Slow Food St. Louis is now accepting applications for the Biodiversity Farmer Micro-Grants. Slow Food St. Louis has awarded $30,000 over the past four years, supporting over 200 different varieties and breeds. We are offering grant money to further support biodiversity in the St. Louis (and surrounding area) food system. The grants will be made available to farmers and producers for growing heirloom varieties and/or raising heritage breeds. Multiple grants are available up to the amount of $2,000 and typically between the amounts of $200 to $1,000; however, the grant committee reserves the right to offer funding above these amounts.
Heirloom varieties are defined as a horticultural variety that has survived for several generations and is not used in large-scale agriculture. Many varieties are listed with the Slow Food Ark of Taste, Seed Savers and Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Heritage breeds are traditional livestock breeds that date back several generations, before the drastic reduction of breed variety caused by the rise of industrial agriculture.
See the Press Release for the 2013 Biodiversity Microgrants
Mail completed applications to Kelly@slowfoodstl.org
Micro-Grant Applications
Download PDF of 2013 Biodiversity Grant Application
Download Word doc of 2013 Biodiversity Grant Application
