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Mat-Su Health Foundation Coronavirus Prevention and Response Grant - Alaska Tilth Program

Alaska Pacific University

Funding Amount

$50,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Mat-Su Health Foundation Coronavirus Prevention and Response Grant - Alaska Tilth Program

Funder: Mat-Su Health Foundation

Award Amount: $50,000

Status: Completed (project period July-November 2020)

Geographic Scope: Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Valley, Alaska

Project Title: "Funding Our Farmers, Feeding Our Families – Expanding Alaska Tilth"

Focus Areas:

  • Food security

  • Local food production

  • Support for local farmers

  • Nutrition assistance for underserved communities

  • Coronavirus prevention and response
  • Program Description:
    Grant funded the expansion of the Alaska Tilth program, a collaborative partnership between:

  • Matanuska Experiment Farm

  • UAF Cooperative Extension

  • APU's Spring Creek Farm
  • Program Mission:

  • Build food security in Alaska by growing more local food

  • Support farmers with fair market prices for produce

  • Feed underserved communities
  • Program Activities:

  • Purchase of locally grown produce from Mat-Su farmers at fair market prices

  • Distribution to communities of need via UAF Cooperative Extension SNAP-Ed services

  • Nutrition education and cooking demonstrations

  • Low-cost recipe development

  • Practical nutrition tools for program participants
  • Community Reach:
    Over five years, Alaska Tilth distributed over 8,000 pounds of food reaching well over 1,000 individuals through:

  • Senior centers

  • SNAP nutrition workshops

  • Mat-Su Women's Shelter

  • Mat-Su Food Bank

  • Kids Kupboard
  • Project Leadership:

  • Ben Swimm, Spring Creek Farm Manager, Alaska Pacific University

  • Adair Harman, SNAP-Ed Nutrition Educator
  • Deliverable:
    Publicly available report with findings and recommendations for future programs connecting farmers and communities in need.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    food-securityfood-pantrieshungernutritionagriculture

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