Release: Cynthia Hayes Scholarship Awarded to Rising Stars in Sustainable Agriculture
For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Zaks
National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition
lzaks@sustainableagriculture.net
Tel. 347.563.6408
Release: Cynthia Hayes Scholarship Awarded to Rising Stars in Sustainable Agriculture
Scholars exemplify Hayes’ commitment to racial equity
Washington, DC, August 12, 2022 – Today, the Southeastern African American Farmers’ Organic Network (SAAFON), the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), and Minorities in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS) announced that three students have been awarded the Cynthia Hayes Memorial Scholarship. The three student awardees: Rhema Meggett, Justin Walker, and Sydney Lawson were each presented with $ 5,000 to support their continued work in sustainable agriculture and bolster their commitments to promoting racial equity in food and farm systems.
The scholarship’s namesake was SAAFON’s former director, a founder of the first network for African American organic farmers in the US, and an inspirational force in the …