Update on Central Indiana Food Hub from AgriNews

The Central Indiana Food Hub was recognized last week by AgriNews! Those of you who have been following our posts about the Central Indiana Food Hub are familiar with our work on the project and their plans to provide an online food hub for growers to market their locally-grown produce and farm products directly to consumers.

Follow the link below to read the full article posted last week by Agrinews.

 

http://m.agrinews-pubs.com/Content/News/LatestNews/Article/OnlinefoodhubinplanningforcentralIndiana/8/6/5927

25x'25 REsource Blog - "This Week's Gains Must Be Maintained with an Eye toward the Long Term"

Welcome to the second week of the new year! We're back to business as usual here at Prosperity Ag and Energy Resources but we do have some exciting plans for roll out this quarter!

Many of you have been wondering what will become of the programs from the 2008 Farm Bill Energy Title following the apparent resolution of the year-end fiscal cliff. The broad answer is that we still don't know exactly how the year will shape up for these programs such as REAP, BCAP and others. We know that Congress extended the Farm Bill for the Fiscal Year of 2013 (runs through September 30, 2013), but that Energy Title programs did not receive any mandatory funding. That does not mean they won't be funded-but it does not mean they will be funded, either. For a more detailed picture, take a read of the resource below provided by 25 X 25 Initiative.

For more detail from us, please be sure to subscribe to our newsletter by emailing erin@prosperityagenergy.com with the subject 'subscribe' and follow up on Facebook or Twitter.

Sarah

http://25x25blog.org/?p=75

Photo Friday: Happy Holidays from Prosperity

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and best wishes this holiday season! Thank you for your support over the years, and we look forward to another prosperous year in 2013.

Free picture collage made with Smilebox

Photo Friday: GICCC Holiday Reception

From left: Sarah Aubrey (Prosperity), Belinda Puetz (CountryMark), Kellie Walsh (Greater Indiana Clean Cities)

This Friday Sarah attended the Greater Indiana Clean Cities Coalition's Holiday Reception. Thank you Kellie and everyone at Greater Indiana for your hospitality and another great event!

What's Happening Wednesday: Senator Lugar Valedictory Floor Speech

“We still can flourish in this global marketplace if we nurture the competitive genius of the American people”--Senator Richard Lugar as part of remarks made today on the U.S. Senate floor. 

Thank you, Senator, for your great service and dedication! For a link to the complete remarks visit http://lugar.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=338102&.

Photo Friday: Sunset in the Cayman Islands

This Photo Friday, Sarah shares a sunset from the Cayman Islands!

What's Happening Wednesday: Check Out Sarah's Article in the December Issue of Waste Advantage Magazine!

This Wednesday check out my recent article Get Educated About the Grant Funding Process Before You Apply in the December issue of Waste Advantage Magazine!

Educating yourself about the grant funding process will improve your likelihood of using grants as a financial tool for waste and environmental projects. The article also reveals public relation tips for your project and major mistakes project developers should avoid. 

To mount a strong grant writing case, it boils down to five key areas that many would-be successful applicants fail to implement well in advance of the grant application:
1. Community acceptance planning
2. Technical feasibility assessments completed by a third party
3. Permitting and zoning ready
4. Partnerships identified and formed
5. Timeline that is doable 

To read the full article, visit
http://www.epaperflip.com/aglaia/viewer.aspx?docid=fb9d9c183d384e1fbcac3b57dfb8480e&page=24