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FFA Chapter Serves a Community, One Cat at a Time

As FFA members from Munford, Tennessee, know, National FFA Week can mean improving the lives of people and their pets.

By Bev Flatt|2019-12-19T09:48:10-05:00January 14th, 2019|Categories: FFA New Horizons, FFA Week, Living to Serve|Tags: cat, ffa week, living to serve, living to serve grant, Munford FFA, sub stories, Tennessee|

This Nevada Chapter is Primed for Pomegranates

The Moapa Valley FFA Chapter in Overton, Nev. have a 40-acre farm with pomegranates, a hydroponic greenhouse, cattle and more.

By Jodi Helmer|2018-12-07T13:47:56-05:00November 9th, 2018|Categories: Chapter Focus, Features, The Feed|Tags: CSA, greenhouse, hydroponic, living to serve, nevada|

With Living to Serve Grant, Tennessee FFA Chapter Addresses Community Food Insecurity

Members of David Crockett FFA built eight raised garden beds in a remote, empty field.

By Jami Stall|2019-12-19T12:39:59-05:00June 29th, 2018|Categories: FFA New Horizons, Grants, Living to Serve, SAE, The Feed|Tags: grants, living to serve, Tennessee|

Brooksville Sr. FFA Members Address Coastal Erosion

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 FFA is just one chapter that is putting their “leadership into action through service”. To get inspired and see what other FFA chapters across the country are doing to create a positive impact in their community, There are many other examples on the interactive Living to Serve Map. How can your chapter serve your community with a $3,000 Living to Serve grant? Work with your chapter to INVESTIGATE a community need, PLAN the yearlong service [...]