This year has proven to be quite the year for schools across Baldwin County, as the opening of the highly anticipated Baldwin Preparatory Academy draws near, Baldwin County throws its hat in the ring …
(Additional photographs below.) The first YMCA Freight Farm in the country was formally inaugurated Wednesday at Haverhill’s Gateway Academy. The 40 by 8-foot shipping container, adorned in bright colors with the message “The Y Feeds Kids” on the side, is a collaboration between the Haverhill Y and Haverhill Public Schools. Inside the hydroponic farm, behind […]
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The Administration for Native Americans announced that Farm to Table, a local nonprofit organization, was awarded a three-year grant focused on creating jobs within the agricultural industry.
Awarded Sept. 30, 2020, the first-year federal portion of the award is $399,894, with matching in-kind donations of $100,000.
The project, Feed Our Villages, Feed Our Future, will assist new and beginning growers with resources that enhance their skills to enter the commercial market, according to a news release. It will create new agriculture enterprises that provide a source of income for new growers and improve access to locally grown food. Over the years, we have received many requests from the community to offer assistance with developing farming skills that will create micro-farm opportunities for those with limited spaces, said Cassie Brady, project director at Farm to Table.