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What is the Grow Local Food Fund?
Grow Local Food Fund (GLFF) is a grant that provides funding for projects that build the resiliency of our local food system. GLFF is wholly funded by shopper round-up donations through Whole Foods Co-op’s GIVE! Program.
Our current focus supports these categories: emerging growers, emerging food producers, established growers, and established food producers in our community.
Grow Local Food Fund
2025 Grantees
Bayfield Regional Food Producers Cooperative
$7,000
Washburn, WIThe ProjectBayfield Regional Food Producers Cooperative will purchase a new refrigeration system for a walk-in freezer. This project would expand freezer storage capacity and provide affordable freezer rental space… Read More
Drifty Acres
$2,925
Poplar, WI The Project Drifty Acres will build a mobile turkey roost to expand the number of rotationally grazed turkeys on its farm. This project would directly raise its capacity to… Read More
Hoop Snake Farm
$7,000
Brule, WI The Project Hoop Snake Farm will repair and improve an existing barn and construct a deer fence around a half-acre garden space. Improving the foundation and repairing the electrical… Read More
Native Wise
$7,000
Sawyer, MN The Project Native Wise will install fencing on its ranch in its back fields, which will allow it to add four new paddocks to its bison operation. This will… Read More
Rising Phoenix Community Farm
$2,067
Barnum, MN The Project Rising Phoenix Community Farm will purchase a harvester and drill to harvest greens and a bubbler and washing machine to wash and dry greens. These tools… Read More
Shalomba Farm
$7,000
Lake Nebagamon, WI The Project Shalomba Farm will install an on-site well for year-round water access, ensuring crop vitality during dry periods and enabling diverse, high-quality produce cultivation. The well will… Read More
Silver Sage Farm & Flowers
$7,000
Port Wing, WI The Project Silver Sage Farm & Flowers will outfit two of its greenhouses with automated ventilation systems. This will allow flexibility for trips to town/plant deliveries and… Read More
Sörestad Farm
$7,000
Duluth, MN The Project Sörestad Farm will build a permanent DNR-approved deer fence around its gardens, protecting its vegetable garden and hoop house, chickens, established orchard, new fruit trees, and… Read More
Turner Road Farm
$7,000
Bayfield, WI The Project Turner Road Farm will add fencing to abandoned pastures, allowing it to expand its sheep pastures and increase flock numbers to meet local demand. This project… Read More
GLFF Prior Grantees
Grow Local Food Fund Video
This video was created in 2021 when the Grow Local Food Fund began. It highlights the first GLFF recipients and the impact these funds have on Whole Foods Co-op’s community.