CommonGround Approaching its Tenth Birthday

CommonGround is about to turn ten years old, so the National Corn Growers released a video that celebrates the work getting done by more than 200 volunteers across the country. Through the support and work of state associations, these women who make up CommonGround serve as resources for customers who have questions about how their food is grown. The volunteers share their personal stories that help off-the-farm moms discover that they can feel good about the food they feed their families. America’s farm families provide an amazing array of options. However, there are so many competing claims about food, honest questions about the topic are understandable. By serving as information resources, these women are sharing their unique understanding of important topics, such as the difference between organic and conventional crops and how ranchers care for their animals more than a billion times since 2010. CommonGround began a decade ago as a grassroots movement to foster conversation among women, both on farms and in cities, about where our food comes from. The National Corn Growers Association and the United Soybean Board both had a hand in forming CommonGround.