Black farmers see hope in Catholic farming aid, grant program

Black farmers see hope in Catholic farming aid, grant program

Some small farmers in the country's impoverished Black Belt are poised to see significant returns thanks to a fledgling Catholic farming aid and grant program.

Black farmers in Deep South see hope in Edmundites’ farming aid, grant program

SELMA, Ala. — Some small farmers in the country’s impoverished Black Belt are poised to see significant returns after getting help from a fledgling Catholic farming aid and grant program in central Alabama.The money the 19 farmers received March 1 that was distributed from a $78,000 gift has gone toward farming supplies including seeds, piping for irrigation and cold storage, according to Olandous Curry, senior agriculture director at the Edmund…