Capital Roots Inc

INFLATION REDUCTION ACT PLANTING THE FUTURE OF NEW YORK CAPITAL REGION UNDERSERVED URBAN COMMUNITIES FORESTRY PROGRAM

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE, COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING, AND MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS

CAPITAL ROOTS FARM-TO-INSTITUTION PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE LACK OF CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN SMALL-SCALE PRODUCERS DESIRE TO SELL THEIR PRODUCTS TO INSTITUTIONAL CUSTOMERS AND THE DESIRE OF INSTITUTIONS TO PURCHASE LOCAL FOOD. WORKING WITH PRODUCERS IN THE CAPITAL REGIONS FOOD SYSTEM, WE WILL LOCATE APPROPRIATELY SIZED MARKETS AND INCREASE ACCESS TO QUALITY FOOD FOR INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS WHO SERVE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THIS COMBINATION OF SERVICES PROVIDES VITAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO OFTEN OVERLOOKED COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES. THROUGH CAPITAL ROOTS FOOD HUB, OUR FARM-TO-INSTITUTION PROGRAM CAN PURCHASE PRODUCE DIRECTLY FROM REGIONAL FARMERS AT COMPETITIVE PRICING WHILE OFFERING IT TO INSTITUTIONS AT A COST THAT THEY CAN CONSISTENTLY AFFORD. CAPITAL ROOTS FARM-TO-INSTITUTION PROGRAM FILLS THE FRESH FOOD GAP, OCCUPYING A UNIQUE NICHE WITHIN THE CAPITAL REGION BY EXCLUSIVELY FOCUSING ON FRESH LOCAL FOOD, THUS PROVIDING HIGHER QUALITY, NUTRITIONAL VALUE AND TASTE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VITAL SUPPORT TO RURAL AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIES. WITH A NEW 4,000 SQUARE FOOT FOOD HUB, CAPITAL ROOTS IS POISED TO SIGNIFICANTLY EXPAND ITS ROLE AS A PRODUCER-TO-CONSUMER INTERMEDIARY IN NEW YORKS CAPITAL REGION.CAPITAL ROOTS HAS ENLISTED FIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AS COLLABORATORS- OFFERING SALES MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES- AND SIX INSTITUTIONS SCHOOLS WHO WILL PURCHASE FRESH FOOD FOR PRIMARILY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. WITH PROGRAM EXPANSION CAPITAL ROOTS WILL SUPPORT THE OPERATION OF UP TO 50-PLUS FARMS AND FOOD OPERATIONS IN THE 11-COUNTY CAPITAL REGION FOODSHED AND 20 SMALL-SCALE INSTITUTIONS AND 10 SCHOOLS. CAPITAL ROOTS WILL PARTNER WITH BRIGHTERSIDE UP TO CONNECT WITH REGIONAL CHILDCARE CENTERS TO INCREASE CONSUMPTION OF LOCAL FRESH FOOD. CAPITAL ROOTS WILL INCREASE ITS PROCUREMENT OF LOCAL FARM PRODUCTS BY 5-FOLD AND PROVIDE SMALL-SCALE INSTITUTIONS AND SCHOOLS UP TO 1,100,000 POUNDS OF LOCAL PRODUCE PER YEAR.

EDUCATING THE IMPACTED COMMUNITY ABOUT FOOD SYSTEMS, NUTRITION, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS THROUGH SUPPORTING OF OUR COMMUNITY GARDENS AND HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND PLANNING FOR A GREENHOUSE-BASED ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM.

FARM TO SCHOOL GRANT

THE GROWING LOCAL FOODS AND LOCAL ENTREP

CAPITAL ROOTS INC. WILL EXPAND FOOD ACCESS PROGRAMMING AND SUPPORT NEW MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR UPSTATE NY FARM OPERATIONS. THIS PROJECT WILL CULTIVATE RETAIL SPACES ACROSS THE REGION.

COMPREHENSIVE FOOD SYSTEM ASSESSMENT OF NEW YORK`S GREATER CAPITAL REGION TO INCREASE EQUITY AND ECONOMIC RESILIENCE