To expand funding of grassroots groups in marginalized communities, educate funding partners and donors about how and why to center their investments on equity and just transition, help more traditional funders become comfortable with participatory grantmaking processes, and support the…
To support the Leopold Conservation Award New England, which will recognize farmers, ranchers, and foresters for achievements in natural resources conservation on productive agricultural land in New England.
To establish high-quality stem cell lines from people with Fragile X for use in future research. Two-year grant 2019-2020.
To ensure that Maine farmers and food producers are able to ramp up production, particularly in Aroostook County, as demand increases for healthy, sustainable, and organic food throughout the region.
To help more farmers scale up for the wholesale market, thereby helping to expand local and regional markets and the farming sector in Maine.
To progress from initial visioning and planning to collaborative implementation of a new business model for The Blueprint.
To support the Vermont Farm to Plate Network and to support the New England states’ Food System Planning Community of Practice.
To work toward a more equitable and sustainable food system for the state by promoting, monitoring, and facilitating implementation of the Massachusetts Local Food Action Plan.
To reduce exposure to PFAS, especially among low-income communities of color.
To support the Chemical Footprint Project, which works to transform how corporations set management policies, manage supply chains, select and use chemicals and materials, and publicly report on their progress away from toxic chemicals.