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South Bonneville Urban Agriculture Strategic Funding Pool

Providing assistance to urban agricultural producers in the South Bonneville area to improve food economies in their communities.

Project Description

Urban growers within the South Bonneville area can face a variety of challenges unique to the urban environment including but not limited to contaminants in water and soil, availability of water and land, climatic variations due to geography, land access, etc. These challenges in producing agricultural goods provides an opportunity for additional, targeted NRCS assistance. The SFP will provide assistance to urban agricultural producers that improve food economies in their communities.

South Bonneville Urban Ag project map
  • County or Counties: Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah and Wasatch Counties
  • Year(s) active: FY 2023
  • Duration: 3 years

Partners

Utah Department of Agriculture and Food, Utah State University – Extension, Alpine Conservation District, Grantsville Conservation District, Salt Lake Conservation District, Shambip Conservation District, Timp/Nebo Conservation District, Utah Association of Conservation Districts.

Conservation practices involved

  • High Tunnel System (325)
  • Low Tunnel Systems (821)
  • Managing Above Ground Crop Systems for Urban Ag (812)
  • Cover Crop (340)
  • Conservation Cover (327)
  • Site Assessment and Soil Testing for Contaminants (807)
  • Composting Facility (317)
  • Soil Carbon Amendment (808)
  • Residue and Tillage Management – No Till (329)

When to Apply

Program applications are accepted on a continual basis. However, NRCS establishes application ranking dates for evaluation, ranking and approval of eligible applications. Applications received after the ranking date will be automatically deferred to the next funding period. 

Local Working Group Meetings

Every year, NRCS hosts Local Working Group meetings where farmers, landowners, conservation partners and other members of the community discuss the natural resource needs for the county. Based on feedback from those meetings, NRCS updates the county's Local Resources Assessment Priorities (LRAP) and develops new Conservation Implementation Strategies to address those resource concerns. You may contact us anytime to express concerns or comments about conservation needs in the county, and we encourage you to attend the next Local Working Group meeting in your county. For more information about Local Working Group meetings, contact your local NRCS office, or visit our Utah State Technical Committee page. 

 

Locally Led Conservation

At the Natural Resources Conservation Service of Utah, we understand effectively partnering with our local, county and state agencies and organizations is paramount to our mission of conserving our natural resources and helping people help the land. Utah’s diverse landscape and resource needs require strategic funding and focused efforts to support locally led conservation on the ground.

Learn more about Utah's Focused Opportunities and how NRCS is utilizing SFPs to target locally identified high priority natural resource concerns and work toward a desired outcome.

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