Project Overview
The
greater New Orleans, Louisiana area suffers from poverty, food insecurity and a
lack of stable jobs in green businesses. To enhance food security, community
development and economic and ecological sustainability, community-based, non-governmental
organizations, in cooperation with public and private partners, hosted a series of intensive multi-day beginning, intermediate and advanced farmer trainings and single topic classes, over a 2-year
period to provide education, training, internships and mentoring on a range of
priority farming topic areas to new and beginning urban farmers in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Variety in days and times allowed people from assorted ethnic,
religious and social backgrounds equal opportunities to participate. The goal was to increase the number of sustainable new and beginning urban farmers by providing them and their families with the knowledge, skills and
tools needed to make informed decisions for their operations. Target audiences were: low income and limited resource farmers, military
veterans, women and minorities. The multi-day intensive training sessions were video-recorded, to provide a distance
learning option for those unable to attend in person and for use in refresher
and ongoing future training. Participants were offered the opportunity
to intern at a local working farm to further enhance their experiential
learning, and were connected with local experienced farmers and other support entities for long-term assistance on their future endeavors.
Number of Participants: 823
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