Executive summary: please provide a one-paragraph summary (4?6 sentences) of your proposed vista project that includes the following: ? A description of your organization?s mission ? The cncs…

Executive summary: please provide a one-paragraph summary (4?6 sentences) of your proposed vista project that includes the following: ? A description of your organization?s mission ? The cncs programming priority area that your project aligns with ? A description of the proposed project goal(s), including who will benefit from the project ? The number of vistas and leaders (if applicable) you are requesting and an overview of the major activities they will perform ? The estimated time required to complete the project earthdance organic farm school?s mission is to grow food, farmers, and community, one small farm at a time, through hands-on education and delicious experiences. The proposed vista project aligns with the cncs healthy futures focus area. The vista project will seek to improve access to fresh food among low-income residents of ferguson, MO; train new farmers and gardeners to meet the growing demand for more fresh, local food; and provide youth in ferguson and beyond with farm-based education, service opportunities, and job training. The project expects to benefit 72 aspiring growers, 2400+ youth, hundreds of food pantry clients, and thousands of local food consumers. Over the course of three years, 2018-2020, five vista members will contribute to the goals of the project by performing activities such as developing food safety and post-harvest processing protocols to improve training of beginning farmers; conducting outreach to diverse groups in ferguson, to spread awareness of the opportunities at earthdance; refining fund-raising protocols and systems at earthdance, to better the organization?s fundraising capacity; refining volunteer management systems at earthdance, to engage more community members in rewarding service; and building a strong alumni network among earthdance graduates to support their endeavors geared toward increasing access to fresh produce in the ST. Louis region; and developing partnerships with other organizations that serve diverse clientele in order to enable individuals from all walks of life, particularly low income individuals, to benefit from earthdance?s offerings.