The very thing that makes the community supported agriculture (CSA) model a boon for farmers—customers pay for the whole season up front, enabling growers to purchase seeds, tools, and other supplies—has rendered CSA programs inaccessible to many low-income Americans, who typically don’t have several hundred dollars to spend all at once. But thanks to new language … Continued
If you reside in Mammoth Lakes, CA, be sure to check out Sierra Bounty Product Collective CSA program. CSA (community sustained agriculture) farms provide fresh food from local farms to people in the community. Shares at Sierra Bounty include a large selection of produce from A-Z: Baby Spinach Beets Bell Peppers Blackberries Bok Choy Broccoli Broccolini … Continued
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2015 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $9 million in funding to assist low-income individuals and communities in developing local and independent food systems. NIFA is funding the grants through the Community Food Projects program (CFP), authorized by the … Continued