Project Overview
YENC24-221
Project Type: Youth Educator
Funds awarded in 2024: $5,990.00
Projected End Date: 02/15/2026
Grant Recipient:
Freeport High School
Region: North Central
State: Illinois
Project Manager:
Ben Skipor
Freeport High School
Commodities
No commodities identified
Practices
No practices identified
Proposal abstract:
Through the development of a community garden, we will showcase
Sustainable Agriculture through a lens of Urban Agriculture.
Students will be at the center of designing and maintaining the
community garden that will be located in a food desert within our
city. Students will learn how Urban Agriculture and Sustainable
Agriculture work hand-in-hand through reduced food miles,
composting, biodiversity and green spaces, water conservation,
and the social benefits of urban agriculture.
Project objectives from proposal:
- Design and develop an urban farm/community garden that uses
sustainable farming practices and produces at least 500 pounds of
fruits and vegetables during the first growing season. - Increase sustainable farming skills of 100 high school
students through hands-on work sessions in an urban farm
setting. - Students and educators present project results at a city
council meeting, school board meeting, and through social
media.
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