Maura Russell
Ad Astra Farms is a peri-urban microfarm in Southern Prince George’s County, Maryland. The farm’s mission is to support the local food system in Prince George’s and Charles Counties with sustainably grown produce, home garden consultation, and education. As the operator, Maura “Mac” Russell works to operate a CSA, sell at markets, and to donate […]
Elyssa Eull
California Street Farm is a queer woman-owned and operated urban farm in northeast Minneapolis, growing vegetables and flowers. We sell our products at a local market, farm stand, through a CSA, and to local restaurants. We plan to use this grant funding to hire a part-time farm hand/marketing manager and a market assistant!
Ashanti Williams
My name is Ashanti Williams, owner and operator of The Black Yard Farm. The Black Yard Farm is a Black-centered diversified farm, working on creating safe agricultural space for Black folks and people of color to learn about farming and experience rest and leisure in an agriculture setting. I am raising animals, growing vegetables, and […]
Mai Nguyen
Farmer Mai is an independent farm owner and operator who grows heirloom, climate-adapted grains in Northern California. They will use this funding to purchase seed cleaning equipment that will enable them to save rare seeds and continue providing staple foods for Californians.
Alé Lomanto
Waking Seeds was started in 2023 by alé lomanto, with the intention of adapting and growing ancestral seeds from the Andean region. alé looks to growing these seeds as a way to work with themes around shared culture, assimilation, diaspora + the grief that trails closely behind. with the help from this grant, waking seeds […]
Cheyenne Stone
KoapaNuu is a small farm that raises chickens and has fruit trees and an annual garden that produces food for low-income families. The grant funding will be used to provide shelter and food storage for the chickens, which will help provide better food safety conditions and access to food supplies that will allow me to […]
Luis Enrique González Lozano
Luis Enrique Gonzalez Lozano is founder, farmer, and community manager of the Huerto Urbano del Callejon Trujillo (HUCT). He received his B.S. in Biology from Pomona Polytechnic University in Pomona, California, before embarking on a long journey of immersive learning in forest conservation and agroecological principles and practices. To reclaim natural, personal, and collective sovereignty […]
Aashay Savla
Aash Farms is a no-till, regenerative farm operating in Woodinville, Washington. Aash focuses mainly on two things – preserving the land and providing nutrient dense produce to the local community. Aash Farms serves seasonal vegetables, microgreens and mushrooms to local restaurant partners, farmers markets, and food access programs. Aash is accredited in sustainable agriculture through […]
Sea Matias
Alicia McMorrow
Ali started farming in 2016. They fell in love with the healing that comes from contributing to the local food system and collaboration with community. They have focused on weaving community to resources and educating with the intention to empower others to fight the food apartheid overtaking California, organizing local fundraisers, pushing for policy change, […]