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FARM AID DISTRIBUTES NEARLY $1 MILLION IN 2021 GRANTS

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Thursday, December 16, 2021

CAMBRIDGE,Mass., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On the heels of a successful in-person festival this past September, Farm Aid announcedthatitdistributed nearly $1 million in grantfunding in 2021.

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  • CAMBRIDGE,Mass., Dec. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --On the heels of a successful in-person festival this past September, Farm Aid announcedthatitdistributed nearly $1 million in grantfunding in 2021.
  • "Thanks to generous supporters from across the country and a triumphant return to the Farm Aid stage in Hartford, Connecticut Farm Aid is glad to make these grants to grassroots organizations that support family farmers across the country," said Farm Aid President Willie Nelson.
  • Strategic grants totaling $17,500 enabledlong-term partners to address pressing needs or take advantage of unique opportunities to advance family farm agriculture.
  • In 2021, Farm Aid's grants supported work to:
    Grow The Good Food Movement: Efforts that build local and regional food systems and connect family farmers directly with consumers.

Power Team from KIND Snacks Launches SOMOS to Replace Fluorescent Yellow Hard-Shell Tortillas with Food from the Heart of Mexico

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Tuesday, September 28, 2021

With their new brand SOMOS , KIND Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky, former KIND CMO Miguel Leal, and former KIND Head of Product Innovation Rodrigo Zuloaga, want to transform American kitchens into real Mexican cocinas filled with delicious, easy-to-make food from the heart of Mexico.

Key Points: 
  • With their new brand SOMOS , KIND Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky, former KIND CMO Miguel Leal, and former KIND Head of Product Innovation Rodrigo Zuloaga, want to transform American kitchens into real Mexican cocinas filled with delicious, easy-to-make food from the heart of Mexico.
  • SOMOS Founder & Executive Chairman and KIND Snacks Founder Daniel Lubetzky explains, "Until now, Americans have had to dine out to enjoy a real Mexican meal.
  • At home, options have been limited to foods that don't actually exist in Mexico like fluorescent molded hard-shell yellow corn tortillas.
  • Following its commitment to connecting American tables to food straight from the heart of Mexico, SOMOS is produced entirely in Mexico and sources the majority of its ingredients from local Mexican family farms.