Kentucky Black Farmers Work To Reduce Barriers To Food Programs leoweekly.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from leoweekly.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Black farmers in Kentucky said they have benefited from participating in Farms to Food Banks, an agricultural program funneling leftover produce from local farms to regional food pantries, and into the hands of Kentucky families in need. Tatum Lewis of Black Roots Farm in Clark County said he is working to help raise awareness about the program among the state s farmers of color. Lewis views the program as an opportunity for farmers to generate cash from what they might otherwise plow under. .
On Oct. 20, Gov. Andy Beshear congratulated several Eastern Kentucky communities on receiving more than $9.9 million in Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Partnerships for Opportunity and Workforce and Economic Revitalization
11 grants awarded to organizations in coal-impacted Kentucky communities wtvq.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wtvq.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.