State: Maryland
Robert Baldwin Jr.
Robert Baldwin Jr., a beginning farmer, used a Brighter Future Fund grant to grow and diversify his 10-acre vegetable operation by purchasing a string bean picker.
Green Street Academy Farms
Green Street Academy’s farm is run by its high school students as part of the urban agriculture and aquaculture programs during the academic year and as paid interns during the summer. They will use a Brighter Future Fund grant to buy supplies for another year of learning.
Women for the Land
AFT helps women farmers and landowners protect their land and embrace conservation.