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The EFC is a network of 16 food hubs spanning from Maine to South Carolina. Seed Change serves as the backbone organization for the EFC, providing facilitation, project management, and strategic support. The EFC has pretty big dreams. The long game is to compete with the dominant consolidated, extractive food system with a decentralized system based on trust, transparency, and shared strategy. Instead of a few companies owning all of the food distribution for the entire eastern US, what if 16 (or 18, or 40…) place-based, values-driven, community-minded food hubs worked together to feed our broader region? What if we could scale out and stick to our values instead of scaling up and having to cut corners? Through this grant, we're taking big steps towards that vision. In addition to supporting lots of nerdy network governance and peer learning stuff, this grant will ramp up the infrastructure for hubs to trade with each other. The plan is that a small farm in North Carolina will be able get its sweet potatoes to a Food is Medicine program in New York, or a student in a cafeteria in Maryland will be able to eat cheddar from an independent dairy in Vermont. A lot of these systems have been bubbling up in the EFC since its inception in 2020, and we’re ready to take them to the next level. We’re eager to see how new market channels, like Food is Medicine, can develop stable, scalable demand for this kind of regional sourcing, and what systems, processes, and support is needed to meet it. It could be a crazy idea, but it’s pretty bad out there, so we might as well swing for the fences. We’re wary of implementing a grant from the current federal government. We’ve had several tough conversations with each other, members, and other partners and friends in the sector about the risks and rewards of that relationship right now. We’re staying optimistic, and also highly pragmatic about what this funding can and can’t do. And we’ll keep leaning on allies and experts as we navigate. At a moment when so many are forced to play defense against threats, cuts, and uncertainty, we feel so energized to be playing offense. Addressing the challenges that make our food system unfair and harmful requires new, bold strategies and we’re hoping that we can use this time to create something lasting and powerful in the midst of so much fear and stress. Keep an eye out for more information as this project develops, and if you see some small batch honey from a couple states over in your local market, you may have the EFC to thank. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6537bb49bb9b5915c709a7c2/600549cc-81e6-4dee-a379-199b7edf00e9/EFC+logo+2021+%281%29.png Blog - Spring, 2026 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6537bb49bb9b5915c709a7c2/7551c12d-071e-442d-968b-196baadffbc1/New+Entry+Call+%233_+Ease.jpg Blog - Spring, 2026 - Make it stand out Where do you find the sweet spot of flow? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6537bb49bb9b5915c709a7c2/f2f205a3-6a44-4ef6-9fd3-166a20e5c85a/Seed+Change+at+Spokane.jpg Blog - Spring, 2026 - Make it stand out Will, Ellie, & Elizabeth taking a break after the Food Hub Network Mangers Community of Practice convening in Spokane, Washington. 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