In 2023, the Placer Resource Conservation District was awarded an Urban and Community grant through a partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to expand its services beyond large-scale operations to small-scale, more urban, clients with a particular focus on improving food security, urban greening, and backyard and community garden support.
Placer RCD was one of 20 conservation districts across the country to be awarded. NACD and NRCS established the Urban Agriculture Conservation Grant Initiative in 2016 to help conservation districts and their partners provide much-needed technical assistance for community-oriented agricultural projects in both urban and rural contexts.
This grant continues Placer RCD’s efforts and services in providing free backyard and community agriculture technical assistance to people who want to start or improve their own backyard and balcony vegetable garden, community gardens, and urban farms. In addition, the initiative helps develop projects to improve fresh food accessibility and build new organizational partnerships.
Related Assistance and Information
- Get Backyard and Community Ag technical assistance
- Container Garden Food Insecurity and Community Initiative
- Backyard and Community Ag Resources and Education
- Learn more about Food Insecurity
Conservation Partners
Placer RCD Urban Ag Community Initiative Updates
- Placer RCD Designs Improved Accessible Raised Garden Bed September 15, 2022
- Placer RCD Publishes a 2021 Placer County Community Gardens Review August 18, 2022
- Backyard Fruit Tree Pruning and Care Workshop December 23, 2021
- Placer RCD Now Offers Vegetable Garden Technical Assistance May 14, 2021
Other News
- Placer Resource Conservation District tackles food insecurity one plant at a time (Gold Country Media)
- Welcome 2021 UAC Grantee Placer Resource Conservation District (National Association of Conservation Districts)
Related Media
- FREE Backyard Garden Technical Assistance
- ¡Assistencia Técnica Gratis! para su Jardín
- Healthy Humus, Healthy Humans Poster
Financial Resources
There are no urban ag and community financial resources available at this time.
Related Events
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Program Areas
Key Staff
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Andrew Justus-Fritz
Community & Conservation Director
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Brian Pimentel
Agriculture Program Manager