformed farm bill, achieve change in the federal government's food, land and hunger policies, and lift up the voices of those who are hungry or struggling to build community and support their families. Participating in a Faith Farm team provides you with farm bill updates and information about how to be a grassroots farm bill reform advocate, including writing letters to your members of Congress, contacting local media, meeting with congressional staff and spreading the word.

¹ ELCA, Sufficient, Sustainable Livelihood for All (1999); Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice (1993); ELCA Churchwide Assembly Action CA99.03.09 (1999).

Learn More

Farm Bill Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the Farm Bill?
2. What are subsidies and commodities?
3. What solutions does the Farm Bill offer in addressing hunger in this country?
4. How does the Farm Bill address conservation and protection of land?
5. How does U.S. farm policy impact farmers at home and around the globe?
6. What progress has the Farm Bill made in building a stronger rural America?
7. What voice does the Lutheran church lend to discussion and debate about the Farm Bill?

Download "The ELCA and the Farm Bill" Brochure

Hunger and the Farm Bill Fact Sheet (text) (pdf )

Religious Working Group on the Farm Bill Statement of Principles

Get Involved

Join Faith Farm Teams

Join the ELCA Farm Bill online discussion on LutherLink
(If you are not yet a member of LutherLink, you can register here.)

Take the Food Stamp Challenge!

June 2007