Post
Value added grants in Ferguson and more
An organic farm and school in Ferguson, Missouri, is getting a Rural Development USDA value-added grant. Deputy Under Secretary Vernita Dore is in the St. Louis suburb Monday at Earth Dance Farms, “They’ll be receiving $19,000 for feasibility studies so that they can use it to find a market for their and to access opportunities to expand their reach for organic produce.”
Dore says this is one of the first such grants awarded in an urban location.
Ten other grants will be going to operations in the state of Missouri.
Add Comment