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Two mobile cold rooms,
built for the harvest

RAFI grant funding helped the Foundation build two mobile CoolBot cold-storage units. The Foundation donated both units to the South Carolina Black Farmers Coalition so more farmers can keep produce cold between field and market.

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A white mobile cold-storage trailer stands open on a lawn with its cooling unit visible inside.
Funder
RAFI
Units built
2
Donated to
SC Black Farmers Coalition
Purpose
Cold storage between field and market

What the funding made possible

Funder, purpose, and the work completed

Funder
Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
Purpose
Expand farmer access to cold storage, reduce post-harvest loss, preserve product quality, and improve market readiness.
Work completed
Two mobile CoolBot cold-storage units were built and donated to the Coalition.
People reached
Coalition farmers across South Carolina, through the Coalition’s farmer services
Status
Units delivered

Who does what. The Foundation, the Coalition’s charitable 501(c)(3) sister organization, secures and administers the grant. The South Carolina Black Farmers Coalition leads the farmer-facing work.

A person waves through the small window of a white trailer-mounted cold-storage unit under a blue sky.
One of the two CoolBot units during the build
A person kneels on foam insulation boards inside the trailer, measuring a strip of wood.
Insulating the trailer interior
The insulated interior of the cold-storage trailer with a window air-conditioning unit mounted high on the end wall.
The CoolBot controller runs a standard air conditioner cold enough for produce

Measurable results

What has happened so far

  1. 1

    Two mobile CoolBot units built with RAFI grant funding.

  2. 2

    Both units donated to the Coalition and made available to its farmers.

  3. 3

    Cold storage that travels: each unit is trailer-mounted, so it can go where the harvest is.

Next steps

What comes next

  • The Coalition places the units where farmers need them; ask the Coalition about access.

  • The Foundation will report where the units are in use and what they preserve as that information comes in.

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