INDIANAPOLIS – The Fairview FFA chapter and Agriculture Department in Fairview, MT, has been awarded $5,000 as part of the Grants for Growing program. The nationwide program, sponsored by Tractor Supply Company, provides grant funds to local FFA chapters to support the development or improvement of agricultural education projects that enhance the classroom experiences for students through chapter engagement activities.
Fairview Agriculture Department and FFA Chapter plans to use these funds to set up a soft-sided greenhouse inside a large open room in their current Agriculture Building that will allow them to control light, temperature and humidity. The Grants for Growing Program will help to equip this greenhouse with adjustable growing stands and seedling warmers. This will allow the Fairview Agriculture Program and FFA Chapter to start seeds, propagate plants and maybe even try hydroponics and/or aquaponics into the future. Most importantly, it will allow year-round growing for classroom purposes, FFA SAE (Supervised Agriculture Experience) projects as well as other community projects.
The program provided over $900,000 to FFA chapters in 47 states. Funding is provided through consumer donations made during checkout at a Tractor Supply Company store by purchasing a $1 FFA Paper Emblem. The fundraising period aligns with National FFA Week in February.
The National FFA Organization is a school-based national youth leadership development organization of more than 1,027,200 student members as part of 9,235 local FFA chapters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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