Eryn Alloway, Author at Virginia Association for Biological Farming

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Eryn AllowayOctober 24, 2024

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2 weeks ago

WNC Farmers: ASAP - Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Emergency Grant Form is live! This grant is intended to support farms with significant losses due to disasters. Farmers may apply for up to $500 to cover immediate needs and expenses towards cleaning, replanting, repairing, or other costs not covered through insurance or other available programs that will allow the farm to quickly respond or recover.As always, we will continue sharing resources for our farmers as they become available. More info & apply: hubs.la/Q02SSyJk0 ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

Guide for supporting farms in Western North Carolina by the Organic Growers School.Farmer Needs to Recover from Helene Spreadsheet: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YC235Gbq6YwWbC9mQe8Lh9iMsNp4Lpub9oZIP66Qye0/edit?usp=sharingWe are still in the throes of survival in order to be able to look forward to recovery. Helping our farms survive, though, is a way to ensure secure food sources for all who call WNC home and all who are fed by our farms. Those who work so hard to grow our food need our help so they can continue to provide for us. It's still early yet to know just how much damage has been done by Hurricane Helene, though estimates are already in the billions for agricultural damage. Many of our farmers in our community have lost, quite literally, everything. Others are struggling to get hay to their livestock, or get to resources after entire roads and bridges were washed away. Our local communities depend on these farms for food, and farms in Western North Carolina contribute to broader agricultural supply chains. The spreadsheet linked above is a continually updated resource for you to know who needs help and how to get them funds. We invite you to support their survival and recovery in any way you can. Farms needing support: Tierra Fertil Co-OpNew Roots Market GardenHeadwaters Market GardenMark Dempsey, CFSA & OGS InstructorR FarmThe Culinary GardenerMystic Roots FarmSustainabillies / Two Trees FarmRoot Bottom FarmDarnell FarmsSmall Holding FarmTendWell / Beacon Village FarmEarthavenTiny Bridge FarmBluebird FarmGreen Toe Ground Farm...and more added dailyOrganizations and Relief Funds:ASAP ConnectionsBlue Ridge Women in AgFarm Aid Emergency GrantsGeorgia Organics Farmer FundFarmer Crowdfunding Board from CFSACommunity Foundation of Western NC Disaster Relief FundRAFI Farmer Relief Fund ... See MoreSee Less

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