Sturdy Communities is starting a new Community Supported Agriculture initiative in Fauquier County, Virginia!

Sturdy Farm Share

Working to connect farmers and residents in low-income areas is what the Sturdy Farm Share will be working to create. After setting up this program, each season, half of the share members will fall within very low to moderate income ranges, as set forth by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. We are targeting distribution to members falling within these income levels. While there is initial work that needs to be put into growing relationships in these areas, the benefits reaped by both the share members and the farmers is incredibly worthwhile. Programs like Sturdy Farm Share help to lighten the load on the farmers by having a central contact for the members, allowing the farmers more time to grow their produce. However, farmers around the country are also successfully marketing shares and delivering to low-income areas on their own.