The Coral Coast Foundation Corp. held a fundraising dinner for the non-profit's Farm to Table initiative last Oct. 31 at Morae Kitchen and Bar.
According to the CCFC director Eleanor Alinas, their organization won a bid and received a $20,000 grant last year
"The Coral Coast Foundation won in a competitive bidding process, the one who evaluated our proposal, I believe was in Hawaii. We presented the whole concept like growing lettuce and providing it, selling it to a third party, and that's Kalayaan, Inc. Our goal at CCFC was to provide, hopefully, 1,000 lbs (net weight) of lettuce a month. The amount we received was $20,000 so it's good enough," she said.
Alinas said that the fundraising aims to raise money for exploring options for purchasing greenhouse and vertical farming systems, including an experiment with drip irrigation using coco peat instead of soil.
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