Community Garden Magazine Issue Eight April 2016 Community Garden Magazine Issue Eight April 2016 | Page 40

--Increasing numbers of Spanish speaking farmers and businesses have
entered the organic sector in recent years.
Under its Sound and Sensible initiative, the Agricultural Marketing Service's
(AMS) National Organic Program (NOP)has expanded the resources available
to Spanish speakers who seek information about organic certification.—
USDA

-- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing
Service (AMS) is making grant funding available for several of its
programs. To find information on how to apply to these programs, please
visit:
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New Market Opportunities for U.S. Food and Agricultural Products

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Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)

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Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP)

--Grow Cantaloupe as they are high in vitamin A, which helps maintain
healthy eyes.
--Tomatoes contain Lycopene, the antioxidant that gives tomatoes their red
color and may help lower the risk of certain types of cancer.
--Avocados are good for you as they are a good source of heart-heathy fats.
–Aldi.us

--They say they are known as ‘Tree City’ and ‘Beer City’ – But, Garden City?
That’s the vision of Levi Gardener (no kidding), founder and director of
Urban Roots, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, non-profit that want to see the
urban agriculture movement take root locally.
–Seedstock
-- Vegetables in containers add visual punch to the landscape. Chose large,
decorative containers and surround them with smaller pots of colorful
flowers, and you’ll have attractive focal points—and a bounty of vegetables—
all summer long.

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