Posted on Jul 19, 2023
Missouri is offering $500,000 in grants for urban farmers — if they can figure out how to get it
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For the second consecutive year, Missouri has set aside $500,000 to address food insecurity in urban areas. But for farmers like Darian and Nicolette Davis, who run an orchard in Kansas City’s Swope Park, even applying for a grant opportunity is a challenge.
News that the Missouri legislature has authorized $500,000 for urban farming grants ought to be welcomed by small growers like Darian and Nicolette Davis, who run an orchard in Kansas City’s Swope Park to provide fresh fruit to their community.
The couple hatched the idea of the Kansas City Urban Farm Co-op during the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 following the killing of a teenager, Michael Brown, by a police officer. They wanted to respond to that incident by doing something positive for their own community, which led to the launch of their farm in 2016.
News that the Missouri legislature has authorized $500,000 for urban farming grants ought to be welcomed by small growers like Darian and Nicolette Davis, who run an orchard in Kansas City’s Swope Park to provide fresh fruit to their community.
The couple hatched the idea of the Kansas City Urban Farm Co-op during the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, in 2014 following the killing of a teenager, Michael Brown, by a police officer. They wanted to respond to that incident by doing something positive for their own community, which led to the launch of their farm in 2016.
Missouri is offering $500,000 in grants for urban farmers — if they can figure out how to get it
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Farming
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel "You need to have money to get money." LOL!
If you had the money you wouldn't need to apply to get the money! Like all government stuff the paperwork is a pain in the butt.
I once wrote a grant request for supplies for my classroom. It took me four days to write it. My writing skills admittedly are not the greatest (That's why I teach math, not as much writing). I would write, let it sit, go back, revise and do it all over again. I did get the grant in the end but what a headache!
If you had the money you wouldn't need to apply to get the money! Like all government stuff the paperwork is a pain in the butt.
I once wrote a grant request for supplies for my classroom. It took me four days to write it. My writing skills admittedly are not the greatest (That's why I teach math, not as much writing). I would write, let it sit, go back, revise and do it all over again. I did get the grant in the end but what a headache!
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Looks like another political circle jerk. You can apply... if you can navigate or afford to pay for the process, but you may not see your money for months after the growing season ends. But if you miss the window, you get nothing but the fruits of your own labor that others get to partake in for free.
Get the bureaucrats out of the damn way. Lawyers will destroy this country.
Get the bureaucrats out of the damn way. Lawyers will destroy this country.
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