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Food and Farming

The goals are to significantly increase sustainable, organic farming and regional foodsheds for cities and towns.*

 

Grantmaking is focused on programs in California working to:


  • preserve and enhance biodiversity as it relates to agriculture;

  • accelerate the pace of transition to sustainable, organic growing practices;

  • increase access to farmland for new farmers; and

  • develop the intellectual and policy frameworks to accelerate the transition to sustainable food systems.

*Sustainable, organic production minimizes reliance on fossil fuels and maximizes soil fertility and productivity through biological processes that preserve and enhance biodiversity. A regional foodshed is whatever size agricultural area is necessary to feed the community(ies) located within it.

 

Annual Deadline: December 1 for a letter of inquiry.

 

Geographic priority: San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California for local projects, and California for statewide projects.

 

 

 

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