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 U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $249,135 Project Grant to Bulls Bay Enterprises, Inc. (doing business as Livingston's Bulls Bay Seafood) under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems in South Carolina over a 24-month project period ending September 21, 2025. Funded activities may include supporting farmers markets,...
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...
This $250,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services, under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175), will support initiatives by Purcells Seafood Inc. to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises in Virginia. The funded activities will include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs,...
This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services agency under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The grant funding supports initiatives by Farmers Brewing Company, LLC to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Specific activities may include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to 1915 Farm LLC on Sep 22, 2023. The 24-month grant supports the development, coordination, and expansion of direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Funded activities may include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) to the Southeastern Growers Association, Inc. in North Carolina. The grant, awarded on September 26, 2023, will support the development, coordination, and expansion of local and regional food systems through initiatives to increase access to and availability of locally produced agricultural products, encourage...
The project grant award of $250,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Rural Business Cooperative Services to Nebraska Vegetable And Protein LLC is for the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The project aims to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises. Funded activities will include supporting farmers markets, roadside stands, community-supported agriculture programs,...
This Project Grant award of $250,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175). The funding will support a 2-year project by Oksana's Produce Farm, LLC in Chestertown, Maryland to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer and indirect producer-to-consumer marketing channels for their agricultural products. The project aims to increase access to locally and...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services awarded Seaside Grown LLC a $250,000 Project Grant under the Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (CFDA 10.175) on September 18, 2023. This 24-month award supports Seaside Grown LLC's efforts to develop, coordinate, and expand direct producer-to-consumer marketing channels and local/regional food business enterprises in South Carolina. The funding will enable Seaside Grown LLC, a woman-owned small business, to...