Monday, August 26, 2024 (3:43 pm)

Centennial Farm selected to receive CDFA ‘Specialty Crop Block Grant Program’ funds

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) selects “The Centennial Farm Story of California Specialty Crops” grant proposal to receive a 2024 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Farm Bill award. 

The funding will allow OC Fair & Event Center to address the ongoing critical need to connect the region’s youth to locally grown specialty crops, while educating them about how these crops get to their plates. Through storytelling and first-hand, experiential learning, youth will be encouraged to engage with agriculture as an industry, as a field of study and as it impacts many facets of their lives.

Learn more about the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, visit https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/Specialty_Crop_Competitiveness_Grants/.