Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund - Vocational & Higher Ed

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Bonterra Organic Vineyards-Funded Future Organic Farmer, Jack Sporer, Launches Wine Label

Submitted by Shawna Rodgers on Mon, 05/11/2020 - 15:19
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Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund grant recipient Jack Sporer has officially become a small business owner. Sporer launched his own wine label in April 2020, Fresh Wine Company. A brand he calls “wine for the people,” its release comes just in time to satisfy an upswing in demand during stay at home orders enacted across the state of California.   
  
Sporer’s wine focuses on carbon sequestration at each step.

Deadline Approaching for Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund Applications!

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 05/08/2017 - 15:46

Interested in teaching or pursuing a career in organic agriculture? Apply for a Future Organic Farmer Grant!

Are you a certified K-8 teacher in the United States interested in bringing organic agriculture into your classroom? If so, please apply for one of our $1,000 Look at Agriculture…Organically! grants for organic education. Find the application details on the California Ag in the Classroom website. Applications close May 15, 2017.

Meet Abigail DeVries: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 08/14/2017 - 09:19

Abigail DeVries is a highly passionate and motivated earth steward and change agent seeking opportunities to reconnect people with their community, land, food, and themselves.

Meet Adriana Murguia: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Jessy Beckett Parr on Mon, 09/14/2015 - 11:11

Adriana Murguia
University of California, Santa Cruz, Environmental Studies Major with a Concentration in Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems – California

Meet Akello Karamoko: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 02/20/2017 - 08:03

Akello Karamoko has always had a green thumb. He planted his first apple tree when he was 11 years old and sold peppermint and sage at his church at the age of 13. Farming as a career path was not on the minds of many of the children Karamoko grew up with in Detroit, Michigan, but he sought out programs to learn how to grow, plant, harvest, and sell his own organic crops. He participated in agricultural programs, including 4-H Gardens with Dr.

Meet Alexis Fujii: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Jessy Beckett Parr on Mon, 08/24/2015 - 11:30
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Alexis Fujii
University of California Davis, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems – California

Alexis Fujii is in her third year at University of California, Davis majoring in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems. Her dream is to run and own an organic, sustainable farm that provides fresh products to a local community. She would like to be a part of the organic movement in order to improve the environment, global health, and food system.

Meet Alicia Krueger & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 12/17/2018 - 08:00
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Alicia Krueger has worked on her parent's conventional dairy farm from the time she was old enough to hand towels and feed calves. During high school, Krueger was vice president of her National FFA Organization chapter. After graduating, she took agribussiness/agriscience classes as well as a Dairy Herd Management classes, both through Northeastern Wisconsin Technical College.

Meet Anandi Gandhi & Get Involved with the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 11/11/2019 - 08:00
Anandi Gandhi
Originally from India, Anandi Gandhi is currently an agroecology apprentice at the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems based on the University of California, Santa Cruz campus. Over the last 10 years, Gandhi has gained experience in regenerative design, organic farming, environmental education and research through working in both India and the United States.

Meet Annon Blue: A CCOF Foundation Future Organic Farmer

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 10/16/2017 - 09:45

Annon Blue is a sustainable agriculture and agroecology student at Appalachian State University. Growing up in rural North Carolina, she worked with livestock in community groups like 4-H and the National FFA Organization, which had a major impact on her plans for a career in agriculture.

Meet Arthur Keculah & Apply for a Future Organic Farmer Grant

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 04/23/2018 - 10:22
Arthur Keculah is from Liberia and has been in the United States for over 15 years. During those years, he did not have a permanent job or housing, but since beginning the University of California, Santa Cruz’s Center for Agriculture and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) program, he has housing on campus. 
 

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