Heifer currently provides over 30 types of animals to families in need in more than 40 countries, including the U.S.
This article appeared on the blog of P. Allen Smith Garden Home on July 16, 2012.
The model has taken hold across the nation- tens of thousands of families hold shares in CSAs and in some areas there aren't enough farms to support the demand. It just so happens that Heifer Ranch has a one acre vegetable garden that serves a CSA of about 60 members that each pay $350 a season, or about $20 a week for a basket of approximately 10 items.
This article appeared on CBSnews.com on July 5, 2012.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Heifer International is getting an $8.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for work in Africa.