Members Tackle Food Insecurity in Their State
In South Carolina and South Dakota, members used FFA grants to package thousands of meals and embodied the FFA motto of “Living to Serve.”
In South Carolina and South Dakota, members used FFA grants to package thousands of meals and embodied the FFA motto of “Living to Serve.”
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Brooksville Sr. FFA members are using their Yearlong Living to Serve Grant to address coastal erosion due to the removal of invasive plants. Removing invasive plants is important. However, it left coastal areas bare and more susceptible to erosion. The chapter has been working with the University of Florida (UF) to research salinity tolerance in different coastal plants so that they can help restore some of the wetlands. About 500 plants and seeds have been propagated and are being cared for by the FFA members. The chapter is now working with UF to identify planting sites to continue their project. Brookville [...]