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	<title>Urban Farm Hub &#187; Funding</title>
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		<title>Partnership Opportunity Grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 15:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Growing Power here is news on an exciting new partnership development opportunity:
The Community Learning Project for Food Justice is an exciting new program to build relationships, leadership, and resource capacity development, and to support community-based learning in the food justice movement.
 
The Community Learning Project for Food Justice will connect pairs of organizations for one [...]


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		<title>Grant Information</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/11/grant-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gardens can be built for very little money but it sure is nice to get at least some.  In planning for next year&#8217;s garden here&#8217;s information on funding from the American Community Garden Association.  Go here to see a more complete list. 
What: America the Beautiful Fund
Who May Apply: Non-profit groups receive seed donations from major [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/07/childrens-garden-funding-opportunities/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Children&#8217;s Garden Funding Opportunities'>Children&#8217;s Garden Funding Opportunities</a></li>
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		<title>Urban Ag Efforts in Cleveland Get Funded</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/11/urban-ag-efforts-in-cleveland-get-funded/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/11/urban-ag-efforts-in-cleveland-get-funded/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Ohio Ag Connection here&#8217;s new on that rarest of things &#8211; funding.
Economic opportunity, beautification, new jobs and access to fresh, local produce are being wrapped into one pretty package for the Greater Cleveland community.
Ohio State University Extension in Cuyahoga County has received more than $840,000 in grants to help new farmers get started [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/02/wallace-center-launches-healthy-urban-food-enterprise-development-center/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Wallace Center Launches Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center'>Wallace Center Launches Healthy Urban Food Enterprise Development Center</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/03/king-county-receives-25-5-million-in-federal-grants-to-fight-obesity-and-tobacco-use/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: King County Receives $25.5 Million in Federal Grants to Fight Obesity and Tobacco Use'>King County Receives $25.5 Million in Federal Grants to Fight Obesity and Tobacco Use</a></li>
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		<title>USDA to Fund School Gardens</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/09/usda-to-fund-school-gardens/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/09/usda-to-fund-school-gardens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashley DeForest</dc:creator>
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From USA Today, here&#8217;s news about the USDA&#8217;s plan to fund school gardens.
Since first lady Michelle Obama planted a garden at the White House in the spring of 2009 and invited schoolchildren to help tend and harvest the produce, more school gardens have been sprouting up across the country.Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announces it [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/06/grants-for-gardens/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Grants for Gardens'>Grants for Gardens</a></li>
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		<title>SARE Grants Available for Sustainable Ag Efforts</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/09/sare-grants-available-for-sustainable-ag-efforts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/09/sare-grants-available-for-sustainable-ag-efforts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, a USDA grants program, supports agricultural efforts that meet the three principles of sustainability. Farmers and others who participate in the agricultural field need to demonstrate that their projects are economically viable, environmentally sound and socially responsible when they apply to the following grants:
Professional Development Program Grant
Amount: [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/value-added-producer-grants-from-usda/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Value-Added Producer Grants from USDA'>Value-Added Producer Grants from USDA</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/03/usda-releases-request-for-applications-for-agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-grants/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: USDA Releases Request for Applications for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Grants'>USDA Releases Request for Applications for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Grants</a></li>
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		<title>People&#8217;s Garden Pilot Program</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/peoples-garden-pilot-program/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/peoples-garden-pilot-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Food Access]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a pilot program for the People&#8217;s Garden School. This program will allow organizations to develop and manage community gardens at schools in low-income neighborhoods. Students will be taught how to tend to the garden, and will learn about the importance of including fresh food in their diet.
There [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/07/childrens-garden-funding-opportunities/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Children&#8217;s Garden Funding Opportunities'>Children&#8217;s Garden Funding Opportunities</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/02/usda-to-support-michelle-obamas-lets-move-campaign/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: USDA to Support Michelle Obama&#8217;s Let&#8217;s Move Campaign'>USDA to Support Michelle Obama&#8217;s Let&#8217;s Move Campaign</a></li>
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		<title>Value-Added Producer Grants from USDA</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/value-added-producer-grants-from-usda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/value-added-producer-grants-from-usda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you like to try making value-added products but lack the funds to do so?  Then this USDA grant may be for you.
Grants may be used for planning activities and for working capital for marketing value-added agricultural products and for farm-based renewable energy. Eligible applicants are independent producers, farmer and rancher cooperatives, agricultural producer groups, and [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/03/usda-releases-request-for-applications-for-agriculture-and-food-research-initiative-grants/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: USDA Releases Request for Applications for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Grants'>USDA Releases Request for Applications for Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Grants</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/06/grants-for-gardens/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Grants for Gardens'>Grants for Gardens</a></li>
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		<title>Subsidies Send Mixed Messages About Diet</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/subsidies-send-mixed-messages-about-diet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/08/subsidies-send-mixed-messages-about-diet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 12:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Funding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sightline has found a couple of studies that indicate that as food with poor nutritional quality gets relatively cheaper, our waistlines grow larger. Since 1985, the price of food in the &#8220;sugar and sweets&#8221; category of the University of Washington study actually fell (when adjusted for inflation). While nutritional foodstuffs cost significantly more today than [...]


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		<title>Financiers Seeking Sustainable Farms</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/07/financiers-seeking-sustainable-farms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/07/financiers-seeking-sustainable-farms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Knudsen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Organizations]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A conscientious finance firm is taking a look at agriculture, and telling its investors to do the same. RSF Social Finance believes that investing in sustainable farms or food groups focused on community have a lot to offer and will be around in the long run.
This is a good omen for farmers who are putting [...]


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		<title>Children&#8217;s Garden Funding Opportunities</title>
		<link>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/07/childrens-garden-funding-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.urbanfarmhub.org/2010/07/childrens-garden-funding-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Diana Vergis Vinh</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here are funding opportunities from the American Gardening Association:
2010 Golden Carrot Awards
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is seeking nominations for its Golden Carrot Awards for outstanding school food service professionals who have developed and implemented a healthful and successful school lunch program. The grand prize winner will receive $1,500 and a $3,500 check made [...]


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