PASA Sustainable Agriculture Invites Applications To Working Lands Climate Corps, AmeriCorps Program

The US Department of Agriculture has selected PASA Sustainable Agriculture to be one of 28 organizations to host participants of the Working Lands Climate Corps (WLCC), a new AmeriCorps program under the American Climate Corps initiative. 

In its first cohort, at least 100 WLCC AmeriCorps members will receive technical training, develop high-demand skills, and access career pathway opportunities in the clean energy and climate resilience economies.

Through their work with Pasa, WLCC AmeriCorps members will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and improve climate resilience on farms through a variety of conservation practices, including improving soil health, regenerative livestock grazing, implementing agroforestry systems, building wildlife habitat and biodiversity, restoring disturbed lands, and improving energy efficiency.

Click Here to learn more and apply.

Visit PASA’s Workshops & Events webpage for upcoming educational opportunities.

For more information on programs, initiatives, research, educational opportunities and how you can get involved, visit the PASA Sustainable Agriculture website or follow them on Facebook and Twitter.  Click Here to sign up for regular updates.  Click Here to become a member.

PASA works to build a more economically-just, environmentally-regenerative, and community-focused food system through education and research that directly supports farmers.

PASA Resource Links:

-- Attention Farmers!  Apply For A $600 Workers Relief Grant

-- American Farmland Trust: Brighter Future Fund Underserved Farmers Grant

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[Posted: July 4, 2024]  PA Environment Digest