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BIPOC Farmers: Apply Now through March 31 For Organic Farming Micro-grants Black, indigenous and people of color can now access funding for potential farm projects through BIPOC Farmer Micro-grants offered by the Rodale Institute, which also features programs for veterans and health care workers. 1.9K views PHOTO: courtesy of the Rodale Institute The Rodale Institute has partnered with the Organic Farmers Association to offer a new “micro-grant” for small-scale, U.S.-based, BIPOC farmers. Potential awardees are Black, indigenous or people of color who are current or aspiring organic farmers. Also eligible for a micro-grant are BIPOC students, interns and apprentices who work in some way with an organic operation. ....
those four fatal shootings in five days. now this violent home invasion. what s supposed to be a safe neighborhood. and what s so frightening about this is that it allegedly happened while the victim s husband and young children were asleep. i went to fetch my newspaper at 6:45 a.m. reporter: lucille bellucci woke to police outside her door in the typically secluded oakland hills, telling her about a violent attack on her street. that there had been a break-in, that the man had a gun, and he d committed a sexual offense on the woman. which which is a nightmare that should never happen to anyone. i woke up to an e-mail this morning saying that there had been a home invasion, the police were there all night, and let people know. reporter: bruce lindy, head of the neighborhood watch group, got an e-mail in the middle of the night from the victim s husband, saying his wife had been held at gunpoint, robbed, then sexually assaulted inside their home on wilton ave ....