Farmshare Austin

Farm - farmer starter is a 20-week intensive program for adults who desire to launch careers in organic and sustainable farming. The course includes a combination of hands-on in field experience, classroom education and community workshops at other local farms. Over 60 percent of the over 100 farmer starter graduates are farming. Cultivator is a micro-incubator on our farm where recent farmer starter graduates can test out their farm business plans and deepen their growing skills. Cultivators grow produce for fresh for less customers, and wholesale and retail outlets. Farmshare is playing a pivotal role in creating an inclusive, collaborative, diverse local farming community and providing farmer training and mentoring, especially for beginning farmers.

General programs - at farmshare austin, our mission is to grow a healthy, just and equitable local food system by increasing community food access and cultivating new farmers. We envision a future of resilient local food economies that ensures equitable access to food and to the resources needed to farm. Farmshare austin builds bridges between the produce grown on our 10-acre certified organic farm in eastern travis county and food access programs reaching food insecure communities in austin and travis county, texas.

Other programs - education.