Oxford FFA receives Living to Serve Grant from National FFA organization
INDIANAPOLIS – The Oxford FFA chapter in Oxford, NY has been awarded $1,200 as part of the Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grant program. The nationwide program provides grant money to local FFA chapters to support service-learning projects that address needs within the focus areas of community safety; environmental responsibility; hunger, health and nutrition; and community engagement during the fall semester.
Oxford FFA plans to help educate the Oxford Academy School Community by purchasing a Tower Garden to help grow fresh produce in the classrooms of our District. This project with increase agricultural education and awareness as well as providing a fresh source of lettuces, herbs and other quick growing produce that can be grown in the the Tower Garden.
Tower Gardens are a vertical, aeroponic growing system, allows you to grow up to 20 vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers in less than three square feet—indoors or out. Oxford FFA and Agriculture students hope to donate produce to the school cafeteria to show their peers how growing healthy foods can be as easy as “Tower to Table” The program provided over $80,000 to FFA chapters in 36 states.
The 2018 Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grants are sponsored by CoBank, CSX and Tractor Supply Company. For more information and a complete listing of sponsors, visit FFA.org/livingtoserve.
The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 649,355 student members who belong to one of 7,859 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization is also supported by 225,891 alumni members in 1,934 alumni chapters throughout the U.S.
Oxford FFA plans to help educate the Oxford Academy School Community by purchasing a Tower Garden to help grow fresh produce in the classrooms of our District. This project with increase agricultural education and awareness as well as providing a fresh source of lettuces, herbs and other quick growing produce that can be grown in the the Tower Garden.
Tower Gardens are a vertical, aeroponic growing system, allows you to grow up to 20 vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers in less than three square feet—indoors or out. Oxford FFA and Agriculture students hope to donate produce to the school cafeteria to show their peers how growing healthy foods can be as easy as “Tower to Table” The program provided over $80,000 to FFA chapters in 36 states.
The 2018 Spring Semester-Long Living to Serve Grants are sponsored by CoBank, CSX and Tractor Supply Company. For more information and a complete listing of sponsors, visit FFA.org/livingtoserve.
The National FFA Organization provides leadership, personal growth and career success training through agricultural education to 649,355 student members who belong to one of 7,859 local FFA chapters throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The organization is also supported by 225,891 alumni members in 1,934 alumni chapters throughout the U.S.
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