Grant to Help Fresno State Organic

"A $250,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant will boost organic agricultural research and education at California State University, Fresno beyond a greenhouse and a small plot for vegetables certified earlier this year.

The student-operated Rue and Gwen Gibson Farm Market at Barstow and Chestnut avenues sells student-produced organic vegetables and greenhouse-grown organic herb and vegetable seedlings for use by home gardeners.

The three-year award is from the USDA's Hispanic-Serving Institution Education Grant Program. It will establish Fresno State's organic farming initiative under the Sustainable Agroecosystems and Efficient Resource Management program housed within the College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology."

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