Catawba Farm And Food Coalition

Catawba Farm And Food Coalition is a non-profit organization registered in SAM.gov since February 2017, located in Chester, South Carolina. As a tax-exempt corporate entity, the organization focuses on supporting local agricultural systems and improving food access in rural and underserved communities. The coalition works to create connections between local farmers, consumers, and markets, with a specific emphasis on developing innovative distribution channels and increasing opportunities for small-scale agricultural producers in the Upstate and Piedmont regions of South Carolina.

Through federal grant awards from the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service, Catawba Farm And Food Coalition has received significant funding to advance local food systems. Their primary federal grant awards include a $451,017.12 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) Project Grant, which supports expanding online and brick-and-mortar farmers markets, developing a mobile fresh food market, and creating new delivery and product pickup routes across Chester, Fairfield, Lancaster, Union, York counties, and the Catawba Indian Nation. Additionally, they received a COVID-19 relief grant to support food processors, distributors, farmers markets, and producers during the pandemic, addressing workplace safety, market adaptations, and related expenses. Most recently, the organization received a sub-grant from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program, focusing on equipment procurement, which further demonstrates their commitment to enhancing local agricultural infrastructure and market capabilities.