Funding directory for food and farm causes is updated

AGetty Images/Burke/Triolo Productions directory aimed at funding food & farms causes has been expanded to include more than 150 new funding sources. The 2013 guide, which includes primarily private sources of funds, is titled Healthy Food Nonprofit & New Farmer. The directoy, found on www.grant-write.com, was first published in 2012 by Pamela Burke, a Michigan grant writer.

The updated Healthy Food Nonprofit & New Farmer Funding Guide 2013 edition contains 150+ U. S. and Canadian funding resources that include grants, loans, scholarships and financial assistance for agricultural education, gardening, farming, local food access, food security and sustainability. This guide has been specially created for food- and farm-related community and nonprofit groups, teachers, community gardens and markets and local food advocates, as well as new and entrepreneurial farmers.

The cost of this updated guide is $30 each for a PDF version to be downloaded or sent via email, or $33 each if sent as a hard copy via postal mail. CD versions are also available (please see website for CD details). Payments may be made online via PayPal, or via credit card or check.