Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
Email: lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net
Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship Now Accepting Applications
Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship honors the co-founder of the first network for African American organic farmers in the United States
Washington, DC, April 3, 2023, — The National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), in partnership with The Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON), and Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) announced that applications are now being accepted for the annual scholarship in memory of the late Cynthia Hayes, co-founder and former Executive Director of SAAFON. The scholarship welcomes Black and Indigenous MANRRS-registered students interested in sustainable agriculture and how it affects Black farmer communities and food justice in the United States to apply.
…“We look forward to offering this opportunity to three outstanding student leaders who embody Cynthia’s