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Intended applicants: 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. They 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.
Eligible Projects: Grants are available to farms and growing projects that contribute to at least one of our key areas of focus, with a clear target in mind:
Soil health: Practise agroecological growing methods that protect soil organic matter levels, prevent erosion,
and draw down carbon.
Cultural & identity: Protect vital elements: practice, seed, and artistry - of our culinary, cultural, and agricultural heritage at risk of extinction in the face of intensive agriculture.
Biodiversity: Actively encourage a broad spectrum of animal and plant species on the farm to help guard against disease and extinction, and to reinforce ecosystem resilience.
Innovation: Trial and experiment with different methods of controls, seeds, and growing methods to produce
exceptionally nutritious, flavoursome food.
Accessible scale: Produce a consistent, high level of quality without the need for the intensive methods of industrial farming or a compromise on biodiversity across the farm ecosystem.
Awards range: $8,000-$30,000
Summary: Farm Fund offers one-off financial grants to enable growers aged 35 and under to take action that reinforces a resilient, productive, and nutritious food system. We are seeking to fund projects and developments on farms that:
Can act as case studies to pave the way for a better future of farming
Stand to gain the most from our support
Demonstrate a measurable impact and resilience that sustains itself over time A third of each year’s fund is available exclusively to underrepresented, BIPOC individuals and farming projects, creating access for growers previously held back by social or economic barriers and therefore building a more inclusive farming community
