‘We cannot survive this’: Trump’s USDA cuts are hurting Greenbrier Valley farmers

‘We cannot survive this’: Trump’s USDA cuts are hurting Greenbrier Valley farmers

ALDERSON — The Sunset Berry Farm sits a few miles from the banks of the Greenbrier River in Alderson.  Jennifer Gilkerson and her husband started the farm in 2010 to generate extra income. Over the past 15 years, they’ve grown everything from strawberries to green peppers and tomatoes. Last year, the farm was selected to participate in a pilot program to subsidize labor costs and was awarded $100,000 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to be…

Trump’s latest USDA cuts undermine his plan to ‘Make America Healthy Again’

Read the full story from Grist. The abrupt cancellation of a beloved farm-to-school grant program threatens food access, school gardens, and small farms nationwide.