Rachel Slattery and Ben Coerper are the owners of Wild Harmony Farm, a regenerative livestock farm in Rhode Island. They used the funds from their New England Farmer Microgrants Program award to install above-ground water lines throughout their newly leased fields.
Abby Clarke and Jonathan Hayden operate Winter Street Farm, where they are using regenerative agriculture practices to grow sustainably. They used the funds from their New England Farmer Microgrants Program award to purchase a flail mower to continue expanding their no-till operation.
Owned and operated by The Briermost Foundation, Ellsworth Acres is committed to helping residents in recovery learn how they can heal their self-worth and give back. They used a Brighter Future Fund grant to build an additional hoop house.
Fat Beet Farm is an ever-evolving production farm/kitchen/bakery & education space. They used a Brighter Future Fund grant to install a native plants food forest.
Fisher Farms has been serving their community for five generations. With support of a Brighter Future Fund grant, they will install and improve their fencing infrastructure to ensure their valued produce makes it to market.
Partners Amanda Gentry and Wendy Painter are the fifth generation to steward Gentry Farm, a historic family farm nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. With a Brighter Future Fund grant, they will expand their orchard and their toolbox of maintenance equipment.
Recognizing the sheep industry has minimal infrastructure for processing wool, Monica, a sheep and produce farmer, used a Brighter Future Fund grant to purchase a wool carder, wool picker, and washing machine.
Trefoil Gardens was awarded a Brighter Future Fund grant to invest in a propagation house fit to serve their growing business, which brings neighbors together around local foods grown in the yards of the neighborhood.
Hameed and Ayo Bello used a Brighter Future Fund grant to purchase four hoop houses to provide consistent, high-quality, healthy produce to their community.
Aloha Redland Farm is preparing for climate resiliency and nurturing the land they steward. With support from a Brighter Future Fund grant they will install irrigation, improve infrastructure, and purchase equipment needed to maintain and expand their operation.
Meg Barton Galvin and her siblings used a Brighter Future Fund grant to purchase a rainwater harvesting and solar drip-irrigation system, investing in ag diversification, on-farm water development, and on-farm energy.
Dayna Burtness and her partner, Nick Nguyen, used a Brighter Future Fund grant to install two stainless steel waterers for their heritage pig operation.