Field of Greens Fund Application
The Field of Greens Fund is a project of the Community Food Advocates, in collaboration with a coalition of food retailers, farmers, businesses, agencies, and individual food advocates (see page three for a list of Advisory Council members). The Fund was created in June 2010 to provide disaster relief assistance to organic and/or sustainable farmers located in Middle Tennessee, Northern Alabama and Southern Kentucky who support the Middle Tennessee food shed. The Fund is intended to be a permanent funding source for farmers to strengthen and expand their sustainable farms. A committee of representatives from the coalition organizations will review applications for funding. The Field of Greens Fund is a permanent program of the Community Food Advocates, which will serve as fiscal agent for this project. Checks will be issued by Community Food Advocates to farmers who are approved for assistance. A generous donation from Whole Foods Market provided the seed money for the Fund, and ongoing support will be provided by donations from individuals and corporations.
Initial grants of monies up to $500 from the fund will go toward assisting organic and/or sustainable farms that supply the Middle Tennessee food shed to deal with immediate needs created by the May 1 and 2, 2010 floods. The deadline for the second round of funding is August 27th, 2010.
Click here to download a copy of the application guidelines.
