ABOUT
The Central Sierra Healthy Soils Program seeks to provides free technical assistance and financial resources resources to farmers looking to improve their soil health in eight counties including Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne, and Alpine. Small producers and family farms form the backbone of the Central Sierra’s agricultural population. The Central Sierra Healthy Soils Program is dedicated to supporting these farms and producers in implementing conservation management practices that improve soil health, sequester carbon, and reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases. Projects on individual farms will be awarded based on the following criteria:
1. The Program will ensure that at least one project will be awarded in each of the eight counties within the service area
2. The Program will allocate at least 25% of funding to support Socially Disadvantaged Farmers and Ranchers
3. Additional projects will be approved on a first-come, first-served basis. Approximately 50 on-farm projects will be selected during the 4-year lifetime of this grant. Projects will be awarded until funds have been exhausted. If you are interested in participating in the Central Sierra Healthy Soils program, please fill out the Interest Form below.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROVIDERS
Meet the team of technical assistance providers who will work within you step-by-step in securing soil health program funding
This program is made available by funding from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in partnership with the Placer Resource Conservation District (Placer RCD), El Dorado / Georgetown Divide Resource Conservation District (EDGT RCD), and Amador Resource Conservation District (Amador RCD).
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