Urban roots seeks to mitigate the effects of a changing climate on our food system by using regenerative farming and natural resources conservation practices on our two urban farms to restore the land…

This $212,164 federal Project Grant was awarded on September 10, 2023 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program. The grant was awarded to Austin Youth & Community Farm, Inc. (doing business as Urban Roots), a non-profit organization, to mitigate the effects of climate change on the local food system. The grant funding will support the use of regenerative farming and natural resources conservation practices on Urban Roots' two urban farms to restore the land while growing food for the local community. The project aims to demonstrate the benefits of urban agriculture and innovative production methods to address food system resilience in the face of a changing climate.

Urban roots seeks to mitigate the effects of a changing climate on our food system by using regenerative farming and natural resources conservation practices on our two urban farms to restore the land while growing food for our community.