Sand County Foundation

Our work with schools in Alabama is about growing native wildflowers for pollinators, and inspiring the next generation of conservationists.

To accomplish both, students at Career Academy - Crenshaw County Schools were one of three schools to study seed stratification and the germination process as part of our pollinator habitat education program.

Part of their planting experience included touring long-leafed pine forestland grown with conservation practices in conjunction with project sponsor, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service of Alabama. Support for this field day was also provided by the Alabama Soil and Water Conservation Committee.

For more on this project, visit: https://sandcountyfoundation.org/our-work/outreach---education/pollinator-habitat-education-program/alabama-program

We are looking for beginning, first-generation, military veterans, and other historically underserved farmers and ranchers from Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and Wisconsin.

Sand County Foundation is forming three conservation-focused, learning cohorts with curriculums basedon needs and experiences. Each will be led by innovative farmers who have been honored by the Leopold Conservation Award.

Participants are eligible for $250-$500 microgrants to support their own conservation and regenerative agriculture efforts.

Interested? Register for Zoom meetings on June 8 or 9 to gauge interest. Learn more at https://sandcountyfoundation.org/our-work/outreach---education/land-ethic-mentorship/midwest-farmer-cohort

This opportunity is made possible with support from Cargill, Farm Credit, and The Ida and Robert Gordon Family Foundation.

Midwest Farmer Cohort | Sand County Foundation Midwest Farmer Cohort