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Continue ShoppingMidwest Growers, Food Fighters, Seed Savers and Land Stewards!
For 2025 growing season we will again be offering 45 grants of $500 through our Cultivator’s Fund Micro Grant program - unrestricted funding that can be applied to equipment, space, seeds, infrastructure, gatherings, educational courses, certifications, materials and more.
The sky is the limit for dreams and ambitions around changing our food systems, caring for the land, and building resilience and tradition that will feed generations to come.
Like last year, we will be selecting our recipients through a random lottery system. In keeping with our organization's goals and principles, we would like to fund projects that center:
‣ Community engagement
‣ Sustainable growing practices
‣ Cultural Seed Saving
‣ Cultural preservation & sharing
‣ BIPOC farmers, gardeners and communities learning from each other
‣ Urban, suburban and rural farmers
‣ Farmers who live and farm in MN, WI, ND, SD, MI, OH, IN, IL, IA
Applicants must fill out the application fully and correctly.
We will also be following up with each recipient via zoom, phone call or site visit.
For questions or more information, please contact Kieran@midwestfarmersofcolor.org
History of the Cultivators Fund:
Midwest Farmers of Color are helping heal climate change and food apartheid. When we have emergent needs, we need quick & accessible support. This fund began in 2022 as a way to help support our farmers with critical, early season investments each year. In 2023 MFCC gave out 19 mini grants, contributing to things like soil improvements, fencing, value added product development, seed purchasing and more. We're so proud of the Cultivators Fund and will continue to share more of what farmers of color in the Midwest get out of it!
2024 Cultivator's Fund Photos