REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture & the Appalachian District Health Department are seeking proposals to create a fundraising plan to support the Seeds of Change Appalachia Initiative. For the full RFP click on the PDF below. Electronic proposals are due February 27. To help you with your proposal please see the PDF below: Seeds of Change Phase I Information Packet. Questions regarding the RFP should be directed by email to the Project Manager, Lauri Wilson at lauriandrewilson "at" gmail.com. Please use ‘RFP Questions’ in the subject line. Questions and answers will be posted in a PDF February 23 on this webpage.

JOIN THE SEEDS OF CHANGE APPALACHIA COALITION

Inspired by and building upon Heifer International’s 65 years of community development experience, the Seeds of Change Initiative is a campaign to grow jobs, improve health, and end American poverty through the extraordinary potential of locally grown food.

It’s about tapping the incredible potential of people who want to work—to start or rejuvenate small farms, create innovative food-based businesses, and connect to existing viable markets while developing new ones.

Capitalizing on the current local food movement, Seeds of Change will help low-income Americans become fully engaged participants in the momentum of these increasingly popular initiatives—both as qualified providers of high quality food and knowledgeable consumers of it.

When people eat more food that is grown close to where they live, new jobs in farming and agriculture are created, the earth is tended more responsibly, and individuals become healthier, financially self-determining, and naturally connected to the overall wellness of their community.

We need a broad coalition of change-makers from public and private sectors, capitalizing on the diverse experience and vision of people and organizations dedicated to ending poverty. Your help is critical to the success of Seeds of Change Appalachia. For more information on how to get involved please contact Lauri Wilson at lauriandrewilson "at" gmail.com.