Lorig Hawkins
Lorig Hawkins is the owner and operator of Middle Ground Farm, a 30 acre organic vegetable farm. She was one of the co-founders of the Central Texas Young Farmers Coalition, which started as a small grassroots organization in the fall of 2013. In 2017, Lorig was awarded a Texas Department of Agriculture Young Farmer grant, which she used to help fund the launch of Middle Ground Farm in 2017. She currently is the Board Chair for Farmshare Austin’s nonprofit board, as well as the board of Prizer Arts and Letters, both based in Austin, Texas.