Young Farmer Voices: Alicia del Aguila, Regener8 Farm and Retreat in Miami, Florida
In partnership with MegaFood, the Young Farmer Voices campaign aims to amplify the stories of young and Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) farmers across our network who are building a brighter and more just future for agriculture in the U.S. These are farmers working hard to address the issues of land access, climate […]
Chapter Capacity Grant Feature: Bay Area Young Farmers Chapter
This is the fifth and final installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant Program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or […]
Young Farmers Play Key Role in the Future of Water
This is the first installment in a blog series featuring young farmers on the frontlines of climate justice and water stewardship. The water campaign will be hosting a new blog every few months. Stay tuned for the next! Selwyn Justice–a 33 year old father, operator of Justice Brothers Ranch, and proud political advocate–is on the frontlines […]
Chapter Capacity Grant Feature: Mile High Young Farmers Chapter
This is the fourth installment in a blog series featuring the winners of our 2022 Muck Boot Chapter Capacity Grant Program. The grant program awarded five Young Farmers chapters with $5,000 to compensate their organizing efforts or to cover expenses for a specific project, such as COVID-19 response efforts, racial equity trainings, or virtual platforms […]
Emily Oakley and Mike Appel, OK
We are Emily Oakley and Mike Appel, and we own and operate Three Springs Farm, a diversified, certified-organic vegetable farm in northeastern Oklahoma. We cultivate over fifty different crops on six acres of land. Farming is our full-time job; we don’t have any off-farm income. About half of our crop land is sown in annuals […]
Cara Fraver and Luke Deikis, NY
By Cara Fraver Quincy Farm is still in its first days, but we have been working on the plan for years. Luke Deikis, my partner, and I will cultivate organically grown vegetables on abeautiful 48 acre farm on the Hudson River in upstate New York. We plan to sell CSA shares as the years progress, […]
GROW! A tale of Georgia young farmers
GROW! Movie Trailer 3 from Anthony-Masterson on Vimeo. Here’s a sneak peak of the film GROW!, a film about Georgia young farmers that will be released this Spring. Dowser has an interview with the filmmakers.
Field to Bike! A New York Farmer shares experience grinding corn with bike powered mill
Submitted by Devin Dinihanian When, after using my intern bed at Phillies Bridge Farm in New Paltz to grow corn with the intentions of making my own cornmeal, I heard that my friend BR at Hearty Roots was doing the same thing, I thought that perhaps we were onto something. Farmers growing their own cornmeal? […]
Dana Gentile, NY
Interview with young farmer Dana Gentile, by Devin Dinihanian Let’s start with the H’s and W’s. Can you tell me who you are, what and where you farm, how long you’ve been farming, and lastly, why you’ve chosen to be a farmer? My name is Dana Gentile and I am a meat goat farmer. My partner Abbi and […]
GROW! A tale of Georgia young farmers
GROW! Movie Trailer 3 from Anthony-Masterson on Vimeo. Here’s a sneak peak of the film GROW!, a film about Georgia young farmers that will be released this Spring. Dowser has an interview with the filmmakers.