A farm to store pilot program that fosters connections between local minority-led urban farms and community gardens, and food enterprises.
With this program, we oversaw...
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The Seed to Store program is an initiative that shows our commitment to support and empower the local food system of Indy. We support grocery stores located in food desert areas that are in need of healthy nutritious food and fresh produce to offer to underserved residents in their community.
Currently, we partner with four ILGC-affiliated grocery stores, connecting them to four minority-owned local urban farms and community gardens. ICFAC was essential in leading community outreach and developing relationships between grocers and farmers. We continue to monitor program effectiveness through assessments, reporting, and surveys while considering the growing season calendar for farmers.
Our growers!
To grocers!
Testimonials
..."It's going to help us make those connections to bridge the gap between local farmers and consumers. And with the funds we will be able to get the tools to grow more efficiently and upgrade our packing system."
"...Our participation in the project will not only benefit the neighborhood where our garden is located, but will be an asset to up and coming Black-Owned businesses..."
..."As growers in this program, we will be able to expand on our efforts of distributing food and be more efficient in our work. Our hope is that no matter where you are in the city you have access to fresh local produce."
"The Seed to Store program aligns with Lawrence Community Gardens Youth Farm's mission to supply our community with high quality, nutrient dense, hyper local produce."
Thank You Partners!
