CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) – A Cape Girardeau community garden project is one of more than a dozen to receive funding from a Missouri Department of Agriculture program.
According to the department, South Side Farms was one of 19 projects to receive funding through the Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program.
South Side Farms is located at the corner of West End Boulevard and Walnut Street.
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They say the program will provide up to $50,000 per project to address food insecurity for 13 projects in urban areas and six projects in rural areas.
The projects awarded grant funding in 2025 include:
Urban
Springfield Community Gardens, SpringfieldOperation Food Search, St. LouisEarthDance Organic Farm School, FergusonHarvesters – The Community Food Network, Kansas CitySouth Side Farms, Cape GirardeauGRO Health Center, St. LouisSeed St. Louis, St. LouisWellston Loop Community Development, St. LouisColumbia Center for Urban Agriculture, ColumbiaNew Roots Urban Farm, St. LouisSeniorAge Area on Aging, SpringfieldBartlett Center, St. JosephA Red Circle, St. Louis
Rural
Ozarks Food Harvest, RogersvilleDizzy Donkey Produce and More, LLC, CarthageHarvick Farms, CassvilleWhite Cross Food Pantry, JoplinHarrison County Council on Aging, BethanyPepper Berries Teaching Emporium, Independence
“Food insecurity is a problem for thousands of people across Missouri,” Director of Agriculture Chris Chinn said in a news release. “The issue is not exclusive to urban or rural citizens, but rather a challenge in all areas of our state. I appreciate these groups for standing in the gap to meet the needs of our most vulnerable citizens.”
According to the department, grant funds may be used to increase food production and availability, demonstrate growth of local economic communities, increase local economic impact, increase availability of food to local residents or enhance already established areas.
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