Project Grant 90EE1257

Mandela Partners received a $590,713.90 project grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to strengthen markets for its network of BIPOC farmers and increase consumer demand for local agricultural products. Specifically, Mandela Partners will expand its Mandela Community Supported Agriculture Program from two to four access points to provide low-income residents with sustainably grown...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded L & M Companies Inc. dba L & M West a $536,554 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) on September 30, 2021. The grant will support the creation of a mobile processing unit to convert cabbage grown by local farmers in North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida into value-added products for distribution within a 50-mile radius. Specifically, the mobile unit will produce cabbage...

Town Made LLC will utilize a $602,518 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to implement a scholarship fund and expand operational capabilities at its commercial kitchen facilities in Rhode Island. The scholarship fund will foster access to Town Made's kitchens for underserved communities and local food entrepreneurs through September 2025. Funding will also support business and marketing...

Equiti Foods, LLC will use a $317,174 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to develop local and regional food systems in North Carolina. Equiti Foods will purchase excess and grade B produce from small farmers to produce frozen "Good Bowls" meals based on the Mediterranean diet. The company will partner with local commercial kitchens to produce the meals, creating economic...

Lowcountry Fresh Market & Cafe received a $625,000 Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to promote local food systems in South Carolina. The awardee operates a market and cafe in South Carolina aimed at providing local growers and producers a channel to market while offering employment and bringing locally grown products to the community. Funding will be used to...

The Gullah Farmers Cooperative Association will receive $494,960 under a Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service through the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. The Cooperative will use the funding to maximize wholesale produce sales for socially disadvantaged and small farmers in South Carolina through its packaging and processing facility. Specifically, the grant will support operational investments and financial modeling to...

Mad Local Food Group LLC, doing business as Pasture and Plenty, will use a $643,748 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to expand local food production and distribution, as well as job training programs focused on underserved populations. Specifically, Pasture and Plenty will double its local food throughput, purchasing over $1 million annually from more than 60 local farms and producers....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) awarded a $621,000 Project Grant to Dreaming Out Loud Inc., a nonprofit organization in Washington, D.C. The grant will support the launch of the Marion Barry Avenue Market, a 4,770-square-foot multi-purpose food hub in the Anacostia neighborhood. The food hub will include a grocery store, food incubator for farmers and entrepreneurs, and a community café, providing increased access to fresh,...

The $625,748 Project Grant from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) will support Working Landscapes in developing and marketing 24 value-added, locally sourced food products for 41 North Carolina institutions serving 200,000 people. Products will include fresh-cut produce, pasture-raised meats, seafood, and heat-and-serve meals designed for institutional kitchen use. A subaward will fund the production...

This $499,267.55 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service (CFDA 10.175 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program) aims to increase access to markets for local BIPOC growers and expand access to fresh, local produce among low-income populations in Minnesota. Key objectives include: 1) Establishing the Fare for All affordable grocery program as a consistent market for farmers of color by developing transportation solutions and increasing...