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- Very few young people become farmers today, and half of all U.S. farmers are between the ages of 45 and 65, while only 6% of all farmers are under the age of 35.
- The US honeybee population--,responsible for pollinating an estimated 15-30% of all food consumed in the United States— has been reduced by about half in the past fifty years by the toxic chemicals present in pesticides.
- Excessive use of chemical fertilizers and over-application of manure have contributed to the creation of an oxygen-depleted “dead zone,” an area in the Gulf of Mexico where no aquatic life can survive.
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Financials
We have recently been approved for our non-profit status and we have not yet begun the process of funded grants at this time. We expect to begin our grant process in late 2009 or early 2010.