Elena Aguilera, tutoriando tomates en el Invernadero de la Finca West Haven Farm.
Elena Aguilera trains tomato plants in West Haven Farm’s greenhouse.
Mildred Alvarado / Cornell Small Farms Program
In June 2022, the New York Soil Health Initiative was able to support 11 organizations across 10 counties through its first ever mini-grants program!
Eligible project grants were to support research, extension, or outreach activities with a soil health component and travel grants for travel and attendance at a soil health related workshop, field day, event, etc., within New York State.
Thank you to NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets for supporting NY Soil Health.
Awarded Project Grants (organization – project title, county, award amount)
- Cameron Community Ministries – ‘From the Ground Up: Healthy Soil for Healthy Living,’ Monroe – $2000
- CCE Vegetable Program – ‘Cover Crops & Soil Health,’ Erie – $500
- West Haven Farm – ‘Juntos Aprendemos: Un Día de Campo en Español para la Comunidad Latina,’ Tompkins – $2000
- CCE Capital Area Agriculture & Horticulture Program – ‘Soil health field days for cut flower production,’ Albany – $1500
- CCE Chautauqua – ‘4H Special Interest Programming,’ Chautauqua – $1000
- Farm School NYC – ‘Studying Safe Soils with FSNYC,’ Kings (NYC) – $2250
- CCE Oneida – ‘Urban Farm Learning Lab at Union Station: Exploring Soil Health in Urban Growing,’ Oneida – $770
Awarded Travel Grants (organization – event title, county, award amount)
- Agricultural Stewardship Association, Inc. – ‘Soil Health Workshop for Livestock and Crop Farmers,’ Washington – $500
- Farm School NYC – ‘Community Work & Learn day at Soul Fire Farm,’ Kings (NYC) – $500
- MaWu Lisa Temple – ‘Healthy soils in Siuslaw Model Forest,’ Ulster – $500
- King of Glory Farms – ‘Organic no-till workshop,’ Sullivan – $500