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Mission and Vision
Our mission is to sustain rural livelihoods and environments by integrating research, education, and trade innovations.
Donate TodayOur vision is for a global economy where people, healthy food systems, and the environment come first.
2015 & 2016: Specialty Coffee
Association of America
Sustainability Award
Runner Up
Recent News
New Publication About Food Security and Sovereignty–Free download
August 28-30 Linda Lonquist, CAN’s project manager for CASSA, traveled to Mexico City to join more than 400 attendees at the 4th biannual W.K. Kellogg Foundation conference for the Foundation’s Mexican
September 13, 2018: SAVE THE DATE!!!
After two years of collecting community stories, interviews, and planting a season of summer vegetables in River Park, the Growing Justice (GJ) youth team will publicly display their findings
Ashley’s Story
A Story About Human Dignity in the Face of Economic Poverty. Emily Cohen Ibañez and a group of experienced women of color filmmakers are focusing their lens on Ashley,
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About CAN
CAN is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to sustain rural livelihoods and environments in the global south through the integration of agroecology-based research, education, and development strategies. Our work is both regional and global, with projects and activities in Mexico, Central America, and the United States, and our International Agroecology Shortcourse, which has trained hundreds of farmers, researchers, and community leaders from around the world since 2000.