Projects Under Development at the Latino Enterprise Center (LEC)

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on February 23, 2007

These are projects under consideration or development for 2007

Project description: Used computers collection, refurbishing and redistribution project:
Goal: To supply low cost computers to Latino/a households.

Project description: Youth Farm Project:
Objective: To train youth on project management by raising a crop of black turtle beans during the summer of 2007. 10 acres have been secured. 6 youth from the High School plus their parents are involved.

Project description: Youth Parents’ Vegetable Garden
Objective: To involve the parents of High School youth in growing a variety of vegetables to improve their diet and increase their involvement with their children. One acre with water access has been reserved.

Project description: Northfield Farmers Market Project
Mission: To establish a Latino/a presence at the local farmer’s market by selling products from the above projects during the 2007 season.

Project description: Latino/a Farming Enterprises Development
Goal: To conduct 4 farm tours involving local Latinos/as interested in farming and visit farms around Northfield.
Objective: To secure 100 tillable acres to place interested agricultre entrepreneurs on the land for the 2008 season.

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