Join #IGrowYourFood day!
On 10 September 2024, organic farmers around the world took social media to share their work and let us know how we can support them. Everyone’s invited to the conversation—and to amplify their voices!
How to Participate in the Global Action Day
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#IGrowYourFood on Social Media
By using the hashtag #IGrowYourFood and tagging us on social media, people around the world joined the global action day last September. #IGrowYourFood also creates evergreen content you can share to create awareness on any topic related to sustainable farming.
Join the discussion by using #IGrowYourFood on your posts.
What is #IGrowYourFood?
There are many things connecting people the world over. Food is one of then. We all have to eat! But what about those who grow our food.
How much do we know about the challenges they face and understand the work that goes into producing what we consume?
Highlights from the Global Action Day
Meet some of the farmers who shared their stories!
Over the past years, farmers and sustainable food & farming advocates made their voices heard. They addressed you, policymakers and anyone interested in showing how organic farming can make a difference and be a pathway to sustainable food systems.
Natalia
Ecuador
“Regenerative economies allow us young farmers to generate our own opportunities; to investigate and transform the reality of our territories.”
Saskia von Diest
South Africa
“Choosing to farm organically and with agroecological practices is the cleaner, kinder choice to protect the only earth that we have, for all the future generations, of all species, human and non-human.”
Branislav Andjelic
Serbia
“Growing organic isn’t only good for the environment or us consumers – growing healthy food and offering it to people in the city is also a profitable business!”
Maya Stolastika Boleng
Indonesia
“I fell in love with the philosophy of organic agriculture: giving kindness to protect our environment sustainably and keep people healthy.”
Rita Otu
Nigeria
“I want to encourage farmers to create awareness of the importance of organic farming while we solicit funds for the government to support us. Farmers, #organic is life!”
Erastus
Namibia
“In my country, we procure most of the food from other countries, so there’s a campaign to promote local produce. I want to be part of that change! Let’s produce as much food locally as possible so that, at the end of the day, we can be food secure.”
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Hear from farmers joining #IGrowYourFood from around the world.
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Want to see messages from your organic stakeholders featured in the #IGrowYourFood toolkit? Collaborate on the action day? Get in touch at communications@ifoam.bio.
