Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the bellarmine community farm…

Awards issued prior to january 20, 2025, were funded under previous administrations and may not reflect the priorities and policies of the current administration.** the bellarmine community farm project seeksto teach, inspire, and build a healthy community by developing a plan to address and coordinate efforts for food insecurity in louisville, kentucky. In this planning project, we aim to build a community-based network at bellarmine university to address food insecurity and food deserts in greater louisville and southern indiana communities and on bellarmine university's campus by reviving the dormant bellarmine community farm. The ultimate expected outcome of this project is to enhance our community's health and well-being together as a robust community-based initiative by creating a sustainable network of fresh food. The overall objective is to provide the greater louisville and bellarmine university community withfresh and nutritiousfood through best agricultural practices. In this project, we will draw together our already existingcommunity partners across louisville to deepen and enhance our partnerships with these community partnersto tackle together the issues of food systems, food security, and food accessibility. The food from thisurban farm could supply community partners with a long-term sustainable supply of seasonally-based fresh food and enhance collaborative efforts between community partners. The community farm project will also provide teaching opportunities through non-profit entrepreneurial projects and applied research projects.