Stanton, TN

The Produce Tribe is a family-owned farm in Stanton, Tennessee, run by Mathew Robinson on land held by his family for four generations. Specializing in seasonal vegetables and value-added products, the farm supplies farmers markets, wholesale buyers, and food hubs while using sustainable practices that enhance soil health and yield highly nutritious crops. Beyond food production, the farm emphasizes the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of the community and strengthens West Tennessee’s regional foodshed.

Hamden, NY

Catskills Agrarian Alliance (CAA) is a nonprofit farm, food hub, logistics network, and land access initiative based in Hamden, NY. What began in 2015 as a grassroots farmer collaborative officially became a 501(c)(3) in 2022, with a mission to connect small-scale, sustainable farms with communities most in need—especially those historically excluded from healthy food access.

Chattahoochee Hills, GA

Blue Heron Urban Farms is a sustainable, community-centered family farm located in the Chattahoochee Hills of Georgia. Founded in 2020 on 12 acres, the farm began as a passion project to address food insecurity and preserve agricultural heritage. In 2024, with support from The Conservation Fund’s Working Farms Fund, Blue Heron expanded to 74 acres and is now working to become a vibrant hub for education, biodiversity, and collaboration in the regional foodshed.

Elburn, IL

Rustic Road Farm was founded in 2012 by Marc and Luis Bernard on 5.5 acres in Elburn, Illinois, with the intention of providing fresh, sustainably grown vegetables to select Chicago restaurants. Quickly, Marc and Luis realized the folks right nearby in Kane County were hungry for clean, ethically-grown produce, so they pivoted to a model that focused on feeding their immediate community.

Denver, CO

Hearty Provisions (formerly known as East Denver Food Hub) is a social enterprise that cultivates resilient, equitable, and collaborative local and regional food ecosystems through value chain development, institutional procurement, environmental stewardship, private/public partnerships, and food policy education.

West Chester, PA

FarmerJawn is making waves in the regenerative agriculture space as the largest Black-owned, verified Regenerative Organic vegetable producer in the United States. This relatively new enterprise, located on 123 acres in West Chester, PA, builds on FarmerJawn's track record of increasing access to healthy food and promoting representation of Black ownership within the agriculture industry.

Petersburg, VA

Foodshed Capital joined Agrarian Trust and the Central Virginia Agrarian Commons, Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Catawba Sustainability Center at Virginia Tech, the Petersburg Healthy Opportunities Project, the Petersburg League of Urban Growers, and Sankofa Community Orchard to pool resources to purchase a 5.12-acre urban farm just outside Richmond, Virginia. The Commons model provides farmers with critical land security through a 99-year lease while ensuring the land can never be bought or sold again and will remain protected for regeneratively managed food production.

Staunton, VA

Jones Gardens was launched in 2021 by Staunton, Virginia natives Naomi and Sarah Jones. The goal was to create an enriching community space which was simultaneously functional and beautiful. The Joneses personally identified with the struggle to put fresh food on the table, having grown up in a lower income household. Jones Gardens has transformed unused parcels of land into vibrant edible landscapes, improving fresh food availability in the community and providing a setting for people of all backgrounds to gather.