Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants - USDA
2024年7月1日 · Urban Agriculture and Innovation Production (UAIP) competitive grants initiate or expand efforts of farmers, gardeners, citizens, government officials, schools, and other stakeholders in urban areas and suburbs. Projects may target areas of food access; education; business and start-up costs for new farmers; and development of policies related to zoning …
Urban Agriculture - USDA
2023年12月7日 · USDA assists urban, small-scale, and innovative producers with growing, processing and selling. We provide technical and financial assistance for a variety of growing operations, including community farms and gardens, rooftop, indoor, and vertical farms, and hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic facilities.
What is Urban Ag? Urban agriculture includes the . cultivation, processing, and . distribution of agricultural products in urban and suburban areas. Community gardens, rooftop farms, hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic facilities, and vertical production are all examples of urban agriculture. Tribal communities and small towns may also be ...
For more information about USDA assistance for urban farmers and the Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production visit farmers.gov/urban and usda.gov/urban. USDA Service Centers are locations where you can connect with Farm Service Agency, Natural Resources Conservation Service, or Rural Development employees for assistance.
Helping an Urban Farmer Connect People with Food - USDA
2016年8月17日 · When Amanda Barker arrived in Worcester, Massachusetts, in 2009 to start graduate school at Clark University she knew that she wanted to grow food and build community. “My hope was to figure out a way to connect people with food, get people talking to each other,” said Barker. Seven years later, she is one of the nation’s urban agriculture pioneers who …
Veterans and Entrepreneurship - USDA
USDA supports veterans involved in urban agriculture and innovative production. Urban agriculture includes the cultivating, processing, and distributing of agricultural products in urban and suburban areas. Community gardens, rooftop farms, hydroponic, aeroponic, and aquaponic facilities, and vertical production are all examples of urban ...
Grants and Loans | USDA
The FMPP was created through a recent amendment of the Farmer-to-Consumer Direct Marketing Act of 1976. The grants, authorized by the FMPP, are targeted to help improve and expand domestic farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs and other direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Organic Cost Share Program
USDA Unveils New 'Urban Agriculture Toolkit' for Urban Farmers …
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2016 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today unveiled the USDA Urban Agriculture Toolkit, a new resource created by USDA's Know Your Farmer team to help entrepreneurs and community leaders successfully create jobs and increase access to healthy food through urban agriculture.
Farmers Markets as Community Centerpieces | USDA
2013年8月5日 · Farmers markets have become a critical ingredient to our nation’s economy, food systems, and communities. Connecting rural to urban, farmer to consumer, and fresh ingredients to our diets, farmers markets are becoming economic and community centerpieces in cities and towns across the U.S. Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to kick off National Farmers …
Applications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative …
2024年3月19日 · Urban farmers who participate in USDA programs in the areas selected are encouraged to participate by nominating and voting for county committee members. Establishing 17 new Urban Service Centers staffed by FSA and NRCS employees where urban producers can access farm loan, conservation, disaster assistance and risk management programs.