10. Amy Little, organizer & activist

Sustainable Agriculture Policy with Ron Kroese

Amy’s love of sustainable ag comes from her rebellious nature. A trait she’s had her entire life.

This week, Ron speaks with Amy Little, an organizer, trainer, and consultant on issue advocacy and electoral campaigns at the local, state, and national levels. Managing campaigns, building coalitions, developing policy advocacy, voter and civic participation operations, and strategy planning are methods of organizing she is most known for.

Organizations that Amy has worked for include a broad range of social and racial justice, sustainable agriculture, environmental, and civic engagement nongovernmental organizations. Included among them are National and State Citizen Action groups, AFL-CIO, Progressive Action Network, National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition, Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, the Midwest Academy, and Planned Parenthood.

In addition to local/state elections, federal electoral campaigns include senate races of Wellstone, Harkin, and Lautenburg; congressional races of Hall, Pallone, Torricelli, Peterson, Bradley, and Florio; and the Presidential races of Obama, Kerry, Gore, and Clinton.

Amy was founding director of the National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture, a broad grassroots network which later merged to become the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition.

Amy's work with voter registration and GOTV efforts, in partnership with then-Senator Barack Obama, is also a highlight of her career.

The interview was conducted on Feb. 10, 2016.

Link this episode:
National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive (video link)
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