FARM FUND
Support young growers. Create a better food system.
Farm Fund is our global force dedicated to raising capital for the next generation of agroecological growers. With your help, our impact is growing every year. Together, we can lift up the future guardians of our planet.
We put our weight behind the farming projects and communities whose methods offer restorative alternatives to the intensive farming systems that are depleting our ecosystems and human health.
In focusing solely on agroecological growers of 35 and under, we want to build long term resilience into farming by giving those who might not otherwise be able to get a foot on the farming ladder a vital step up.
Are you a young grower looking for support? Learn more about our application process.
Our Farm Fund 2024-2025 season is now open for applications. You have until November 30th to get yours in.
“My main goal is to understand how to transform systems that people have around me in order to regenerate land. ”
2024 Farm Fund Grantee Maria, Portalegre, Portugal
WHY FUND AGROECOLOGY?
Over a third of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions result from food production and the way we eat is the single biggest driver of biodiversity loss on Earth. Changing our approach to farming will make or break the future of our planet.
We’ve invested in better farming and food with flavour for almost two decades. In 2021, incited to accelerate our impact and formalise our action, we launched Farm Fund and have since donated over $100,000 to varied growing projects. With our backing, young farmers have taken on new land, diversified their crop planning, and built long-lasting infrastructure without having to compromise on their values or growing practices.
Gentle Time, Old Chatham, New York
Farm Fund Grantee 2024
NO FUTURE WITHOUT FARMERS
The people who grow our food are integral to all our lives yet they are rarely given the recognition they deserve, much less the financial support they need.
For entrant farmers, the challenges presented by today’s social, financial and ecological climate are real — systemic injustice, extreme weather, risk-averse financial institutions, labour shortages and rising costs. Without proper mentorship and support, growing is a daunting vocation that few young people consider viable.
Yet their participation is vital: fewer than 3% of farmers in the UK are under the age of 35 and the average age of the US farmer hit 58 at the last official count. Our experience at ground level brings these figures to life — many of our growers are over the age of 50, and few have succession plans.
If we fail to raise up young growers, we will be left with No one to farm our food in the next couple of decades.
Winnow Farm Seeds, Bridport, Dorset
Farm Fund Grantee, 2024
GET INVOLVED, BACK A BETTER FOOD SYSTEM
Through targeted fundraising, we invite everyone to put their weight behind the young growers who have the power to shape the future of our food system.
We fundraise through events, collaborations, partnerships and sales. We will match — and our investors will give a 2:1 match — on all funds raised to meet our target.
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Warehouse Dinner in London
Raising money for Farm Fund
Our Community of Grantees
Over three Farm Fund seasons, we’ve had applications from the Highlands to Portugal to the Greek Islands to North Carolina and southern California — proof that positive farming action is everywhere.
Seed sovereignty, food justice, climate resilience, access to land, ecosystem regeneration — that’s what we’re backing with the Farm Fund and these are the people putting it into action.
Read up on our previous grant winners to hear their journeys, and discover how their projects can be used as case studies in ecosystem restoration.
2024
In our biggest fundraising year yet – $63.5K – we received the largest number of applications spanning huge geographical breadth. We narrowed it down to six winners but were inspired to see positive farming action everywhere.
GROWERS, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU
KEY DATES
Applications Open: 1st October 2024
Applications Close: 30th November 2024
Review & Shortlisting: Dec - April 2025
Grants Allocated: May 2025
OUR 2024-2025 GRANTS
With a $100,000 fundraising target, our grant awards will be divided into two bands of funding:
- One $30,000 Transformation grant to facilitate a seismic change
- Two $15,000 and five $8,000 Resilience grants to help reinforce young farmers at ground level
WHO CAN APPLY
Our Farm Fund grants are open to farmers who are 35 and under in Australia, Europe, the USA and the UK who are committed to agroecological cultivation methods. We ask applicants to demonstrate how their project reinforces soil health, cultural & identity, biodiversity, innovation, accessible scale and education, and how a grant would reinforce the long term resilience and impact of their work.
Check out our application guidelines to learn more about the grants available, check your eligibility and find answers to FAQs.
If you're 35 or under and this sounds like you, then watch this space.
“A huge pull of doing this project is being able to bring other people from our community into this work… There are very few farms that one, grow culturally rooted vegetables; two, are safe for queer and trans people; three, are for BIPOC and specifically Asian folks - there just aren’t many of us out here.”
Salt and Kaija, Gentle Time farm in Unceded Mohican land, Old Chatham NY, US
As part of our commitment to building a more inclusive farming community, a third of each year’s funds are reserved for young people previously held back by social, racial or economic barriers.
Our Farm Fund 2024-2025 season is now open for applications. You have until November 30th to get yours in.
Want to know more, lend your support or speak to someone about your application? Reach out by hitting the button below.
*FARM FUND GRANTING CURRENCY
Farm Fund is a global initiative. Our fundraising and grants are accounted for in USD. Should your project be based outside of the USA and be awarded a Farm Fund grant, the grant sum ($30,000, $15,000 or $8,000) will be converted to your local currency according to the current conversion rate on the date of transfer.
Chilis grown by Tell a Tale Farm (Farm Fund Grantees 2024) in Rutland, Vermont
Ellen of Winnow Farm Seeds (Farm Fund Grantee 2024) in Bridport, Dorset
We exist to fix the food system.
People are more cut off from the origins of their food than ever. This makes flavour, nutrition and farming practices that protect the planet, almost impossible to find.
By working directly with growers, we create a more sustainable way forward for farming. By giving everyone the tools to understand the power of our food choices, we empower everybody to become drivers of change.
Now is the time for action. Join the food system revolution.
Go beyond four seasons
Each fruit and vegetable has its own season, with subtle shifts which happen every day. Follow their microseasons to unlock flavour at every stage.
WHAT’S IN SEASON?
Know where your food comes from
We know the name of the people behind everything we source. Recognise their growing artistry to find out exactly where your food comes from (and why that matters).
MEET THE GROWERS
Make your diet diverse
Our growers work with varieties chosen for quality and nutrition, not yield. By selecting their crops you keep heritage seeds in play, add to ecosystem biodiversity and preserve unique flavours.
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