GardenShare is a locally led, nonprofit organization with a mission to solve the problem of hunger in St. Lawrence County through policy advocacy work and by strengthening the food system to benefit all County residents. GardenShare's vision for our community: Healthy Food – Healthy Farms – Everybody Eats
GardenShare
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Fund-a-Farmer Grants
Fund-a-Farmer is currently accepting applications for the 2016 round of grant funding. The
grants target working, independent, family farmers who raise pigs, broiler chickens, laying hens,
turkeys, dairy cows and/or beef cattle, and prioritize projects that transition farms to being
pasture-based or that improve existing pasture.. Applications will only be considered from farms
already considered highly welfare-oriented as determined by holding one of the following
certifications for their animals or actively working toward one of these certifications: AGA
certified grassfed, certified humane, USDA certified organic, animal welfare approved, certified
naturally grown, or Global Animal Partnership levels 4-5+.
Deadline: November 3, 2015 (online only)
http://www.fundafarmer.org/
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farms and farming
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