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Sola Gratia Farm
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Land, Health, Community

$5,000

Fall 2018

East Central Illinois

To purchase soil amendments, cover crop seed, and associated equipment including a seed drill for five additional acres of vegetable production to address food insecurity through established partnerships with the Eastern Illinois Foodbank, Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, and the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District.

Sullivan CUSD #300 – Sullivan Elementary School
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Land, Health, Community

$7,294

Fall 2018

East Central Illinois

For start-up costs for a student-run community garden and engage additional youth during the summer through the park district's recreation programs to maintain the garden and harvest produce for local food pantries.

Union of Concerned Scientists
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Good Food Policy Program

$30,000.00

2018

National

To provide mini-grants to Good Food for All (GFFA) members to support their individual organizational capacity to make progress on collective GFFA priorities and goals.

Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Funders
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Good Food Policy Program

$100,000.00

2018

National

To support the project “Catalyzing Action: Building philanthropic knowledge and capacity to impact food and farm policy,” to enhance SAFSF's ability to contribute to more effective investments and accelerated learning within their membership.

Open Markets Institute
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Good Food Policy Program

$30,000.00

2018

National

To support the advance of research, communications, and movement building around new federal policy solutions for a climate-friendly, economically just, and sustainable food and farm system in the US.

The Wasteshed
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$5,000.00

Spring 2018

Chicago Area

To support educational programs to not only bring attention to the enormous environmental impact of waste, but also to provide a window into the wastestream, bringing to light opportunities for creativity and entrepreneurship.

Advocates for Urban Agriculture
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$15,000.00

Spring 2018

Chicago Area

For a new individualized training initiative to help growers scale and professionalize their operations, as well as expanded outreach that will deliver education, mentoring, and resources to existing and potential growers in some of Chicago's most distressed communities.

Gardeneers
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$15,000.00

Spring 2018

Chicago Area

For the addition of 4 weekly farm stands in North Lawndale and to build out production areas in our gardens, buy curriculum and program materials for North Lawndale students, increasing access to freshly grown, healthy foods in a community that is lacking in access to fresh, nutritious foods.

Grow Greater Englewood
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$5,000.00

Spring 2018

Chicago Area

For infrastructure and assistance to local urban farmers to create economically viable community-based farm enterprises along the elevated rail viaduct between 58th and 59th Streets in Chicago.

Openlands
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Land, Health, Community-Chicago

$20,000.00

Spring 2018

Chicago Area

To inform teachers of the benefit of using the school garden as an extension of the classroom and to encourage parents and community members to share the sense of ownership of the school garden through workshops that will also be offered in Spanish.