Strengthen the local food system through enhanced urban farmer business practices and agricultural production by bridging the GAP for urban farmers with little to no AG or business education, this…

This $300,000 Formula Grant from the Department of Agriculture National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production program (CFDA 10.935) will support Augusta Locally Grown Inc. in strengthening the local food system in Georgia. The awardee will enhance urban farmer business practices and agricultural production by providing education to urban farmers with little to no agricultural or business experience. This will help them transition from living in poverty with limited food access to sustaining a growing farm business and contributing to solutions for community food insecurity. Through bridging knowledge gaps, the program aims to move participating urban farmers from reliance on poverty to economic self-sufficiency as of January 2026.

Strengthen the local food system through enhanced urban farmer business practices and agricultural production by bridging the GAP for urban farmers with little to no AG or business education, this program helps them move from living in poverty with limited food access themselves to sustaining a growing farm business and being a part of their community's food insecurity solution.