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Kicking off our latest series of articles exploring the transformative power of on-farm education, the SFTs Head of Projects, Bonnie Welch, examines how farm visits can help to reconnect young people with nature and the story behind their food. Today, many of us spend most of our time indoors, often in front of a screen and disconnected from the natural world.
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The Fruit Guys Community Fund is seeking up to 20 volunteers to help evaluate 2025 farm-grantee applications. The annual volunteer review committee consists of 3.5 hours in group discussions of grantee recommendations, in addition to reading and scoring applicants’ grants on your own time. Participation is virtual. Volunteer reviewers must not be associated with a current applicant or have a conflict of interest.Potential reviewers should complete the online registration form by January 24
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