Massachusetts Soil Health Support Minigrants 2025

Welcome to the Massachusetts Soil Health Support MiniGrants!

This program provides minigrants of up to $1500 to producers in Massachusetts to overcome specific, clearly-defined obstacles to implementing soil health goals. Suggested categories include: modifying or upgrading implements, purchasing soil covers or soil carbon inputs, improving cover crop practices, hiring a consultant, or other specific needs related to soil health obstacles.

For 2025, applications are limited to urban farmers in Massachusetts. Not sure if your farm qualifies? Reach out to Kevin Antoszewski at kantoszewski@farmland.org with questions.

Responses to this survey will be reviewed to help us ensure that we provide support to a diversity of farmers across the state.

The estimated time to complete this application is 30 minutes. To assist reviewers, please keep your responses succinct.

For all other questions you have during the application process, please email Kevin Antoszewski at kantoszewski@farmland.org.

Applications open December 17, 2024, and are due on March 7, 2025.

Privacy & Data Use: Your trust is important to American Farmland Trust. The information you provide in this application will be protected and no personal information will be shared outside the organization without your permission.

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* 1. Please indicate who is filling out this application:

Farmer (or a designated contact person such as a family member)

Service provider on behalf of the Applicant

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* 2. First Name of Farmer Applicant

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* 3. Last Name of Farmer Applicant

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* 4. Best way to reach the Farmer Applicant:

By Email

By Phone

Through my “Designated Contact Person” (The "Designated Contact Person" is the person the Farmer Applicant prefers that AFT communicate with directly about the Farmer Applicant’s award status (e.g., a family member or a friend)

If you selected Designated Contact Person, please enter the name, relationship to the farmer, phone, and email here.

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* 5. Farmer Applicant Contact Information:

Street Address

City/Town

State

Postal Code

Email Address

Phone Number

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* 6. Farm Name

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* 7. Farm Contact Information

Street Address

City/Town

State

Postal Code

Phone Number

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* 8. Please select the county or counties in which your project will be located.

MA-Barnstable

MA-Berkshire

MA-Bristol

MA-Dukes

MA-Essex

MA-Franklin

MA-Hampden

MA-Hampshire

MA-Middlesex

MA-Nantucket

MA-Plymouth

MA-Suffolk

MA-Worcester

MA-Norfolk

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* 9. Area in Cultivation:

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* 10. Acres or Square Feet?

Acres

Square Feet

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* 11. Farm Website (if applicable)

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* 12. Farm Social media links (if applicable)

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