GROW

Growing Rural Opportunities for Wellness

Program Overview

The GROW program provides training, technical assistance, and funding opportunities to people growing food in rural Alaska. Through partnership with the UAF Alaska Tribes Extension Program and other organizations across the state and country, GROW’s current offerings include sub-awards for community food forests and orchards in disadvantaged communities, farm to school activities for Anchorage Title 1 schools, free webinars, monthly newsletters, annual in-person workshops for rural growers, and training and technical assistance for community partners. Sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Facebook for more updates!

RurAL CAP’s GROW program supports Alaska community gardeners.

Who We Serve

Administer training, technical assistance, and funding to individuals growing food in rural Alaska, helping strengthen local food systems.

Services Provided

Offerings include sub-awards for food forests and orchards in disadvantaged communities, and farm-to-school activities for Title 1 schools in Anchorage.

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