The final application deadline is approaching for a statewide stipend program to support underserved farmers in Wisconsin.
Thanks to a partnership between the Wisconsin Farmers Union (WFU) and The Nature Conservancy, the Small Farm Sustainability Stipend is offering up to $2,000 for a farm’s efforts to improve the economic and environmental sustainability of their operations.
“The goal of this project is to provide resources to farmers who may have trouble reaching traditional farmer-funding opportunities,” the WFU website reads.
Examples of resources the stipend could go toward include equipment purchases, costs of labor, and costs to attend events where farmers can develop entrepreneurial skills and innovative solutions toward improving a farm's sustainability.