Welcome to Giving Grace Farmers & Fishermen Cooperative

Working to Cancel Hunger

PROVIDING FRESH PRODUCE TO YOUR MARKET

Giving Grace Farmers & Fishermen Cooperative, (GGFFC) is a non-profit, tax exempt farming and fishing Louisiana cooperative. GGFFC assists socially disadvantaged farmers and fishermen gain access to better markets in which to sell their products. We make a strong impact on community revitalization by delivering unique opportunities to deprived rural economies.

Healthier Crops

We use organic farming techniques to reduce pollution for happy plants.

Larger Yeilds

We educate farmers on how to get larger yields without the use synthetic fertilizers.

Economic Impact

We buy from local growers and fishermen in Louisiana.

Inclusive Community

We work with producers throughout Louisiana to buy the best organic products.

HEALTHIER CROPS

WE USE ORGANIC FARMING TECHNIQUES TO REDUCE POLLUTION FOR HAPPY PLANTS.

LARGER YIELDS

WE EDUCATE FARMERS ON HOW TO GET LARGER YIELDS WITHOUT THE USE SYNTHETIC FERTILIZERS.

ECONOMIC IMPACT

We buy from local growers in Louisiana.

OVER 31,000 POUNDS OF PRODUCED HARVESTED...

45 Local Farmers and counting...

OUR PAST PROJECTS

Feeding America 2nd Harvest shares use of its Commissary Kitchen with Giving Grace Farmers & Fishermen Co-OP

SHFB's commissary kitchen program has the goal of supporting local farmers. To reduce the obstacles that often prevent socially disadvantaged farmers from creating successful and sustainable small businesses and expanding existing programs SHFB makes available the shared use of its commissary kitchen facilities (the "Facility"} at no cost.

Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)

A GGFFC specialty crop farmer makes use of a high tunnel “hoop house,” to plant crop year- round. USDA/NRCS EQIP Program assisted with available funding.

Supporting local nonprofit of GGFFC works with Orphe Creole Farms, LLC

Orphe Creole Farms planted and harvested a 3-acre community garden of cabbages, collardgreens, mustard greens and okra to help provide fresh produce to local nonprofit’s food pantries.

Latest News From GGFFC

News

Advisory Committee on Minority Farmers (ACMF)

Location: University of Arizona at Tucson, BIO5 Institute (Thomas W. Keating Bioresearch Building) Address: 1657 East Helen Street, Room 103, Tucson, AZ 85721 Public Zoom Link: https://ems8.intellor.com/login/847168 Public Call-in Only: […]