Grow For Food is a project that connects CSAs (community supported agriculture farm businesses) and SNAP~EBT users.  SNAP is commonly known as "food stamps".  CSAs are important to local food access while also adding revenue to farm enterprises.  Between 2013 and 2019  there was a whopping $33 million increase in spending at Farmer's Markets and with CSAs.  

I present workshops at regional and national food and farming conferences to help others navigate USDA requirements and funding. Reach out to me for 1/2 day or full day workshops.  Your organization will grow and thrive by following my easy to use curriculum and guides so that you can provide services to EBT users, apply for USDA funding or train your organization(s) in collaboration and coalition building. 

Conferences, Workshops and Presentations 

• 2023~2025 Louisiana Conservation Champions 2nd Cohort promoting Regenerative Agriculture 

• 2022~2023 Louisiana Conservation Champions Inaugural Cohort promoting  Regenerative Agriculture 

• 2023 Healthy Community Services 2nd Annual In-Service, Growing Commercial and Industrial Hemp in Louisiana 

• 2022 American Community Gardening Association 2022 Conference Lead Organizer, New Orleans, LA

•  SSAWG National Conference, "Connecting Your CSA to SNAP~EBT" (2020), Little Rock, AR

• LA-SAWG Regional Conference, "Connecting Your CSA to SNAP~EBT" (2019), New Orleans, LA 

•  La Terre Institute for Community and Ecology, (2018), Kiln, Mississippi 

• American Community Gardening Association *ACGA* 38th Annual Conference (2017), Hartford, CT 

•  American Community Gardening Association *ACGA* 39th Annual Conference (2018), College Park, GA

• American Community Gardening Association *ACGA* 41st Annual Conference (2021), Virtual 

• Tulane School of Social Work City, Culture and Community Graduate Symposium (2017), New Orleans, LA

• Longue Vue House and Botanical Garden (2017) , New Orleans, LA

• Colorado State University Drivers of Innovation 2nd Place Winner (2015) , Fort Collins, CO

• National Association of Ethnic Studies Annual Conference (2013) Fort Collins, CO

Federal Grant Reviews 

2020~2024

• Office of Head Start Early Head Start Grant (Reviewer) 

• Office of Head Start Expansion Grant (Reviewer)

• Office of Head Start Expansion Grant Round 2 (Reviewer)

• Office of Minority Health (OMH)/Accessing Social Determinants of Health Data through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative (Chair)

• USDA Local Food Promotion (Chair)

• USDA Regional Food System Partnerships (Reviewer)

• USDA Farm and Food Workers Relief Grant Program (Chair)

• USDA Regional Food System Partnerships (Chair)

• USDA Regional Food System Partnerships (Chair)

• USDA Local Meat Capacity Grant Round 1 (Reviewer) 

• USDA Local Meat Capacity Grant Round 2 (Reviewer)

• USDA Organic Market Development Grant (Chair) 

• USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program Phase 2 (Reviewer)

• Office of Head Start Early Head Start and  Head Start Expansion Grants Reviews 1-3 (Reviewer)

• USDA, AMS, Farm Labor Stabilization and Protection Pilot Program (Chair)

Below are a few of my presentations. Let's get started creating more avenues of fresh food access for every member of our community.