Dena Hoff farms with her husband Alvin in Eastern Montana on the Yellowstone River.  They have four children and five and one half grandchildren.  Past chair of Northern Plains Resource Council and Western Organization of Resource Council.  Currently Vice President of the National Family Farm Coalition and co-cordinator of the North American Region of La Via Campesina.

National Family Farm Coalition:

The National Family Farm Coalition represents family farm and rural groups whose members face the challenge of the deepening economic recession in rural communities. The NFFC was founded in 1986.

The combination of our member groups’ grassroots strength and NFFC’s experience working on the national level enables us to play a unique role in securing a sustainable, economically just, healthy, safe and secure food and farm system. Additional power comes from collaborative work with a carefully built network of domestic and international organizations that share similar goals.

La Via Campesina

The principal objective of La Via Campesina is to develop solidarity and unity among small farmer organizations in order to promote gender parity and social justice in fair economic relations; the preservation of land, water, seeds and other natural resources; food sovereignty; sustainable agricultural production based on small and medium-sized producers.