Programs

  • Urban Farming Training and Support

    WE PROVIDE BUSINESS AND AGRICULTURAL TRAINING TO A NETWORK OF OVER 60 GROWERS IN THE HOUSTON REGION. TRAINING INCLUDES INDIVIDUALIZED COACHING, PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS AND DEMONSTRATIONS, AND SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES WHICH ENABLE NETWORK FARMERS TO PARTICIPATE IN STATE-WIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES LIKE CONFERENCES. URBAN FARMING PROGRAM (FORMERLY KNOWN AS 'FARM SERVICES PROGRAM'): WE BELIEVE URBAN FARMS ARE AN ESSENTIAL COMPONENT OF HOUSTON'S LANDSCAPE. WE SUPPORT URBAN FARMS BY MANAGING FOUR URBAN FARM SITES, WHICH ARE LEASED TO 8 FARMING ENTITIES. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING SHARED SITE SERVICES AND ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR FARMERS, WE LINK THE COMMUNITY TO THESE FARMS SO THEY CAN EXPERIENCE THEIR FOOD FIRST HAND AND MEET THEIR FARMERS THROUGH HANDS-ON VOLUNTEER WORK DAYS AND OTHER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT EVENTS.
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    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $342.5K

  • Food Hub and Market Access

    THROUGH OUR FOOD HUB WE CONNECT FARMERS TO FAIR MARKETS BY FACILITATING SALES THROUGH THE PIF FARM SHARE (ALSO KNOWN AS COMMUNITY SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE/CSA), AND AT LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS. WE SUPPORT FARMER ENTERPRISES BY PROVIDING MARKETING SUPPORT AND DIRECT MARKETING SERVICES FOR GOODS SOLD THROUGH OUR FOOD HUB. WE ALSO AGGREGATE AND DISTRIBUTE FARM PRODUCE TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THROUGH FOOD ACCESS PARTNERS LIKE THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK. IN FY23 WE IMPLEMENTED SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE FOOD HUB SPACE, INCLUDING INSTALLING WALK-IN COLD STORAGE AND PURCHASES OF OTHER EQUIPMENT WHICH IS USED BY PIF'S FARMER NETWORK ON A WEEKLY BASIS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Oct 1, 2022 – Sep 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $718.1K