Grant ID Number: CNE10-071
Grant Recipient: Ben Lester, Farmers and Artisans Association, Amherst MA
Grains, beans, and seeds are staples that can benefit from the rising demand for local food. The project manager will link farmers with a growing community of buyers, build the membership and acreage of an existing grain-and-bean CSA, and encourage the nascent re-introduction of crops like wheat, oats, barley, rye, spelt, emmer, flax, dent corn, dried beans, and sunflowers, this last in coordination with two other open SARE grants addressing heritage wheat and alternative crops. Outreach will be through member networks, a winter conference, tours and field days, a workshop, and a web site.
