Agreement Number
16-036
Awardee Name
Nuestras Raices
Grant Type
Classic
Project Title
The Farmers of Nuestras Raices| recruiting a new generation of enviromentally aware Latino urban tenant farmers
Awardee State/Territory
Massachusetts
Involved States/territories
Massachusetts
Award Year
2015
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$811,148.00
Production/Use
Farmland Horticultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Soil Health
Water Quality
Conservation Practice(s)
Cover Crop
Nutrient Management
Project Background
The purpose of this project is to collaborate in compiling environmentally sound growing practices and develop a language and culturally-appropriate training program to support the production of Caribbean Latino specialty crops in the Northeast.
Project Scale
Multi-farm
Regional
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
Yes
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Hilda Roque