Regenerative Farm Resilience Fund

The Emergency Farm Resilience Fund provides rapid-response grants to working regenerative farms facing a sudden, unforeseen event that threatens their ability to continue operating. Grants are intended for specific, time-sensitive needs where a modest intervention can prevent significant loss of income, crops, livestock, equipment, or land access.

We fund

  • Unexpected equipment repairs essential to production or harvest

  • Emergency livestock care

  • Disaster-related recovery expenses

  • Critical infrastructure failures (irrigation pumps, refrigeration, fencing, etc.)

  • Utility shutoff prevention when it directly threatens farm operations

  • Short-term bridge funding for a documented, urgent operational crisis

We generally do not fund

  • Ongoing operating deficits

  • Long-term debt repayment

  • Chronic cash-flow problems

  • Expansion projects

  • Expenses that existed prior to the emergency

  • Situations where the farm is no longer operationally viable

  • Applicants are asked to answer three questions:

    1. What happened?

      • Describe the unexpected event.

    2. Why is this urgent?

      • What will happen within the next 30 days if this issue is not resolved?

    3. How will this grant change the outcome?

      • Explain specifically how the requested funds will allow the farm to continue operating.

    We will fund grants that are:

    1. Unexpected

    • Was the situation caused by an unforeseen event?

    2. Immediate

    • Is action required within days or weeks?

    3. Decisive

    • Will a grant of $1,000 materially improve the outcome?

    This fund is designed to provide targeted interventions at critical moments. We seek opportunities where a modest grant can prevent disproportionate loss and help an otherwise viable farm remain in operation.