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RECEPIENTS

Mar 15

Sydney Ellbogen and Noah Price of Mountain Bluebird Farm

The 236th recipients are Sydney Ellbogen and Noah Price of Mountain Bluebird Farm @mountainbluebirdfarm in Hayden, Colorado. They write, “We both stumbled into this line of work unexpectedly in our early twenties, neither of us having come from a background in agriculture. We spent close to ten years working as farmhands in Boulder County, learning the ins and outs of growing organic produce and raising livestock. Our paths crossed working at Black Cat Farm in 2016 where we q

Mar 8

Ellie Lassiter of Age Old Agriculture

The 235th recipient is Ellie Lassiter of Age Old Agriculture @ageoldagriculture in Cotter, Arkansas. Ellie writes, “When I was in college pursuing a degree in design management, I took a course called “Unsustainability and Consumerism”. It changed my life. I wanted to find a more meaningful and impactful way to fight climate change, and farming seemed like the way for me to do my part. After interning at a few farms and living a ski bum life in Colorado for a few years, my no

Oct 24, 2022

Ayo Boykin of E-I-E-AYO URBAN FARM LLC

The 233rd recipient is Ayo Boykin of E-I-E-AYO URBAN FARM LLC @the_microgreen_queen in Columbus, Ohio. Ayo writes, “My name is Ayo (pronounced I-yo) and I am the CEO of E-I-E-AYO URBAN FARM LLC. I am especially cognizant of how important mental health is - I don't just grow MICROGREENS, I grow MINDS as a school counselor. Much of my counseling career has involved providing mental health support to families in crisis. High quality produce and high quality healthcare seldom mak

Oct 20, 2022

Dioganhdih Hall of Iron Path Farms

The 232nd recipient is Dioganhdih Hall of Iron Path Farms @ironpathfarms in NY. Dioganhdih writes, “My experience as an agriculturist has been profoundly humbling, intentionally reverent, and often a portal to the seed keeping my ancestors did with the same heirloom seeds. There’s excitement in reclamation of traditional Haudenosaunee food systems, but also a responsibility that aligns me to grounding in my purpose. Growing our traditional foods for our communities in our hom

Oct 19, 2022

Maya Kotsogiannis of Alma Roots Farm

The 231st recipient is Maya Kotsogiannis of Alma Roots Farm @almarootsfarm in High Falls, NY. Maya writes, “I fell into farming by accident, but it was the best accident. My first farm job and the farmers I worked for (Old Ford Farm) showed me that work can be joyful and meaningful in a whole being kind of way. I farm to feed the soil, the community, and my soul. Growing vegetables and raising animals is my way of living with the Earth and all her beings. To me, self care and

Sep 28, 2022

Catherine Nguyen of Mora Mora Farm

The 230th recipient is Catherine Nguyen of Mora Mora Farm @moramorafarm in Gresham, OR. Catherine writes, “I began farming as a way to slow down. My first experience was volunteering on a small farm in my college town, and it wasn’t long before I was hooked. More than anything, I loved the type of labor that it was - pulling me into my body and settling my thoughts. Anyone who knows me knows that I really value making space for quietness. Farming, for me, affords me that oppo

Sep 26, 2022

ameia of @flhfarm in Oakland, CA

The 229th recipient is ameia @ameiasmith of @flhfarm in Oakland, CA. ameia writes, “I farm because it’s what I know. This work came to me with deep lessons of the importance of land as an anchor for community, and land tending as a practice of how we build sanctuary. Land tending teaches us reciprocity — that is, what it is to be with each other more presently, carefully, and lovingly — and shares whispers of what knowledge might emerge when we let ourselves be guided by rhyt

Sep 22, 2022

Dexter Collingwood, farm employee of Xast Sqit Farm

The 228th recipient is Dexter Collingwood @redcheckeredvans, a farm employee of Xast Sqit Farm @goodrainfarm in Oregon. Dexter writes, “I feel like I started farming as the choices humanity has made have finally started crashing down around us. The climate crisis is honestly overwhelming, not to mention labor shortages and skyrocketing housing and land prices. Farming at Xast Sqit has brought a form of purpose to my life that I’m not sure I would have found otherwise. This wo

Sep 21, 2022

ab Banks of People’s Programs

The 227th recipient is ab Banks @muchobanksy of People’s Programs @peoplesprograms in Berkeley, CA. ab writes, “I’ve always been exposed to farming since my granddad had an acre of land in Delhi, CA. We would go during summer and help out. In 2015, I worked with a group of farmers and realized that without farmers we wouldn’t have food and I decided I needed these skills to consider myself a revolutionary. Farming is one of the cornerstones of revolution - without this knowle

Sep 20, 2022

Christine & Fabio Ritmo of Nimble Roots Farm

The 226th recipients are Christine & Fabio Ritmo of Nimble Roots Farm @nimblerootsfarm in Catskill, NY. They write, “We began farming as a way to combine our passions for environmental action, community-building, caring for animals, and really good, nutrient-dense food. Pursuing those shared interests led us to an apprenticeship on a production farm in northern NY where we fell head-over-heels for small-scale organic vegetable growing. For us, farming isn’t just about growing

Sep 19, 2022

Rosemary June of @blackfarmerscollective

The 225th recipient is Rosemary June of @blackfarmerscollective in Seattle, WA. Rosemary writes, “I became a farmer because the material conditions of African peoples, throughout the diaspora here on stolen Salish land, need to be changed. I joined the Black Farmers Collective in particular, because I personally need to do that work around other Africans who wanted to do something similar. Healthy food, clean water, dignified shelter, etc. – everyone deserves to have their ba

Sep 16, 2022

Yeawa Asabi of @blackfarmerscollective

The 224th recipient is Yeawa Asabi of @blackfarmerscollective in Seattle, WA. Yeawa writes, “Farming is something that continuously teaches me. Farming effortlessly teaches me about myself, the ebbs and flows of life, patience, death, life, rebirth, the elegance of transformation, and so much more. Farming reminds me everyday to stand and be exactly where my two feet are planted and to appreciate being present. Farming has taught me how to take better care of myself, the eart

Sep 15, 2022

Ife Asabi of Yes Farm at @blackfarmerscollective

The 223rd recipient is Ife Asabi of Yes Farm at the @blackfarmerscollective in Seattle, WA. Ife writes, “I am an Oakland, California native who moved to Washington in 2021 with hopes of expanding and exploring more of what life has to offer. I am fairly new to the farming game but not the ideologies of healthy eating and holistic health. I’m passionate about herbal medicine and herbalism as a whole, and I will be taking the lead in continuously cultivating the herbal garden l

Sep 15, 2022

Taj Ruffin of @blackfarmerscollective

The 222nd recipient is Taj Ruffin of @blackfarmerscollective in Seattle, WA. Taj writes, “My experience as a farmer started out when I truly understood liberation. Growing up, food was always a barrier but when I went to the farm for the first time I saw freedom in food and communities being healed by all the growing happening. When I started to attend the volunteer days regularly I found myself planted in a community that taught me how to care for the land, myself and others

Sep 15, 2022

Hannah Wilson of @blackfarmerscollective

The 221st recipient is Hannah Wilson of @blackfarmerscollective in Seattle, WA. Hannah writes, “My journey to farming came from a desire to steward the land and be in better connection with my community, the land, and myself. As a mixed Black queer and disabled farmer & land steward, I didn’t grow up seeing people who looked like me in this work and continue to see a lack of spaces, especially outdoor green spaces that are built around safety, care, joy, and connection for Bl

Sep 12, 2022

Masra Clamoungou of Small Axe Farm of @blackfarmerscollective

The 220th recipient is Masra Clamoungou of Small Axe Farm of @blackfarmerscollective in Seattle, WA. Masra writes, “I grew up not being interested in farming, not having a tangible connection with the food system, or even having an idea of what farming could look like, apart from huge golden fields of wheat or acres upon acres of corn. When I first stepped onto my first farm and began to get in touch with the work, experience the connection with the land and the complexities

Sep 6, 2022

Loba Huaman (they/loba) @flora.pacha

The 219th recipient is Loba Huaman (they/loba) @flora.pacha in New Mexico. Loba writes, “My farm story is pretty simple: I come from a family of land workers. I’m originally from Arequipa, Peru which is a high altitude valley in southern coastal Peru surrounded by volcanos. Agriculture is extremely important in the Andean world and the Andean calendar is marked by important agricultural dates. Traditional agriculture in the Andean region is based off connection and reciprocit

Aug 15, 2022

Norysell Massanet of La Botica de la Tierra

The 218th recipient is Norysell Massanet of La Botica de la Tierra (Earth’s Pharmacy) @laboticadelatierra in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. Norysell writes, “I was initially drawn to farming by the urgent need of having access to nourishing food. (Colonial dynamics in Puerto Rico tells you that +85% of our food comes from US big ag) Little did I know then that what started as a way to provide fresh food would lead me through a long path towards liberation that took me from a small p

Aug 9, 2022

Mayra Perez of Maritza Farms

The 217th recipient is Mayra Perez of Maritza Farms in Salina, California. Mayra writes, “I started my career in agriculture because my parents were farmers. I grew up around agriculture and have a lot of passion for my job. My parents inspired me to have my own farm and start my business. They never had their own ranch so it has always been my dream to own my own ranch. For me and my community, agriculture is meant by seeing the way people react to our products and the happi

Aug 6, 2022

Jordan Johnson and Ben Kapadia of Moon Rabbit Farms

The 216th recipients are Jordan Johnson and Ben Kapadia of Moon Rabbit Farms @moonrabbitfarms in Marshall, NC. They write, “Our mutual interest in sustainable food systems and how they create healthier communities are what brought us to farming. To us, food is all about relationships. The relationships between the sky, water, and soil, our relationships to the plants, animals, and fungi that feed us, the relationships between foods as they meet on the plate, and the relations

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