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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/01/2025 - Meeting Materials Program Purpose To increase access to healthy, affordable, culturally relevant food and build an inclusive community around healthy food choices so individuals living in Salt Lake City have many opportunities to shape, participate in, and enjoy a sustainable, accessible, and resilient local food environment. IF✓ i S 4 - Support for Impacted Groups This program aims to support projects led by and serving those who identify as members of groups that have been most negatively impacted by the food system. Identifying with one or more of these groups is not required to receive funding. • Black, Indigenous, and People of Color • Veterans • Historically marginalized or • Adults 65+ years under-resourced people and • Families with children under 18 years neighborhoods • Single parent households with children • People and households living in poverty • Nontraditional students. New Americans or with low- or moderate-incomes • Formerly incarcerated people • Unsheltered or informally housed • Groups for whom other funding people opportunities are or historically have • LGBTQIA2S+ individuals been limited • People with disabilities Application ID 66 We grow vegetables to feed our families with good quality food. We started with exhausted soil that had been used first as a coral and later as parking lot for old Packards. We have always grown organically without pesticides, herbacides and with organic compost. Hands on education has taught us slowly how to conserve water, control insects and weeds. We also Project have learned the value of good tools and equipment.This grant would help us to continue to Description upgrade our drip watering system, we are changing from 1/4" drip hose to 1/2" drip hose with varied spacing. Adding nutrients back into the soil is an annual expense (we do have compost boxed but our garden is big) Better weed barrier cloth will give us more years of service. Purchasing wood chips and straw to help with weed control and evaporation.These are thing that will help us make the garden more productive and sustainable. Project Industrial farming makes things cheap, growing good food in good soil without harmful Impact chemicals is how we want to provide for our households. Creating the best generally costs more and this grant will help us to provide the best. Adding organic composted soil with steer manure. Upgrade our drip system for more efficient Sustainability watering Better weed barrier cloth to control weeds and evaporation Wood chips and straw, Practices weed and evaporation control Repair rain gutters for saving water through collection and barrels Weed barrier cloth..............................$95. Drip system hose and hardware........$70. Budget Wood chips/straw.............................$60. Rain gutter fittings...............................$25 Estimate total.....................................$250 Additional Information This project supports six people in three households.