Urban Harvest Stl

• THE PRIMARY GOAL OF URBAN HARVEST STL’S AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (APPP) IS TO EMPOWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF URBAN FARMERS AND FOOD ACTIVISTS TO FEED THEIR COMMUNITIES THROUGH A TAILORED ON-THE-FARM EDUCATIONAL AND JOB-TRAINING EXPERIENCE THAT CONSIDERS CLIMATE-SMART AND SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION PRACTICES.

CN FARM TO SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTAL

**AWARDS ISSUED PRIOR TO JANUARY 20, 2025, WERE FUNDED UNDER PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIONS AND MAY NOT REFLECT THE PRIORITIES AND POLICIES OF THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.** URBAN HARVEST STL (UHSTL)'S AGRICULTURAL PROFESSIONAL PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (APPP) IS A MULTI-STEP, HANDS-ON JOB TRAINING INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO MAKE URBAN AGRICULTURE ACCESSIBLE TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED INTERESTED GROWERS LIVING IN LOW-INCOME LOW-ACCESS (LILA) AREAS. THE APPP OFFERS DISTINCT OPPORTUNITIES FOR BEGINNING FARMERS TO ENGAGE IN AGRICULTURAL TRAINING THAT ALIGNS WITH THEIR FARMING INTERESTS, TIME AVAILABLE, AND LONG-TERM EDUCATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GOALS. UHSTL'S FARMING FOR COMMUNITY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM OFFERS AN 8 WEEK OVERVIEW OF URBAN FARMING AND COMMUNITY FOOD SYSTEMS. FOR THOSE GROWERS INTERESTED IN EXPANDING THEIR KNOWLEDGE THROUGH A SEASON-LONG EXPERIENCE, THE FARMER IN TRAINING (FIT) PROGRAM ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO FOCUS ON 2-3 LEARNING GOALS OVER THE GROWING SEASON. THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM, PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK ALONGSIDE OUR FARM STAFF AT UHSTL'S NETWORK OF URBAN FARMS. THESE SPACES SHOWCASE DIFFERENT GROWING STYLES AND CLIMATE-SMART CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES. PARTICIPANTS WILL WORK WITH ESTABLISHED HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED GROWERS ON THEIR FARMS TO LEARN DIFFERENT FARMING TECHNIQUES AND BUILD A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. AT THE END OF THE PROGRAM, GRADUATES WILL BE EQUIPPED TO START THEIR OWN SMALL-SCALE URBAN FARM OR WORK ON LARGER FARMING CONCERNS.