Vanessa García Polanco works with food, agriculture, climate and sustainability stakeholders to create and strengthen sustainable and just food systems and communities with research, policy and programmatic interventions. She advocates for sustainable agriculture policies and racial equity in agriculture for young, BIPOC, small and diverse growers as the federal policy director of the National Young Farmers Coalition. She creates partnerships and works with networks to address systematic inequalities in our society as a board member of the Agriculture, Food and Human Values Society, Michigan Food and Farming Systems and Campo Alante radio station. She is also part of the Generation Climate Initiative.