Community CROPS February 2010 Newsletter
Thee February 2010 Newsletter has links to a great small farm author, details on garden plot fee changes, and how to grow food year-round.Community Garden Applications Available!
Garden applications are now available for 2010 community garden plots here.Community CROPS CSA Now Taking Registrations
Love local, fresh vegetables but don't have time to grow your own? Join the Community CROPS CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and let us do the work. We will work with our beginning farm entrepreneurs to grow you the best varieties of all your favorite vegetables, and give you a chance to try new ones, too. Each week for twenty weeks during the summer and fall you will get a box full of a great selection of naturally-grown produce. Two sizes available, and we also have shares for low-income families. Sign up now!CROPS Awarded $98,598 Grant for Farm Training
Community CROPS was awarded a grant from the USDA Farmers' Market Promotion Program to expand our Growing Farmers Program, which provides training to beginning and limited-resource farmers to sell directly to consumers. The grant will help us determine the needs of the community for farm training, as well as to advertise the training. For more information on the Growing Farmers Program, see our Farm Page.
CROPS in the News
The Daily Nebraskan featured CROPS in a good story about our gardens.
Amy Brt, Community Garden Program Manager, was featured on Channel 8 news. Click here to watch the segment
Local foods were the feature in a KOLN news feature, with plenty of shots of the CROPS Farmers' Market. Watch here.
Another feature on KOLN introduces some of our community gardeners Click here to watch.
Google Map of CROPS Gardens
Enjoy exploring the map of the gardens, farm and market sites around Lincoln!
