Black Farmers Economic Enhancement Project (BFEEP)

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Organization:

Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help

Amount:

27000

Program Area:

Open Grants Program

County of Applicant:

Duplin

Year:

11/02/2006

Description:

This Golden LEAF grant will support an educational project on farms of 50 acres or less owned by African Americans and in schools by educating students about the farms and opportunities for farmers, supporting field trips to the farms, sponsoring quarterly meetings among farmers, students, and teachers, and recruiting and hiring 7 students to work as interns on the farms.

Contact:

Mrs. Dothula E. Baron-Hall
2389 W. Wards Bridge Road
Warsaw, 
North Carolina 
28398 
(910) 296-1180