[Community_garden] FW: Farm Aid grants

[Betsy Johnson]

FARM AID - a possible funding source for community food projects

    The mission of Farm Aid is to keep farmers on their land and to bring
together family farmers, citizens, and consumers to restore family
farm-centered agriculture. The Farm Aid grant program supports organizations
that work to maintain a family farm system of agriculture and that promote
solutions to the challenges facing rural communities. Small grants are
awarded in the following categories: Farm Resources, Farm Action, Food
Systems, and Farm Policy. Grants are generally awarded in December of each
year; proposals must be submitted no later that August 31, 2007, to be
considered in this years grant round. Visit the website listed below for
grant category details and application guidelines.
    http://www.farmaid.org/site/PageServer?pagename=grants_guidelines

Examples of a few grants they've given:

  Alternative Energy Resource Organization, AERO -- $5,000 to support
on-going expansion of a regional buy local campaign in Montana. December '06

  Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, AceNet --$10,000 to support
development of tools and resources for regional buy local campaigns.
December '06

  NEW Boston Public Market Association -- $5,000 to support the development
of a public market in Boston, Massachusetts. December '06

  Community Farm Alliance, CFA -- $5,000 to support the development of
institutional buying, including farm to cafeteria programs, in Kentucky.
December '06

  Crossroads Resource Center -- $5,000 to provide organizations with the
economic analysis needed to support the creation of local and regional food
systems. December '06

  Family Farm Defenders -- $5,000 to support efforts to expand direct
markets for family farmers and bring local foods to low-income urban
residents. December '06

  Federation of Southern Cooperatives -- $20,000 to support on-going efforts
to develop new markets and support minority farmers. December '06

  Food Routes -- $15,000 to support national development of tools and
resources to support regional buy local campaigns. December '06

  Just Food -- $10,000 to support CSA development and consumer education in
New York City. December '06

  Seven Generations Ahead -- $7,000 to create and implement farm to
cafeteria programs and local foods curriculum in several Chicago area
schools. December '06

  Sustainable Food Center --$5,000 to support Austin farmers market, several
farm stands and consumer education programs. December '06