This project will be able to grow significantly more vegetables and serve tribal families all while educating and demonstrating the importance of agriculture, and how they can take what they learn and…

This $200,084 project grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Resources Conservation Service under the Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production (CFDA 10.935) program will enable the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma to significantly expand its vegetable production and provide food assistance to tribal families. The project aims to educate and demonstrate the importance of agriculture, empowering tribal members to start or improve their own home and community gardens. Over the 3-year period from Sep 2023 to Sep 2026, this grant will fund activities to grow more vegetables while also teaching sustainable agricultural practices that tribal members can adopt.

This project will be able to grow significantly more vegetables and serve tribal families all while educating and demonstrating the importance of agriculture, and how they can take what they learn and start their own gardens at home or improve their large operations.