News - BFBL-GLV

NNC’s Buy Fresh Buy Local awarded Spark Grant to expand SNAP Program

July 16, 2017 by Keri Maxfield

The Nurture Nature Center’s Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Lehigh Valley program was recently awarded $10,000 through a 50th Anniversary Spark Grant from the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation! This funding will help us expand the Double SNAP program, making fresh, local fruits and vegetables more affordable and accessible for people using food stamps. We... Read More -

BFBLGLV Awarded USDA FMPP Grant

December 14, 2015 by Admin

Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley (BFBLGLV) has been awarded $100,000 through the USDA Farmers’ Market Promotion Program (FMPP) for the promotion of direct producer-to-consumer markets in the Lehigh Valley. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced on Friday that the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is awarding $13.3 million in FMPP grants to 164... Read More -