Kudos to Sunburst Trout Company for being awarded the Seafood Champion Award at the recent Boston Seafood Show. This is a highly prestigious award given to seafood industry leaders in sustainable, eco-friendly seafood. There were only six from around the world to win the honor. More information can be found at:
Asheville Citizen Times
Sunburst Trout Company
Seafood Champion Awards
Friday, March 7, 2008
Grant ($$$) Possibility for NC Farmers
The Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA (RAFI-USA) Tobacco Communities Reinvestment Fund will make cost-share demonstration grants to farmers, farm organizations, and community groups in Alexander, Beaufort, Burke, Caldwell, Caswell, Craven, Cumberland, Davidson, Forsyth, Greene, Guilford, Harnett, Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, McDowell, Nash, Person, Pitt, Randolph, Wayne, Wilkes, and Wilson counties.
Cost-share support of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individual producers and support of up to $20,000 will be awarded to collaborative farmer efforts.
Demonstration grants will be awarded through a competitive selection process. Grants will be awarded to innovative projects which show farmers a new direction or opportunity.
Priority will be given to projects that benefit farmers under 40 years of age with at least three years of farming experience and to farmers who had income from tobacco.
Deadline for applications is October 1, 2008. Funds will be available to farmers in December 2008.
For complete eligibility requirements and guidelines, visit RAFI-USA’s website at: http://www.rafiusa.org/programs/tobacco/2008cfp.pdf.
For more information or to discuss potential project ideas contact:
Jason Roehrig
919-621-0534
jason@rafiusa.org
RAFI-USA is a private, non-profit organization based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. RAFI cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and environmentally sound family farms.
Cost-share support of up to $10,000 will be awarded to individual producers and support of up to $20,000 will be awarded to collaborative farmer efforts.
Demonstration grants will be awarded through a competitive selection process. Grants will be awarded to innovative projects which show farmers a new direction or opportunity.
Priority will be given to projects that benefit farmers under 40 years of age with at least three years of farming experience and to farmers who had income from tobacco.
Deadline for applications is October 1, 2008. Funds will be available to farmers in December 2008.
For complete eligibility requirements and guidelines, visit RAFI-USA’s website at: http://www.rafiusa.org/programs/tobacco/2008cfp.pdf.
For more information or to discuss potential project ideas contact:
Jason Roehrig
919-621-0534
jason@rafiusa.org
RAFI-USA is a private, non-profit organization based in Pittsboro, North Carolina. RAFI cultivates markets, policies and communities that support thriving, socially just and environmentally sound family farms.
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