The Farmstand Blog

USDA Helps Organic Producers with Certification Costs
October 2, 2026
USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting applications to help with organic certification costs through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program. Learn more about the program's coverage, eligibility requirements, and application process here.
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Understanding FSA Drought Assistance Programs
October 1, 2026
USDA Farm Service Agency has many programs that can assist farmers across the U.S., Puerto Rico, and USVI who have been impacted by drought, and RAFI technical assistance is available to help you navigate them.
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If You Give a Food Hub a Chance
September 14, 2026
“We joke that we became a food hub overnight,” said Laura Torres, the Director of the Smoky Mountain Harvest Hub (SMHH) in Waynesville, NC. This food hub, which aggregates from farmers across the region, distributes most of their produce via Haywood Christian Ministry
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Pantry Pivots | Technical Assistance Spotlight
August 17, 2026
Centering food pantry clients' ability to choose their own foods is about more than nutrition, it’s about being neighborly. Many pantries pre-select which products are given to its clients. For the food programs themselves, this can be time-consuming and physically demanding on staff and volunteers, and agencies may be investing their money on the wrong products. Neighbors, on the other hand, receive things that they may not use or not know how to prepare.
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