Kick off for USDA Community Food Planning Grant

Kick off for USDA Community Food Planning Grant

that Florida Organic Growers will receive in Spring 2009

Innovative community food systems being used in cities across the country will be the focus during a presentation by Tom Stearns, owner of High Mowing Organic Seeds and president of The Center for an Agricultural Economy (Vt.), at the Thomas Center in Gainesville, Florida on March 23, 2009 from 7 to 9 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Sponsored by Florida Organic Growers, a Gainesville-based nonprofit founded in 1989 to promote organic and sustainable agriculture and healthy and just food systems, the presentation will kick off a USDA Community Food Planning Grant that Florida Organic Growers will begin work on in spring 2009.

This grant features an inclusive and collaborative planning process designed to identify the most vital components of Gainesville’s local food system, and will be the building blocks used to develop a vibrant local food-based economic infrastructure that serves the entire community.

To read the full story, visit http://www.foginfo.org/new.php.

Marty Mesh, Executive Director of Florida Organic Growers, will be presenting at Green Cities Florida. To learn more visit http://greencities.com/usa/florida/orlando/2009.