Springdale Center for Urban Agriculture
AFWA Grant: $7,500
Despite an ever-increasing demand for unusual produce, local farms seldom can take the commercial risk associated with growing unproven, specialized crops. Springdale Center for Urban Agriculture helped bridge the divide.
The center utilized its grant funding to build culinary test plots for crops of heirloom and heritage seeds in collaboration with local chefs. Data from the test plots was shared to increase the variety of local foods available in Central Texas, to encourage culinary innovation by area chefs, and to increase the local capacity for farm-to-table cuisine.