Young Farmer Grant Recipients – National Young Farmers Coalition

Meet the 2020-2024 young farmer grant recipients!

The National Young Farmers Coalition partners with Chipotle to offer $5,000 grants to young farmers and ranchers to support them in building careers in agriculture. Learn more about the Young Farmer Grant program here.

2024 young farmer grant recipients

Aashay Savla

Aash Farms, Washington

AB Banks

The People’s Farm, California

Adrian Bello

Mumbet’s Freedom Farm, Massachusetts

Alé Lomanto

Waking Seeds, Pennsylvannia

Alicia McMorrow

Gauche Gardener, California

Alysia Leon

Bird Fork Farm, Tennessee

Andrew Larson

345 Farm, Montana

Ashanti Williams

The Black Yard Farm, New York

Asmara Pierre-Louis

Ujamaa Garden, New York

Brenda González

Finca Seremos, New York

Bryan Mesa

De La Mesa Farms LLC, Washington

Ceci Pineda

Nos Cuidamos, Puerto Rico

Cecil Norris

Healy Lane Farm, North Carolina

Cheyenne Stone

KoapaNuu Farm, California

Claire Green

Avery's Green Acres, Maryland

Cyara Phillips

Tuba Farm, New Jersey

Daiyan Sattar

Krishok's Harvest LLC, New Jersey

Daniel Awuah

DMA Farms, Virginia

Daniel Chavez

Nacimiento Natural Products, New Mexico

Dishaun Harris

Root Life, Connecticut

Elyssa Eull

California Street Farm, Minnesota

Gonzalo Garcia Reyes

Lomita Farm, Oregon

Jen Finch

Wanderwood Farm, Washington

Jose Pastran Duarte

Bedrock Farm, Vermont

Josephine Perez

Riverbird Farm, Washington

Juan Quinonez Zepeda

Cebadilla Ranch, Mississippi

Juniper Battle

Maroon Grove Freedom Farm, Virginia

Kia-Beth Bennett

The Bittersweet-Milkweed Collaborative, New York

Kimberly Curtis

By Our Hands, Louisiana

Lark Articus

Moonlight Ranch LLC, Oregon

Luis Enrique González Lozano

Huerto Urbano del Callejón Trujillo, Puerto Rico

Maddy Bartsch

Salt of the North, Minnesota

Mai Nguyen

Farmer Mai, California

Maura Russell

Ad Astra Farms LLC, Maryland

Melonie Hilbert

Farm and Forest, Ohio

Miles Wood

Uhuru Farms, Michigan

Milesha Grier

Three Sisters Farms, Virginia

Natalie Green

Handmade on the Homestead LLC, Virginia

Omar Iloy Colón Muriel

Proyecto Vereda, Puerto Rico

Priscilla Watson

Grass Becomes a Wave, Washington

Rishona Hines

Micro Alliance LLC, Connecticut

Samantha Delvalle-Trinh

Mushbloom Gardens, Ohio

Sarah Easdon

Grace Heritage Farms, Kansas

Sea Matias

Serra Vida Farm, New York

Soraya Alem

Otter Oaks Farm, Illinois

Stephanie Gomez

Shift Our Ways Collective, California

Steven Morris

Morris Farms, Tennessee

Thonyoon Chao

Chao Santana Farm LLC, California

Turquoise Connelly

Global Native Farms LLC, Ohio

Yura Sapi

Protectores de la Tierra, New York

2023 young farmer grant recipients

Adam Igwe

Water Rock Farming, Nevada

Aerhealle Chace

Interaction Gardens, North Carolina

Aja Embry

Mystic Roots Medicinal Farm & Apothecary, Georgia

Aleta Pierce

Beet Generation Farm, California

Alexys Romo

Black Thumb Farm, California

Alfredo Alcantara

Dear Native Grapes, New York

Amalia Colón-Nava

Dirtbaby Farm, Pennsylvania

Amanda Wong

Star Route Farm, New York

Andrea Carter

Luna de Sonora Herb Farm, Arizona

Anne Hankins

Over the Moon Farm & Flowers, Iowa

Anthony Gayles Jr.

Littlefoot Farm, Georgia

Ashley TenHarmsel

North Harvest CSA, Michigan

Asiah Muhammad

Blissful Awakening Urban Regenerative Farm, Connecticut

Azeem Zakir Kareem

Samad Gardens Initiative, Connecticut

Chalchiuhkoatl Kardós

We Have Always Been Related, Wisconsin

Chasity Salvador

Sandstone Farm, New Mexico

Chloe Moore

Southside Community Farm, North Carolina

Christina Couch

Pura Farms, New Jersey

Christopher Hamilton

Cultivated Roots, Oregon

Davon Goodwin

OTL Farms, North Carolina

Dee Thao

Mom's Garden, Minnesota

Denise Sherow

NC Farm and Forage, North Carolina

Dilora González

Finca Pueblo Nuevo, Puerto Rico

Dominique Bostic-Arrington

AAA Therapeutic Solutions, North Carolina

Drew Scott Glover

The Local Farm Cooperative, Alabama

Dulime Saint-Jean

LaKay Farm, North Carolina

Esteline Niyunkuru

Esther Farm, Arizona

Gabrielle Lewis

SeedEd Farm, Virginia

Helenarose Baker

Garden Valley Farm, California

Iman Labanieh

Baylasan Botanicals, Oregon

Isa Jamira

Liberated Lands, New York

Jakilah Mason

Osanyin Farm, Louisiana

Joanna Navarro

Monarca Farms, California

Joanna Rubi Aldort

Rubi Eclipse, Washington

Jocelyn Ffriend

Roots and Culture Farm, New York

Jonah Mossberg

Milkweed Farm, Vermont

Jordan Mapel

Biddy'Bobbie Farm, Ohio

Jose Magaña-Salgado

Edgewood Community Farm, D.C.

Kait Crowley

PK Pastures, Oregon

Katya Castillo

Thirteen Sisters Farm, California

Kenneth Sparks II

The Farmer Ken, California

Lehia Apana

Polipoli Farms, Hawaii

Letty Martinez

Flying Dogheart Farm, Oregon

Liani Spriggs

2 Cents Homegrown, Massachusetts

Marcella Juarez

Palo Blanco Farm and Ranch, Texas

Mars Mwenja

Haven Community Nursery, Alabama

Martie Miller-Bartley

Long Way Farm, Washington

Max Martin

JD Washington Ranch, Texas

McCall Donoho

Maypop Farmstead, Tennessee

Mel Havelka

Fungi Revival, Michigan

Michael Richard II

Recirculating Farms, Louisiana

Michelle Armogida

Farmogida, Florida

Mieschia Wilson

Next Generation Farmstead, Washington

Pheng Her

Guerrilla Pastures, Minnesota

Randiesha Calloway

Croomstead, California

Raquel Reyna

Native Veda, Texas

Raymond Artis

Good Soil Gardens, North Carolina

Sam Olvera

Radical Roots, Maine

Samuel Jones

Lost Greens Farm, Colorado

Sarah Barney

Among the Oaks Herb Farm, Kentucky

Sarah Davenport

Reina Mana Aquaponics, Florida

Sergio Campos

SC Specialties, New Jersey

Shammah Garcia

Living Faith Farms, Maine

Shangobunni Basu

Basu Farm, Illinois

Shanice Fleming

Queenz Cut Flower Farm, New York

Sign Herman-Crawford

Wild Path Collective (at Lily Springs Farm), Minnesota

Stephen Hardy

Hardy Family Farm, Virginia

Tara Slaughter

Slaughter Orchard & Cidery, Indiana

Timothy Kam

Dreamfields Farm, Oregon

Trayaun Birgan

T&K Faith, Community, Love Farm, Alabama

Troy Fletcher

Sturgeon Back Farms, California

Victoria & Taij Cotten

Cotten Picked, North Carolina

William Huntley

Barrett Legacy Acres, North Carolina

Yoon Ra

Doraga Soil Farm, New York

Ysabela Trujillo

Corrales Classic Farms, New Mexico

2022 young farmer grant recipients

Abby Runte

Moonrise Farm and Nursery, California

Adriana Hiestand Salgado

Wilder Natural Farm, California

Afreen Taqui

Jalebi Gardens, Georgia

Alana Henry

Young Family Farm KC, Missouri

Alexandra Sterling

Delicious Dirt Farm & Apothecary, Vermont

Alycia Salvas

Radical Roots Farm, Connecticut

Amanda Brezzell

Fennigan's Farm, Michigan

Amirah Mitchell

Sistah Seeds, Pennsylvania

Andal Sundaramurthy

Nalla Farm, New Hampshire

Andras Godina

Fossil Face Farms, Texas

Asher Teng

Bread & Roses Gardens, Indiana

Bashira Muhammad

Zoom Out Mycology LLC, Oregon

Breanna Lameman

Bizhi Farms, New Mexico

Chantel Simpson

North Carolina

Chloe Flora

Hedge Rose Farm, Oregon

Cory Lykaina

Owl Eye Farm LLC, Washington

Danielle Fegan

Three Dogs Seed Farm, Michigan

Danielle Guerin

Soul Food Project, Indiana

Elena Miller-ter Kuile

Cactus Hill Farm Fiber, Colorado

Elizabeth Bragg

Long Hearing Farm, Washington

Elizabeth Wisehart

Wild Ginger Farm LLC, New York

Emily Gibson

Hunny Bunny Acres, Alaska

Fresh Roberson

Fresher Together, Illinois

Gabriel Cavazos

Tejas Verde, Texas

George McNary

McNary Farms, Texas

Jahzara Heredia

JahFlor, Puerto Rico

Jihelah Greenwald

Kasama Farm, Oregon

Joshua White

Wild Prairie Flower Farm, Ohio

Joy Hughes

Beggs Pasture Raised Chicken and Eggs, Oklahoma

Joy Lindsay

Grounded Roots Farm, North Carolina

Jøn Kent

Sanctuary Farms, Michigan

Jupe Javeta

Down By The River Farm and Art Collective, Georgia

Justina Walker

Janie Walker Farm, New York

Kadeesha Williams

Iridescent Earth Collective, New York

Kendra Payne

The Herbal Scoop LLC, New York

Kristina Smith

Pearl E. Graham Farms, Texas

Mariah Gladstone

Indigikitchen, Montana

Marjorie Bledsoe

Sunday Creek Sanctuary, Ohio

Mark Davis

RealRoots Food Systems, Virginia

Matthew Walsh

Project GrowCery, Indiana

Mikala Minn

Kalo Road Farm, Hawaii

Quameiha Raymond-Ducheine

Poly Culture Production, Georgia

Rebekah Sánchez

Plentiud PR, Puerto Rico

Riley Sevigny

Mindful Mushrooms, Oregon

Sadia Pollard

Prosper Farm, South Carolina

Salem Dockery

Sibling Farm, North Carolina

San Sankofa

Herbal Affirmations Farmacy, Pennsylvania

Serena Milne

Another Spring Farm, Oregon

Sierra Torres and Becks Hillard

Cicada Calling Farm & Market, Louisiana

Tasia Domin

BiRDs Family Farm, New Jersey

2021 young farmer grant recipients

Adriana Giacalone

Thousand Leaves Farm, Massachusetts

Ali Macharemo

Mnyati Village, New York

Alison Espinosa

Rootworker's Croft, New York

Ana Rodriguez

Finca Unagua, Puerto Rico

Antonia Perez

Herban Cura, New York

Ara Holmes

Texas Eco Farms, Texas

Ash Abeyta

Ashokra Farm, New Mexico

Ashlee Johnson-Geisse

Brown Girl Farms, California

Avé-Ameenah Gillum-Long

Oakland SOL (Sustaining Ourselves Locally) Revival, California

Brittany Lee

La Botanica, Virginia

Cachaé Lopez

Sonoran Stems, Arizona

Casey Byrd

Treehouse Compost LLC, Kentucky

Chana Rusanov

Linke Fligl, New York

Christina Chan

Choy Division, New York

Dania Ortiz Flores

Global Village at Tuck Away Farm LLC, Massachusetts

David Anderson

Cherokee Agriculture Company, North Carolina

Detra Iverson

Love N Labor Botanicals, Michigan

Dreu VanHoose

VanHoose Hemp Co., Alabama

Eliza Mason

Lilliputopia, Oregon

Emmanuel Marte

Micro2life LLC, Connecticut

Fatima Jackson

Action Jackson Farm, Kentucky

Ginga Newton

Growing Together, Minnesota

Isis Walls

Five Finger Farms, California

Jade Sato

Minoru Farm, Colorado

James Leavell-Greene

GreeneLanding KY, Kentucky

James Mosbey II

Liberty Village, Texas

Jayne Henson

TransGenerational Farm, New York

Jibril Kyser

Wild Love Farm, California

Jordan Martinez

Finca Agroecologica Bohiti, Puerto Rico

Juan Serrano

Redbrooke Ranch, Tennessee

Kaneisha Miller

EM Farms LLC, Georgia

Katherine Juhan-Arnold

Baby Katie's Pharm & Kitchen, Georgia

Kelly Peters

Flat Tack Farm, Washington

Makayla Jarvis

Jireh Family Farm, LLC, North Carolina

Megan Bantle

Full Well Farm, Massachusetts

Moretta Browne

Berkeley Basket CSA, California

Nancy Kost

The Buffalo Seed Company, Kansas

Nelson Hawkins

We Grow Urban Farm, California

Ori Ben-Shir

Sun of Song Apiary, Massachusetts

Pantaleon Florez III

Maseualkaulli Farms, Kansas

Patrick Beal

Beal Family Farm, Connecticut

Riann Wakefield

Wakefield Coffee & Tea LLC, Hawaii

Ryan Lenzy

Lenzy Cattle Co, Texas

Sergio Schwartz

Del Cielo Farm, New Mexico

Shaun Houghton

Our Perfect Farm, Washington

Simiya Sudduth

Tha Muthaship, Missouri

Siobhan Dubose

Kind Harvest Farm, Alabama

Tadilka Rivera

La microFinca, Puerto Rico

Tonni Oberly

Oaks & Sprouts Limited, Ohio

Zainab (Zee) Husain

Cultural Roots Nursery, California

2020 Grant Winners

Amanda Grisa

Schenk Homestead Farm, NY

Amara Ullauri

Amar(t)anto Botanicals, NY

Annie Woods

Dark Wood Farm, KY

April Morales

South Slope Farm, KY

Carlos Aguilera

West Haven Farm, NY

Caroline Baptist

River Valley Country Club, WA

Casey Smith

BCS Livestock, WA

Celsa Ortega

Induchucuiti Organic Farms, CA

Charles Currie

Freedom Food Farm, MA

Cristina Flores

flowers x flores, DC

Dana Eldridge

Honeycomb Rock Farms, AZ

Daniel Robleto

Nicoya Farm, FL

Don Holly

Holly Farm, TX

Haley Miyaoka

Ahiki Acres, HI

Jesalyn Pettigrew

Mossy Gate Flower Farm, WA

Jessica Smith

Black Ridge Farms, WA

Jillian Lyles

Rivercane, NC

Jose Alcaraz

Pixca, CA

Josephine Trople

Cannon Valley Graziers, MN

Katherine Chiu

Asian Vegetable CSA, NY

Keely Curliss

Movement Ground Farm, RI

Leila Jordan-Klassen

Tenderheart Botanicals, CA

Lonnie Sigler

Big C Farms, AL

Lupita Salazar

Querencia Creations, LLC, NM

Margarita Reyes

Reyes Family Produce, OR

Mario Holguin

Desierto Verde, TX

Marsha Habib

Oya Organic Farm, CA

Natasha Bowens Blair

Native Mountain Farm, MD

Nichki Carangelo

Letterbox Farm Collective, NY

Nikki Pressley

Small Rain Farm, NC

Olivia Watkins

Oliver's Agroforest, LLC, NC

Peter Smith Jr.

Chimney Point Farm, VT

Quatia Osorio

Quaintly Farm, RI

Rachel Cross

Spirit of Walloon Market Garden, MI

Rafael Aponte

Rocky Acres Community Farm, NY

Rebecca Maillet

Many Graces, MA

Reyna Banteah

Ts’uyya Farm, NM

Reyna Ortega

The Abundant Table, CA

Rogelio Amaro

Exit Central Farm, CA

Rogelio Bautista

R&R Produce, NY

Ronald Davis

Jejunity LLC Farms, AL

Scott Chang-Fleeman

Shao Shan Farm, CA

Tiana Suazo

Song Flower Farm, NM

Tianna Neal

Starlit Roots, LLC., GA

Tre Smith

Oklahoma

Vero Vergara

Sweet Hollow Farm, WA

Veronica Lewis

Front Line Farming, CO

William Smith

Black Earth Farms, CA

Zachariah Ben

Ben Farms, NM

Zochitl Cabrera

Cabrera Farms, WA

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