Programs

  • Local Food Alliance Community Engagement

    LOCAL FOOD ALLIANCE EMBRACED REGIONAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, PRESENTING AT SEVERAL CONFERENCES INCLUDING THE SUN VALLEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FORUM. THE ORGANIZATION'S STAFF ALSO PRESENTED AND MODERATED AT VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL EVENTS INCLUDING A SERIES OF ROUNDTABLES ON LIVESTOCK PROCESSING. LOCAL FOOD ALLIANCE HOSTED THREE MEET YOUR FARMER WEBINARS THAT FEATURED TWELVE REGIONAL FARMERS AND ENGAGED OVER 200 PEOPLE. STAFF MEMBERS WERE ALSO INVITED TO JOIN IN THE WRITING OF BLAINE COUNTY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN, INCLUDING CHAIRING THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION TASKFORCE. LOCAL FOOD ALLIANCE PUBLISHED THE THIRD ANNUAL LOCALLY GROWN GUIDE, WITH OVER 130 LISTINGS, DISTRIBUTED TO 3,000 INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY. 5B RESILIENCE GARDENS, A LOCAL FOOD ALLIANCE INITIATIVE, LAUNCHED A COMPOSTING PROGRAM AND CLIMATE LITERACY CURRICULUM WITH THE CITY OF KETCHUM'S SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAM THROUGH THE WATCH ME GROW GARDEN.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $320.2K

  • Impact Idaho Fund for Sustainable Practices

    THE IMPACT IDAHO FUND ACTIVATES MISSION-DRIVEN CAPITAL TO INVEST IN THE BUILDOUT OF REGENERATIVE, RENEWABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES RELATED TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, LAND, WATER, AND ENERGY USE IN IDAHO'S WOOD RIVER VALLEY REGION. BY THE END OF 2022,360,000 IN RECOVERABLE GRANTS GRANTS HAD BEEN ADMINISTERED ACROSS FOUR LOCAL FARMERS CONTRIBUTING TO COMMUNITY RESILIENCE THROUGH REGIONAL FOOD AND REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE. RECOVERABLE GRANT RECIPIENTS EXPEND THE RECOVERABLE GRANT AMOUNT: (I) GENERALLY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE GRANTOR'S MISSION AND CHARITABLE PURPOSE TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE IN IDAHO'S WOOD RIVER VALLEY REGION BY EDUCATING, INVESTING, AND COLLABORATING TO ENSURE THAT THE ECONOMY, ENVIRONMENT, AND PEOPLE THRIVE; (II) IN ALIGNMENT WITH GRANTOR'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE IMPACT IDAHO FUND, WHICH MOBILIZES MISSION-DRIVEN CAPITAL TO INVEST IN THE BUILDOUT OF REGENERATIVE, RENEWABLE, AND SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES RELATED TO FOOD AND AGRICULTURE, LAND, WATER, AND ENERGY USE; AND (III) ONLY IN SUCH WAYS THAT WILL NOT COMPROMISE GRANTOR'S TAX-EXEMPT STATUS. IN 2022, THE IMPACT IDAHO FUND OFFERED ITS FIRST INTEREST-BASED AND LARGEST LOAN EVER TO SUSTAINABLE MEATS. THIS WAS A 250,000 LOAN AT 4% INTEREST FOR 60 MONTHS. ITTY BITTY FARMS FINISHED THEIR PAYMENTS AND LOAN TERM, BECOMING THE IMPACT IDAHO FUND'S FIRST COMPLETED PILOT PROJECT. WE ANALYZED HUGE INCREASES IN IMPACT FROM AGRICULTURAL PILOT PROJECTS RELATED TO CARBON EMISSIONS.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $89.5K