Project Grant 15FMPPGA0130

The Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Planting Justice $703,025 under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to establish new market access opportunities for small local growers in the Bay Area through September 2024. The project will operate a farmers' market truck serving stops in Oakland and Richmond, establishing market access for at least five growers and serving an estimated 15,600 customers annually. A weekly farmers' market will also be...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $656,204.57 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to Sustainable Connections. The grant will support the creation of optimized online seller profiles for small and mid-sized farmers and ranchers in Washington State to be included in a new online wholesale search tool. This tool will be used by retail, restaurant, institutional, and other buyers to access local food. Sustainable Connections...

The Ecology Center Inc. was awarded an $823,684.47 Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to strengthen and expand California's farmers' market industry through September 2024. The grant will fund efforts to promote 650 farmers' markets and support over 2,200 producers. This includes digital and grassroots marketing campaigns to develop new customer bases for direct-marketing...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded a $410,647 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support Cobblestone Farmers Market in increasing its capacity. The three-year award running from September 2021 through September 2024 will fund targeted marketing, vendor recruitment of new and socially disadvantaged farmers, and strategic planning activities. Specifically, a robust marketing campaign aims to re-grow customer awareness and...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded Foodshed Cooperative Inc. a $564,500 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. Foodshed will transition its emergency food distribution operations implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic to a sustainable model increasing retail sales 25% annually. Funding will support planning with Foodshed's farmer network to achieve aggregation goals and improve distribution capacity at its Central San Diego...

The Community Farm Alliance (CFA) received a $720,115.90 three-year Project Grant award from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to implement the Farmers Market Resiliency Project in Kentucky. The Project will provide three key services to strengthen and stabilize participating farmers markets in Kentucky. It will offer a streamlined training program with modules tailored for market...

The Recipe for Success Foundation (RFS) received a $374,980 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) to expand farmers markets and increase fresh food access in underserved areas of Houston, Texas. RFS will use the three-year award ending September 2024 to hire a program manager and public relations firm to develop promotional materials and recruit urban farmers and food producers...

The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service awarded North Coast Opportunities, Inc. a $834,825 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program to support the MendolaKe Food Hub. The Food Hub aims to broaden the customer base, conduct community outreach, expand geographical reach, and offer additional products for small-scale farmers in Lake and Mendocino Counties, California impacted by economic hardships, wildfires, and drought. Key deliverables...

The Market Readiness for Local Farmers and Growers program, funded through a $733,492 Project Grant award from the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides farmer training, financial planning tools, market access education, and food safety resources to local and regional food businesses in the Chicago metro area. Delivered through Familyfarmed, the multi-pronged program includes intensive yet...

This Project Grant from the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP), provides $926,832 to Renewing The Countryside II to develop and expand ten farmers' market hubs in Minnesota from September 30, 2021 through September 29, 2024. The hubs will connect small-scale local farmers to institutional and wholesale buyers, consumers, and food-insecure individuals through aggregation programs, online...