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Our 2024 grantees are now more than halfway through their project timelines! 🤩🌱 Check out our blog to read the updates they’ve shared, including the stories of their successes and challenges as they’ve carried out their plans. bit.ly/3yXSoJ0

Welcome 2024 grantee YouthWorks Ranch! A 20-acre agricultural non-profit that educates youth about how to transform their community by growing and cooking fresh produce. With a $5,000 grant they will purchase seeds, hand tools, and more! Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Tuba Farm Foundation Inc is women & BIPOC-led non-profit farm created to promote food sovereignty, reduce food insecurity and waste. With a $4,657 grant, they will cover necessary materials and supplies to improve its sustainable food forest. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee TNR Hills! A 13-acre women and family-owned sustainable farm that produces a variety of produce. With a $3,524 grant, they will purchase a solar powered portable fencing system as well as pasture and pollinator seed. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee TruCulture Farm! A 7-acre Black-owned family farm that specializes in the cultivation and sale of heirloom Afro-Indigenous and Caribbean-inspired products. With a $5,000 grant, they will establish a living fruit orchard. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Servicing Every Soul / S&S Friendly Ranch! A 10-acre, Black owned-and-operated ranch and agricultural non-profit educational program located in San Diego, California. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Rosy Buck Farm! A 15-acre, family-owned farm in Leasburg, Missouri. They grow a wide range of unique produce using sustainable farming practices. With a $855 grant, they will purchase eight heirloom fruit trees and more. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Refugee & Immigrant Self-Empowerment (RISE) Community Farm! An agricultural non-profit for immigrants and refugees who are interested in farming. With a $4,825 grant, they will install deer fencing to prevent crop loss. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Pie Ranch! A Certified Organic, regenerative farm and food system education center located in Pescadero, CA! With their grant, they will create compost bins, install a drip irrigation system, and a pollinator hedgerow. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Meet 2024 grantee Mountain Echoes Farm/Soil Hued Mojo! A 20-acre, women and family-owned farm in West Virginia, that grows medicinal maternal health herbs and small-batch products. With a $3,097 grant they will purchase a hoop house & more. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Lone Star Olive Ranch, an 80-acre, women-owned/operated sustainable farm and olive orchard. With a $4,751 grant, they will expand their sustainable farming practices by planting heirloom varieties and adding two beehives. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Meet 2024 grantee La Finca de Hamberto! A 28-acre non-profit, BIPOC-led farm located in Vieques, Puerto Rico. With their grant, they will install a grow tunnel to increase their capacity to cultivate high-demand crops throughout the season. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Growing Home is a 2-acre organic urban farm, development center, and BIPOC-led non-profit located in Chicago. With their grant, they will integrate a pest management-focused project to increase crop yields and address struggles with pests. Learn more! bit.ly/4an0SpI

Growing Communities Inc./Crop Swap LA operates micro farms in the urban neighborhoods of Southern LA. With their grant they will develop a new micro farm site, increasing the amount of food distributed to the families on their member list. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Fox Haven Organic Farm & Learning Center, a majority women and BIPOC-led non-profit farm! They primarily grow medicinal and culinary herbs that are distributed through their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. Learn more: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Finca Luna Buho! A majority BIPOC-led agricultural non-profit located on unceded Mohican land in the northern Berkshires. With their grant they will create an efficient watering system and improve soil health. ⛲🌾 Learn More: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Dolii Farms! An organic, women-owned and operated farm located in the Navajo Nation that grows Navajo white corn and white corn pollen. They will use their grant to convert an outbuilding into a solar-powered drying shed. Learn More: bit.ly/4an0SpI

Welcome 2024 grantee Dear Native Grapes! A family-owned and operated vineyard and winery committed to restoring native and hybrid grapes regenerative practices. 🍇🌱 They will use their grant to sustainably manage pest pressure. Learn More: bit.ly/4an0SpI