2025 Beginning Farmer Stipends

With support from the 2025 stipend, Elizabeth’s Corner will become fully operational, allowing Alexis to maintain her current flock, expand into broiler chickens, and purchase the infrastructure needed to streamline production.

Amanda Stamp is the founder of Connected Roots Farm, a 17-acre property in Broad Run, Virginia, with 2.5 acres dedicated to flowers, vegetables, and herbs.

Kai Stoudemire-Williams is the founder of HyperFarm, a state-of-the-art, 326-square-foot indoor hydroponic farm in Greenwood, South Carolina, with the capacity to grow the equivalent of three acres of food.

Passionate about education and community connection, Elisha uses her farm as a teaching space to show children and adults how food is grown, with a focus on regenerative and sustainable practices.