Meet the Farmers
In its first year, For Farmers awarded grants to 75 small and mid-sized farms in 33 states. Three farms also received financial support through the first annual People's Choice Award on National Ag Day. All of the farms -- and the projects For Farmers supported -- are represented here.
The For Farmers grant process takes place annually, starting with farmer nominations on October 12th, National Farmer's Day. Grants are announced on the first Wednesday after Thanksgiving each year.
Abundant Life Farm
Brady and Rachel Summerlin
Alaska
We are a developing family farm dedicated to providing nutrients and community to our local areas, as well as education to all those who seek.
Ad Astra Farms
Maura Russell
Maryland
Ad Astra Farms is an urban microfarm whose mission is to support the local food system in Prince George's and Charles Counties with sustainably grown produce, home garden consultation and education.
Agape Farm
Melanie Wright
Maryland
Agape Farm is an urban farm located in Prince George's County Maryland. We are honored to steward the land that allows us to bring food and flowers to our community; therefore, we strive to use environmentally friendly growing practices that show love to our local ecosystem and our planet. These practices allow us to improve our soil health to grow the best food for our community and blooms for our bouquets. Our growing practices are for the good of our plants, the good of the people and the good of our planet.
All We Need Farm
Stacey Roussel
Texas
All We Need Farm is micro-dairy located in Needville, Texas and consists of seventeen acres and is home to thirty dairy goats. Our farm makes award winning goat milk popsicles. The pops are simple consisting of very few Ingredients which allows the delicious milk our animals make to shine.
Alleluia Acres Heritage Farm
Cam & Ahna Frye
Alabama
We are a heritage farm in Alabama that focuses on both producing a product and preserving the breeds of yesterday. Our breeds pre-date commercial farming and many are at risk of being endangered. We produce breeding stock for other farms and provide raw milk, pork, eggs, and raw milk soaps for our community.
Arrowleaf Prairie Farm
Greg and Betsy Zarko
Illinois
Diverse farmstead featuring quality heirloom vegetables, poultry, eggs, and heritage pork raised ethically and regeneratively while redeeming the land.
Barberry Hill Farm
Kelly Goddard, Luna Kressin, Aaron McMullen, Mel Fellows
Connecticut
Barberry Hill Farm is a family farm established in 1909. We grow cut flowers, fruits, and vegetables, specializing in varieties of heirloom tomatoes and hard to find vegetables. We practice sustainable growing techniques using leaf mulch and do not use pesticides, herbicides or fungicides.
Barn Blooms Flower Farm
Carrie Wafler
New York
Barn Blooms is located along the shores of Lake Ontario in a part of New York that is known for its apple growing. The majority of the flowers are started from seed and grown in the field. They are hand-harvested throughout the season. Flowers are not the only thing at the farm. My husband Kyle is part owner of an apple farm and nursery. To the west and east of the flowers, we have high-density apple plantings. We also have a flock of chickens!
Barnswallow Flowers
Meredith Nunnikhoven
Iowa
Barnwallow Flowers is a fresh-cut, flower company in rural Oskaloosa, Iowa. Its regenerative model uses zero chemicals above and below ground while only selling what it grows. Farmer, Meredith Nunnikhoven, co-founded Barnswallow to diversify the small farm operation. Meredith’s development of the value-added, compostable vase line will contribute to a cleaner future in the floristy world.
Bean Blossom Acres
Ashton Beanblossom
Washington
We are a retired cow dairy that is revamping into a goat dairy to continue our farm’s future. Join us as we c
Beringer Family Farms
Lillie Beringer
Iowa
We are a third-generation family farm raising high-quality Angus beef.
Brockett Family Farm
Danielle & Ed Brockett
Ohio
We are the 7th and 8th generation from our family of farmers on this land. We aim to be good stewards of the land by rebuilding soil organic matter and restoring degraded soil biodiversity. We farm the way our ancestors farmed - by raising livestock with no antibiotics or hormones, in the sunshine on pasture with access to shelter. Animal husbandry is a family affair. We are passionate about this life and preserving it for generations to come by respecting the animals and land.
Brush Creek Cattle Co.
Christine and Blake Olenick
Maryland
Our farm is located in the Appalachian mountains of western Maryland. We are growing a herd of Limousin and Limousin cross cattle and sell our grass fed and finished beef directly to our local community. We care for our cattle daily from birth to harvest, and provide locally raised beef through farmers markets, a monthly beef subscription, and on farm pick up.
Covey Rise Farms
Charlie & Kerissa Payne
Kansas
We raise pastured, non-GMO chicken, pork, and beef using rotational grazing to heal the soil and grow a nutrient-dense product for families across the US.
Deep Roots Farm
Scott & Stormie O'Rourke
New York
Deep Roots Farm NY is a Certified Organic Vegetable Farm located in Copake NY, Serving family and restaurants throughout Westchester New York City and surrounding local areas in upstate NY. We are deeply passionate about providing healthy, fresh foods to our customers. We believe that quality seeds and starting compost mixed with clean, transparent practices and the efforts of honest labor will result in the best quality foods for your family.
Dreamland Flower Farm
Merrie Avallone
Connecticut
Dreamland Flower farm is an organic micro flower farm in suburbia specializing in dahlias, perennials and woodies. Dreamland hosts numerous workshops and is deeply rooted in community activities.
Earnest Roots Farm
Josh and Kiley Morrison
Alabama
We are a multi-species farm to direct consumer operation that focuses on raising animals using sustainable and regenerative agriculture practices. The products we produce are sold on farm or delivered throughout our community.
Earth's Garden
Camille Lewis
Florida
Earth’s Garden is fueled by the desire to share the healing power of farming and gardening with our communities. Through our innovative products, programs, and collaborative networks, we aim to empower families with the tools to take control over the production of one of their most precious resources…food.
Ed Wuillermin & Sons
Sara Wuillermin
New Jersey
We are a 4th-generation farm in Hammonton, NJ, supplying grocers, restaurants, and families with fresh produce.
Esther’s Acres
Forrest and Desiree Carlson
North Dakota
We are a 120+ year old family farm that produces eggs, chicken, and lamb from our pasture-based system. We serve our ND community with a farm store, online shop, and a multi-farm CSA.
FreshORR Family Farm
Gina Orr
Ohio
We’ve been selling pasture-raised animals since 2013; and are committed to sharing with others the same level of good health we feel by raising our animals, healing our land and the families who shop here.
G.A.R. Horizons
Catherine Wolcott
Ohio
G.A.R. Horizons has been raising quality meats since 2009. First generation, no Farmers in the family, starting from scratch! Catherine started her hobby farm after her years in 4-H. Since then it has grown to be a business. It is important to know where your food comes from, how it was raised and what it was fed.
Giving One Tenth
Charmaine La Fortune
New Jersey
We use Regenerative Farming & Grazing practices… a holistic land management approach that increases the organic matter in the soil naturally by intensively moving animals across the pasture.
Glad- To-Know-Ya Farm
Julie Akins, Randy Dickinson, Tina Dickinson, Steven Dickinson
New York
Small family farm in Upstate New York specializing in fruit(apples and strawberries) and specialty grown cut flowers. We are a farm that relies almost only on farmer’s market. We do our best to mesh old school and new school farming techniques.
Good Shepherd Farm
Amanda Weisel
Indiana
A small 15 acre farm that raises pasture raised meat chickens, hogs, and eggs. Regenerative agriculture practices are used to manage animals.
Grade A Gardens
Jordan and Whitney Clasen
Iowa
Grade A Gardens grows fruits and vegetables on nearly 30 acres in Earlham, IA. What began as a gourmet garlic farm, Grade A Gardens now markets through a CSA, the Downtown Des Moines Farmers Market and Des Moines’ finest restaurants and specialty grocers.
Gretta's Goats
Gretta Winkelbauer
Illinois
We are a 25-acre woman-owned, pasture-based goat dairy farm and creamery, rotationally grazed with chickens, certified Animal Welfare Approved by a Greener World.
Halbert Farm
Rebeka Halbert
Texas
Small farm run by Rebeka and Josh focusing on rare breeds; Kunekune pigs, mini zebu cows, and salmon faverolle chickens.
Hangry Hen Farms
Tasha Deeds
Michigan
Multifaceted farm with goats, pigs, chickens, turkeys, geese and maremma guardian dogs, as well as produce and flowers. We sell meat and veggies direct to consumers, as well as sell livestock to other farmers and kids looking to get started in the farming lifestyle.
Hearthstone Hill Farm LLC
Jennifer Miller
Connecticut
We are a 4th generation family farm in Eastern Connecticut. We specialize in cut flowers, produce, hay and eggs. We focus on sustainability and creating a quality product for our customers.
Howling Flats Farm
Kelley Babbin
Connecticut
Howling Flats Farm mission is rooted in providing a high-quality and ethically conscious food source for the local community. Founded in 2010 the farms history is marked by its transformation from a horse racing facility to a thriving livestock enterprise. I actively engage with the community distributing my farm fresh meats through a CSA, direct-to-consumer via my website, wholesale partnerships with local grocers, schools, food banks, Healthfood stores and farm stands. In addition to providing the best products, I am striving to build a profitable business in hopes that my grandchildren can raise their families in this amazing life when they grow up.
Killdeer Farms
Scott & Christine Calvin
California
Killdeer Farms seeks to build good old-fashioned community and rehab an abandoned urban parcel through farming. Husband and wife team Scott and Christine Calvin grow cut flowers, and heirloom pumpkins plus lavender, which they use to produce a bespoke line of aromatherapy bath and body goods like soaps and hand cream.
Lamb's Rest Farm
Silas and Kathryn Gilleland
Idaho
We are a 1st generation regenerative family farm nestled on 50 acres in the mountains of Idaho. We sell raw goats' milk dairy products, Icelandic lamb, flowers, garlic, and natural body products. This next year we will be selling on farm, at a farmers' market, at a local shop, and online.
Liberation Farms
Muhidin Libah and 200+ farmers
Maine
Liberation Farms provides new American families with the tools and resources to grow healthy, culturally-appropriate foods for themselves and their community. This investment in growing nourishes body and soul as farmers ground into familiar traditions and meaningfully utilize their agricultural roots as they build new homes here in Maine.
Little BearFox Farm
Sarah and Chris
Oregon
We are two farmers with 10 acres. We operate a 1.5-acre market garden, primarily focused on donating fresh produce. Our mission is to contribute to local communities by sharing the harvest. This effort aligns with our dedication to sustainable farming and giving back through wholesome, homegrown food.
Little Lighthouse Farm
Rachel Opio
Arizona
Black female owned and operated regenerative urban farm in Phoenix, AZ. Growing food for the community and teaching people how to grow their own food while healing the soil.
Love & Grit Farm
Kristin Rydland
Maryland
Love & Grit Farm couples regenerative agriculture practices, modern innovation, and unique and valued partnerships with other local agricultural & experiential businesses to provide a farm experience for our community. We pride ourselves in following regenerative and natural practices to produce a bio-diverse offering of fresh foods for our community.
Lovelight Farm
Jennifer Askew Dunbar
Arizona
We are a 12 acre market garden farm incorporating biodynamic principals to our certified naturally grown vegetable farm. We sell our vegetables at farmers markets and host a CSA membership. We are also a teaching farm and partner with Montessori schools in our area for hands on farm projects and farmers markets. The children have a seed to market experience from planting, harvesting, to customer interaction at the farmers market.
Mainord Family Farms
Scott & Delissa Mainord
Missouri
The first year we raised watermelons and pumpkins and sold them at a roadside stand. The following year, we nearly doubled our acreage, added vegetables, and expanded our melon and pumpkin varieties. We opened Handpicked, our market, in 2023 to showcase our produce in addition to some locally-made products and items we use and love ourselves.
Melwood Farm
Chris & Crystal Criswell
Ohio
Melwood Farm focuses on raising heritage breed St. Croix Hair Sheep, Myotonic (Fainting) Goats, and poultry. Our mission is to be environmentally responsible while raising livestock using conservation breeding methods and performance-based selection. We believe that heritage breed animals are important for maintaining livestock diversity and food security.
Mockingbird Farm
Kristie & Nolan Wehe
Washington
We plan to continue adding to our portfolio to offer even more to our community. We love watching things grow and getting to share it with our customers to provide a unique, small-town shopping experience while AGvocating for the agriculture industry.
Mother Farmer
Sara Baciak and Andy Novak
Michigan
We are a husband and wife small scale vegetable farm with big dreams. Right now we farm mixed vegetables on 1/2 acre and have egg laying chickens and bees. We are certified naturally grown and we like to work with nature rather than against her, especially being in such a snowy location.
Muz & Poppies
Hadley Dowell
Utah
Muz and Poppies is a specialty cut flower farm tucked against the foothills of Monroe Mountain in what is known as the “Little Green Valley” of Monroe, UT.
This farm was once used as a sheep grazing allotment, then a working dairy farm until 1964. After purchasing the property in early 2020, we have restored the old farmhouse, dairy barn, and most importantly the soil.
Nautical Farms
Jake & Morgan
Maine
We are a regenerative ocean farm that grows seaweed and mussels and produces sustainable pantry and bath items.
New Spoke Farm
Janelle Plummer
Maine
New Spoke Farm is a mixed vegetable farm, growing over 50 types of certified organic vegetables. We grow for our CSA, one weekly farmers market, and wholesale. We focus on culinary, specialty varieties you can't find at the grocery store.
Octopus Herb Garden
Sarah Snow
Oregon
We are a small medicinal herb farm located on the Southern Oregon Coast with a focus on regenerative and sustainable growing practices. We value add most of our herbs into tinctures, salves, and syrups and will start offering bulk herbs in the near future.
Old Dutch Hops
Amanda Wilson
Ohio
We are full-time farmers, currently transitioning from a diverse, direct-marketing approach to sales and production to a business that is focused on using sheep for vegetation control on large-scale solar sites.
Pileated Farms
Olivia Kingery
Michigan
We are a small farm in Michigan's UP focusing on local seasonal foods and organic practices. We have goats, sheep, chickens, and our veggie farm.
Prairie Fire Genetics
Austen and Katie Garrett
Texas
We are first generation farmers where we raise Nigerian Dwarf goats bred for dairy, and lease and manage honeybee hives for folks who need bees for agricultural exemption.
Preston Family Farm
Trish Preston
Ohio
We operate a direct to consumer farm market where we sell pastured free-range eggs, whole roaster chickens and other handmade goods. We grow food on a small scale and enjoy being a trusted source for our friends and neighbors.
Purple Shelf Farms
Steven Slicker
Montana
We are a small, veteran owned family farm located on the Hi-Line in North Central Montana where we focus on naturally raised dairy, poultry, and produce. You can find us at the farm East of Conrad Montana or on our Facebook page Purple Shelf Farms.
Rady Family Farmstead
Halie & Matthew Rady
Alaska
We are a Micro Raw Milk Farm in Fairbanks Alaska. Our family of 6 is working hard to bring fresh and nourishing food to our local community. Utilizing a herd-share program, we serve around 35 families. We milk our 2 cows, Peaches and Elsa.
Rustic Sodak Farm
Jessi Joehnck
South Dakota
We primarily run sheep, but we also have side enterprises of pastured chicken, pastured pork, a small flower farm, pumpkin patch and even some extra vegetables too.
Shenk Family Farm
Joe & Rachel Shenk
North Carolina
We are a pasture based livestock farm in Eastern North Carolina offering meats & eggs directly to families in our local community. We started the farm to be able to work together as a family alongside our kiddos and we've become passionate about local food along the way.
Sippel Family Farm
Lisa Sippel
Ohio
Sippel family Farm is a 77 acre farm located in rural Ohio. We primarily produce cheese on the farm under the brand-name Kokoborrego Cheese and in the past few years we have been raising pastures poultry as well as working on bringing our apple orchard back into fruitful production.
Slow Farm
Rachel Herrick
North Carolina
Slow Farm is a regenerative farm in Cameron NC that's rebuilding the fertility of a 47-acre former tobacco farm using natural techniques and eco-friendly livestock (kunekune pigs, brush goats, ancona ducks, geese, heritage chickens and guineas). Each livestock species and breed has been thoughtfully matched to our land’s resources and deficits in order to do the most good with as few inputs possible.
Starry Ridge Farm
Kat Ragone & Kolin Buzerak
New York
We are a small diversified hillside farm located in Petersburgh, NY. We specialize in organically grown veggies & flowers, grass fed beef, pastured pork, eggs, and maple syrup.
Stewart Pastures
Rachael Stewart
Arizona
Stewart Pastures is here to bring you farm to table natural meats! We are a family farm on 190 Acres in Douglas, AZ!
Sunflower Family Farm
Emily and Brandon Kelley
Washington
We are a small 5 acre farm located in the Columbia River Gorge who produces vegetables, herbs, eggs and baked goods to our local community. We use sustainable and regenerative farming practices in an effort to encourage biodiversity which will leave our land better than we found it.
Taste of the Wind
BJ Edwards
Wyoming
I raise lamb, pork, wool, and eggs and help other local ranchers sell their products directly to local consumers.
The Herbal Scoop
Kendra Payne
New York
The Herbal Scoop is an herbal farm growing culinary and medicinal herbs in Narrowsburg, NY! We harvest and dry our herbs and turn them into products for our botanical tea shop.
The Last Small Farm
Kelli Foreman
Alaska
We are a mixed-species regenerative farm that provides food sustainability to a remote island and engages young people in learning about farming.
The Living Land Ranch
Ethan and McKenzie Ferry
Idaho
A small, family-run, farm and farmstand just outside Boise, Idaho that produces Non-Certified Organic Produce, Pasture-Raised Chickens, offers life skills classes, and helps to support other local producers through our farmstand.
The Salty Goat
Erin Dahl
Oregon
We are an establishing Farmstead Creamery with a focus on sustainable agriculture and animal welfare. We have been operating as a raw milk dairy since 2020 whilst growing our dairy herd, accumulating equipment, renovating our facility and educating ourselves in dairying and cheesemaking.
Trillium Family Farms
Elizabeth Hernandez
West Virginia
We are a small Veteran owned family farm in southern WV.We raised pure bred St.Croix hair sheep, laying hens, cornish cross and Cayuga ducks.We run the farm with our three boys.
Truest Farms
Cory, Kirsten and Mark Stratton
Ohio
We are a first generation family farm that has invested everything we have to live our dream of operating a farm and producing nutritious food. All of the food at Truest Farms is produced with regenerative practices in mind with an emphasis on utilizing animals’ natural behaviors to rebuild our soils and reduce carbon in the atmosphere.
VT Grand View Farm
Kim Goodling
Vermont
VT Grand View Farm is a diversified hillside farm focusing on raising quality Gotland sheep breeding stock following regenerative farming practices.
Vista Farms
Valerie and Alex Timm
Idaho
Vista Farms is a lavender farm and meat producer just outside of Boise, Idaho.
Whippoorwill Dairy Farm
Thatcher Furnald and Megan Ferentino
New Hampshire
Dairy Farm part of Agri-Mark Co-op, self serve store for retail beef and ice cream and ice cream scooping from the Whip Creamery MOObile
Wild Earth Farm
Ben and Katie Steere
Vermont
At Wild Earth Farm we’re on a mission to nourish body, soil, and soul. To us that means planting thousands of trees into our perennial silvopasture system to nourish our soil and our animals. In turn our animals nourish our bodies and our souls. We raise our 100% grass-fed beef and lamb on our certified organic pastures in the hills of Vermont.
Wild Robbins Farm
Laura Robbins
Massachusetts
A 1st generation family farm was established in 2019 with the mission to raise healthy and happy animals. They sell heritage pork, chicken, turkey, and lamb. They offer both an Egg and Poultry CSA
Wild Things Ranch
Charity Epperson
California
Wild Things draws on the untamed wilds of our mountain ranch to offer high-quality, pasture-raised pork, American grass-fed Icelandic lamb and other locally sourced goods.
Wildom Farm
Julie Friend
Maryland
Pasture and Forest based multi - species regenerative farm raising cattle, sheep, pigs, turkeys, and chickens in Western, MD. We sell our products direct to consumer through our farm store, farmers market, and online.
Will of the Winds Farm
Carly and Tyler Stephenson
Wisconsin
Will o the Winds Farm is a first-generation farm located near the shores of Lake Superior. We raise pastured pigs from birth-to-butcher as organically as we can and sell a variety of other products including soap, maple syrup, and garlic at our farm store and at summer farmers’ markets.