2025 Beginning Farmer Stipends

With a focus on quality and innovation, Ribickie Farms will use this stipend to expand its gourmet mushroom production using vertical farming techniques and controlled environment agriculture to maximize yields in limited space.

Though still a new operation, Cobles Landing is eager to grow, building a future rooted in sustainability, community connection, and a commitment to nourishing both people and the land.

Lyric East owns and operates Wild East Farm, a 40-acre diversified farm in Marion, North Carolina, producing vegetables, chicken, pork, turkey, and tree crops—all grown and raised organically.

With this stipend, Taykiera is building an on-farm processing kitchen to create more value-added products and expand market opportunities.

With this 2025 stipend, Goodness Grove will install a walk-in cooler, a crucial upgrade from the single two-door fridge currently in use.

With support from these funds, Kornecopia Farm will provide stipends to Appalachian State University interns, ensuring they can participate in the farm’s first production season.

A Black woman-owned business in the metro Atlanta area, Locs and Heritage Farm may be small, but Jasmine is proud to say it is mighty in the quality of its organic produce.

Triple T’s Ranch is dedicated to producing high-quality, grass-fed beef for families in their rural community, with a commitment to both sustainability and honoring agricultural heritage.

Maria Meyer and her husband Gabriel own Friendly Mushroom Farm, a 9-acre diversified vegetable farm in Madison County, Georgia.