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Applications Open Now for Organic Education Grants

Submitted by Shawna Rodgers on Mon, 05/04/2020 - 16:22

The CCOF Foundation is now accepting applications for Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund grants for higher education and vocational students! Applicants can apply for $2,500 grants to go toward their studies in organic agriculture. The application period is open from May 1 through June 1. Learn more and apply for your $2,500 educational grant.

Due to school closures, the grant application periods for K-8 teachers and National FFA Organization high school students will be postponed until Fall 2020.

Blue Marble Brands Supports Future Organic Farmers like Shannon Good

Submitted by Shawna Rodgers on Mon, 10/08/2018 - 11:21

The CCOF Foundation offers grants to students and teachers of organic agriculture across the country. Since 2014, the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund has granted over half a million dollars, impacting more than 30,000 students and teachers of organic agriculture.

CCOF Attends the 91st FFA Convention and Expo!

Submitted by Josaphine Stevenson on Mon, 11/05/2018 - 11:41

Through our Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund, the CCOF Foundation has partnered with the National FFA Organization (FFA) to provide just under $100,000 in grants to middle and high school students for organic Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) projects over the last six years. CCOF Foundation Program Manager Josaphine Stevenson recently attended FFA’s National Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.

CCOF Foundation Receives Support from Awe Sum Organics for Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Tue, 05/29/2018 - 11:05

Awe Sum Organics is an importer of organic produce from growers in the Southern Hemisphere. We specialize in the import of apples, kiwifruit, pears, grapes, citrus, and blueberries from countries such as New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, and Peru.

CCOF Foundation Trustees Visit Pacific Elementary School

Submitted by Madelaine Baer on Mon, 12/12/2016 - 12:06

On November 17, CCOF Foundation Trustees Allen Harthorn (Harpos Organics), Phil LaRocca (LaRocca Vineyards), and Malcolm Ricci (Bolthouse Farms), and CCOF staff Cathy Calfo, Jessy Beckett Parr, and Madelaine Baer visited with students, teachers, and parent volunteers at Pacific Elementary School in Davenport, California.

Celebrating Melody Meyer & the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund at CCOF Foundation Feast

Submitted by Shawna Rodgers on Tue, 03/06/2018 - 10:14

Sophia Schlentz, Ava Mosely, Melody Meyer, Karen Ross, Bennie Hesser

On February 22, the CCOF Foundation raised a glass to our 2018 Organic Champion Award recipient Melody Meyer and our collective support of the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund at our annual CCOF Foundation Feast.

Clif Bar Family Foundation is Proud to Support CCOF's Future Organic Farmers

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 12:20

Clif Bar Family Foundation gives to the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund because we believe that organic agriculture is an answer to many issues to which our world currently needs solutions. It supports family farms and contributes to a more secure food future. It reduces harmful chemicals from our everyday lives and protects farmworkers from exposure to those chemicals.

Earthbound Farm Supports Students like Lehia Apana

Submitted by Guest Blogger on Mon, 10/22/2018 - 11:57

Earthbound Farm founders Myra and Drew Goodman were fresh out of college when they decided to move to the Salinas Valley. With the intention of taking a year off before entering the “real” world, Myra and Drew agreed to clean up the farm on which they lived in exchange for free rent.

The Goodmans were shocked to discover that part of maintaining the farm was adhering to a strict chemical spray schedule to keep the raspberries free of pests.

EcoFarm Pre-Conference on Planning for Succession

Submitted by Jessy Beckett Parr on Mon, 01/11/2016 - 10:53

Many organic farmers will retire in the next 10 years and are struggling with the questions: “How can I retire and how will I pass my knowledge to the next generation?” At the same time, young farmers are asking, “How can I get started, and build on what the elders have accomplished?”

We invite farmers of all generations to join California FarmLink, CCOF, and organic industry partners to explore options and learn about farmland and business succession strategies.

Farmers Advocating for Organic, CCOF Foundation’s 2019 Organic Champion

Submitted by Shawna Rodgers on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 11:40

Join us at the Annual CCOF Foundation Awards Feast to celebrate our 2019 Organic Champion, Farmers Advocating for Organic (FAFO). FAFO is the largest organic-focused and farmer-funded grant program in the United States. The fund is a means for dairy cooperative Organic Valley farmers to support long-term, sustainable solutions to the problems facing organic.

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future organic farmers

Applications Open Now for Organic Education Grants

Blue Marble Brands Supports Future Organic Farmers like Shannon Good

CCOF Attends the 91st FFA Convention and Expo!

CCOF Foundation Receives Support from Awe Sum Organics for Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund

CCOF Foundation Trustees Visit Pacific Elementary School

Celebrating Melody Meyer & the Future Organic Farmer Grant Fund at CCOF Foundation Feast

Clif Bar Family Foundation is Proud to Support CCOF's Future Organic Farmers

Earthbound Farm Supports Students like Lehia Apana

EcoFarm Pre-Conference on Planning for Succession

Farmers Advocating for Organic, CCOF Foundation’s 2019 Organic Champion

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