Agriculture Projects

To find information about Earth Island sponsored projects, please use the focus area buttons or the alphabetical list below.

While our understanding of the food system is evolving, so is our growing awareness of communities’ need to connect with local food and fiber sheds – and in some locales, a need to literally build food systems from the ground up. Our projects support equitable food systems, promoting healthy plant cultivation, food production and food distribution.

CaliforniaClimateandAgricultureNetwork(CalCAN)

The California Climate and Agriculture Network (CalCAN) is a statewide coalition that advances state and federal policy to realize the powerful climate...

CastaneaFellowship

The Castanea Fellowship is a two-year fellowship for diverse leaders working for a racially just food system in any of the areas of: health, environmen...

CultivateOregon

Cultivate Oregon, a project of Earth Island Institute, is focused on regenerative agriculture issues, and building local seed and food system resilienc...

Eco-VillageFarmLearningCenter

EcoVillage is an “Oasis of Connectivity,” promoting sustainable urban agriculture, environmental education, economic and social justice, youth lead...

EcovetGlobal

Ecovet Global partners with organizations and communities around the world to improve animal health (domestic and wildlife) as a sustainable path to re...

FoodShift

Food Shift is developing collaborative models to reduce wasted food, feed communities, and provide jobs. We believe thousands of people can be employed...

FriendsofAlemanyFarm

Friends of Alemany Farm is a fifteen-year-old grassroots, community-based agricultural project. The farm itself is San Francisco’s largest and mo...

FriendsofMuonde

Friends of Muonde supports locally driven efforts to foment creativity and development in the Mazvihwa and neighboring areas of south central Zimbabwe....

HempsteadProjectHeart

Hempstead Project Heart is now under the new fiscal sponsorship of the Peace and Development Fund (PDF), as they pursue their incorporation as a nonpro...

MississippiFarmtoSchoolNetwork

The Mississippi Farm to School Network works to connect farmers with schools in order to bring Mississippi products to school cafeterias. We seek to st...

RealFoodRealStories

Real Food Real Stories (RFRS) is on a mission to humanize the food system for a connected, sustainable and just tomorrow. RFRS uplifts powerful persona...

SaveOurSoil(FormerlySafeFoodandFertilizer)

Save Our Soil works to stop the use of hazardous and other industrial wastes in fertilizer, soil amendments and animal feeds because of their impact on...

WestCountyDIGS

We support school gardens in West Contra Costa County by providing resources, advocacy, and partnerships. We build out community’s resilience by cult...

Women’sClimateCentersInternational

The Women’s Climate Center concept recognizes that the answer to climate security lies within the indigenous knowledge of women who farm, raise famil...