About the For Farmers Movement
Small farmers matter more than you realize.
The food on our plates is just the beginning.
Small and mid-sized farmers strengthen our communities, support local economies, care for the land, protect our health and shape the way we eat.
Yet the very farmers who contribute so much face enormous challenges to staying in business.
For Farmers Movement exists to change that.
By listening to farmers, recognizing their contributions and investing directly in what they need, we're building a national community of people committed to their success.
What's at stake.
Small and mid-sized farmers are being squeezed from every direction. Rising costs, unpredictable markets, extreme weather, and shrinking margins make it harder to earn a living, invest in their farms, and plan for the future.
These farmers aren't short on ideas, determination, or the willingness to work hard. Too often, they're short on the resources to put their ideas into action.
When a farm disappears, we lose more than a business. We lose everything that farm contributes to the people, places, and communities around it.
That's why even a relatively small investment, made at the right moment and directed by the farmer, can make an extraordinary difference.
How the Movement Works
It starts with trust.
Someone in a community recognizes a farmer doing important work and nominates them. We trust that connection. We listen to farmers, learn what they need, and create opportunities for people across the country to support them.
Sometimes that means a grant for a farmer-designed project. Sometimes it's a tool from a Wish List, a new customer, a note of encouragement, or simply making sure a farmer's story gets told.
Every nomination, every contribution, every act of support strengthens a growing national network of farmers and the people who believe in them.
We're not deciding what farmers should need. We're listening to what they tell us.
And we're making it easier for everyone to be part of what happens next.
Mission
The For Farmers Movement strengthens local food systems by investing directly in small and mid-sized farmers and connecting communities to the people who grow their food. Through community-powered grantmaking, storytelling, and public engagement, we help farmers invest in their own success while inspiring people to support local agriculture as an essential part of healthy regional economies.
Vision
A future where small and mid-sized farmers are visible, valued, and well-supported by the people they feed.
Meet the Founder
Dana DiPrima didn't set out to start a national movement for farmers.
It began with a few chickens at her family's place in the Catskills, followed by goats, donkeys, a blog about country life, and eventually a podcast where she interviewed farmers across the country.
The more farmers she met, the more she realized how invisible they were to the people who depended on them. Their stories were fascinating, their contributions enormous, and their challenges largely overlooked.
She couldn't stop thinking about that disconnect. And she wanted to do something about it.
In 2022, she founded For Farmers Movement, beginning with six small grants fueled by $25 contributions and a simple conviction: farmers deserve to be seen, heard, and supported.
What started as curiosity about life in the country had become something much bigger: a determination to change the way Americans think about and show up for farmers.