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Keep up with the latest policy news, USDA Funding Announcements, and food systems happenings in the Northeast.

Innovating New Sales Models to Meet New Demands

Feb 28, 2021

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Boosting Urban Farmers Through Shared Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2021

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Essential Businesses Continue to Feed Their Neighbors and Support Farmers

Feb 28, 2021

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Leading the Way for Immigrant Entrepreneurs With a Farm Cooperative

Feb 28, 2021

In Lewiston, Maine, Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) supported New Americans Mohamed Abukar, Batula Ismail, Seynab Ali, and Jabril Abdi in founding New Roots Cooperative Farm, the first immigrant-owned cooperative in Maine, with funding from USDA’s Outreach for Socially and Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers Program and a USDA Rural Development Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant, as well as from private philanthropy.

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