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🌟 Day 166 - Grant Number 152 - Grant Alert: 🌟 🌳 Exciting Grant Opportunity from the Fruit Tree Planting Foundation! 🌳 We are thrilled to announce that the FTPF Orchard Grant applications are open! This unique initiative supports communities by planting fruitful trees and plants to enhance environmental health and provide nutritional benefits. 🌿 What We Offer - High-quality, region-appropriate fruit trees and shrubs. - Expert orchard design and planting oversight. - Comprehensive aftercare training and educational workshops. 🍎 Eligibility: - Nonprofits, NGOs, public/nonprofit schools, or government entities in the United States. - Applicants must own or have long-term rights to the planting site, demonstrate a commitment to care for the trees in perpetuity, and have access to irrigation. - Capable of organizing local volunteer involvement on the planting day. 📚 Schools can benefit immensely through our Fruit Tree 101 program, creating outdoor edible classrooms that offer invaluable environmental education and improve school lunch nutrition. 🔄 How to Apply: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Please submit a detailed application to info@ftpf.org. Include all required information to help us assess your project effectively. This is an unparalleled opportunity to bring long-term environmental and nutritional benefits to your community. Let’s plant the seeds for a greener tomorrow! 🔗 Learn more and apply now at www.ftpf.org #ChanakyaAdvisors #FTPF #EnvironmentalConservation #CommunityDevelopment #SustainableLiving #UrbanForestry #Arboriculture #Education #NonprofitGrants #TreePlanting #GreenInitiatives #EcoFriendly #Sustainability

🌱🐔 Empowering Future Generations through Family Farming! 🌟👨👩👧👦 I couldn't be prouder to share the incredible journey of my family's involvement in Hydro Coops farming! Each of my amazing kids tends to 3 Hydro Coops, while Lize Marie leads the charge with an impressive 6 Coops. Together, they're making a profound impact on both our local community and the agricultural landscape. 🌾🚜 🐣🌿 In just six weeks, our family farm produces a staggering 2250 broiler chickens, securing a profit exceeding R140,000. But our mission goes beyond profits; it's about giving back. Every month, we're honored to donate over 6000 eggs and more than 5000 fresh vegetables to support local communities in need. 🥚🥕 Through Hydro Coops, we've not only found a sustainable source of income but also a platform for meaningful contribution. Our children are learning invaluable lessons in entrepreneurship, responsibility, and the joy of giving back. Together, we're proving that even the smallest efforts can make a big difference. 🌟💚 Join us in celebrating the power of family farming and the positive impact it can have on both livelihoods and communities. Let's continue to sow seeds of change and nurture a brighter, more compassionate future for all. #FamilyFarming #HydroCoops #SustainableAgriculture #CommunityImpact 🌱🐔

📣 Grant Opportunity! GreenLatinos recently announced they are now accepting proposals for their Trees In Your Community Grant Program. Funding for this grant is made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act and the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, in partnership with GreenLatinos Justicia Y Equidad Fund for urban tree planting and maintenance. The grant program focuses on projects that engage communities collaboratively to combat extreme heat, provide workforce development opportunities, and create new community partnerships. Learn More: https://lnkd.in/gXpNJ4Gt 🌳 Eligible Applicants 🌳 • Community-based non-profit organizations (CBO); OR • Partnerships between multiple community-based non-profit organizations (CBOs); OR • Partnerships between a CBO and the following: o a Federally Recognized Tribe, OR o a local government, OR o an institution of higher education 🌳 Eligible Locations in California 🌳 (see grant guidelines for other out-of-state locations) The following California Counties are eligible: Amador, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Merced, Monterey, Nevada, Placer, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Stanislaus, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba. 🌳 Application Due Date 🌳 Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis starting on September 5. All applications must be submitted by October 11, 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received on a first-come, first-served basis, with all award decisions finalized by October 23, 2024, 🌳 Award Amounts 🌳 Award amounts may range from a minimum of $200,000 to a maximum of $1,500,000. It is estimated that roughly $8,000,000 is available in total for this grant opportunity. #urbanforestry #inflationreductionact #IRA #grantfunding #urbanforests

🌱🐔 Empowering Future Generations through Family Farming! 🌟👨👩👧👦 I couldn't be prouder to share the incredible journey of my family's involvement in Hydro Coops farming! Each of my amazing kids tends to 3 Hydro Coops, while Lize Marie leads the charge with an impressive 6 Coops. Together, they're making a profound impact on both our local community and the agricultural landscape. 🌾🚜 🐣🌿 In just six weeks, our family farm produces a staggering 2250 broiler chickens, securing a profit exceeding R140,000. But our mission goes beyond profits; it's about giving back. Every month, we're honored to donate over 6000 eggs and more than 5000 fresh vegetables to support local communities in need. 🥚🥕 Through Hydro Coops, we've not only found a sustainable source of income but also a platform for meaningful contribution. Our children are learning invaluable lessons in entrepreneurship, responsibility, and the joy of giving back. Together, we're proving that even the smallest efforts can make a big difference. 🌟💚 Join us in celebrating the power of family farming and the positive impact it can have on both livelihoods and communities. Let's continue to sow seeds of change and nurture a brighter, more compassionate future for all. #FamilyFarming #HydroCoops #SustainableAgriculture #CommunityImpact 🌱🐔

While many of Global Grower Network’s urban garden growers are primarily cultivating food for their own families, 26% also look to their production to earn supplemental income that can greatly contribute to self-sufficiency and entrepreneurship. In some cases, gardens open a pathway that leads to scaled farming and farm business opportunities. Growers, if they choses, can secure a primary family income, and a family lifestyle, as farmers in Georgia, where the average farmer age has risen to 59, the number of farmers and available farmland is steadily decreasing year after year. Donate to support Growers and our mission: https://lnkd.in/gxC9Te9N

NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITY! Pew has just published a new RFP focus on the needs and opportunities for understanding seaweed farming impacts in Alaska and British Columbia. The aim is for this to inform future management approaches for the seaweed farming sector that are right-sized, adaptive and effective for ensuring sustainable outcomes. More details on the RFP are available at the link below. https://lnkd.in/e2v_MzqH

Transforming Communities: Growing Food, Jobs, and Hope in South Dallas 🌿 Restorative Farms aims to embody selfless community service and spearheads a collaborative coalition of community entities centered around a South Dallas agrisystem. At our Hatcher Station Training Farm, we not only cultivate food but also nurture employment opportunities, fostering agrisystem careers, improving incomes, allowing our future urban farmers the opportunity to self-evolve while giving back to the community. Our farm manager-in-training, Ray Piper, serves as an excellent example. Despite a demanding farm schedule—comprising of tasks like growing, harvesting, and organizing over 300 CSAs—Ray still managed to find time to donate 117 pounds of our excess locally grown organic greens to the Austin Street Center. We will continue to evangelize and help build a professional bioeconomy and S. Dallas agrisystem. This is how we Grow A Better Dallas 🌱🌎🌟 About the Austin Street Center: Austin Street Center, located in Dallas, Texas, provides safe shelter and meets the basic needs of the most vulnerable homeless. #Gratitude #CommunitySupport #UrbanFarming #unhomed #SustainableLiving #professionalurbanfarming #healthysoil #Texasfarmer#organicgardening #GrowABetterDallas #DallasUrbanFarming #HatcherStationTrainingFarm #communityimpact #economicimpact #HealthyEating#CommunityEmpowerment #SouthDallas #NutritionAwareness #SustainableLiving #LocalProduce #HealthyCommunities #foodjustice

The chicken vs the proverbial egg... needing funding to fly in order to provide funding to nest. With the start of the financial year looming, and my first year working in a not-for-profit organisation, the budget process is an interesting time. Funding what we do is an ongoing challenge, with a constant chorus of "conservation doesn't pay" being heard from far and wide. We want to turn that noise on it's head, and whilst running an operationally lean and smart organisation, we also want to become a "must-do" experience for visitors both domestically and internationally. In order to deliver on our big hairy audacious goals #internationallyrecognisednationallycherished we need funding. We are at the start of a huge journey and would ideally like to secure partners that can both 'teach us to fish' and help fund/fundraise some of our work programmes, like education, kiwi translocation. predator monitoring and fence maintenance. So... if you are keen to help us out, or know someone that might be keen, then get in touch. We have registered with MyGivingCircle for those that wish to donate or vote, every action helps! Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari #helpingkiwithrive #internationallyrecognisednationallycherised

What to do when you're the world's biggest earthworm farm, producing thousands of tonnes of vermicast every year & have an ethos that's all about supporting soil health? Enter our Target 1000 Programme 👋 Our mission: to donate 1000 tonnes of nutrient-rich vermicast to NZ community & planting projects 🌳 Vermicast, also known as worm castings, is a powerful organic fertiliser that improves soil health & boosts plant growth. By contributing to community gardens, urban green spaces & various other planting initiatives, we're committed to fostering sustainable & thriving environments. Why is this important? 🌱 Enhances Soil Health: Vermicast enriches the soil with essential nutrients, improves soil structure & increases organic matter. 🌱 Promotes Sustainable Agriculture: Supports sustainable farming practices & reduces the need for chemical fertilisers. 🌱 Strengthens Communities: Empowers local communities to establish more native plantings, to reduce erosion, improve water quality & store carbon. We believe that together, we can make a significant impact. If you're part of a community project or know of a planting initiative that could benefit from our vermicast donation, we want to hear from you! 👉 Feel free to like, share & comment to spread the word! #MyNoke #Target1000 #Sustainability #CommunitySupport #GreenInitiatives

Today we celebrate and honor the tireless work of all farmers, who with their effort and dedication, plant and harvest the food that reaches our tables. Their work is essential for our communities and the whole world. Thank you for your commitment and for being the backbone of our agriculture. #AgriculturalAid #AgriculturalEmpowerment #AgriculturalInnovation #AgriculturalTraining #Communitysupport #CropSupport #EconomicSupport #FarmAssistance #FarmResilience #FarmSustainability #FarmerAdvocacy #FarmerEducation #FarmersWelfare #FarmingResources #FoodSecurity #PovertyAlleviation #RuralDevelopment #RuralEconomy #RuralHealth #SustainableFarming