Building healthy soil
Funding to bring the next regenerative practice to the next acre.
Putting carbon where it belongs
Funding solutions for farmers and ranchers.
Across our country, farmers and ranchers are restoring Earth’s climate by re-storing emissions as healthy, carbon-rich soil. Regenerative farming practices like composting, cover cropping, and managed grazing can restore life to our soil while removing carbon from the atmosphere. We have the power to grow more nutritious food, heal natural water cycles, and create habitat for biodiversity to thrive.
Restore
Grants
Zero Foodprint provides grants of up to $25k for farmers and ranchers to implement regenerative practices that sequester carbon. Restore grant applications will re-open January 15, 2024 in available in CA, CO, OR, & WA.
Compost Connector Grants
California farmers and ranchers are eligible for grants to put towards their next compost purchase. Compost Connector applications will re-open in 2025.
Regenerate soil
Restore our planet
Collectively, we’ve teamed up with farmers and ranchers to sequester more than 164,000 tons of CO2e.
You’ve got questions.
We’ve got answers.
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Any farmer growing crops for human consumption who is in need of resources to bring regenerative practices to their operation is encouraged to apply. Different grants have different requirements like geography or eligible practices.
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Restore grants are currently available in CA, CO, OR, and WA.
Compost Connector are available in CA . -
For our Restore Grants, we select projects with the most cost-effective carbon sequestration. That means that we fund projects that have the lowest cost for each ton of carbon sequestered, with incentives built in for Socially Disadvantaged Farmersand to farmers that supply our member businesses.
You can find information about selection processes for CA Compost grants on the Compost Connector page.
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For our Restore Grants, We use the COMET Planner and other peer-reviewed guidance to estimate the carbon benefit of practice implementation. We are actively incorporating other forms of science based guidance into our programs, so please contact us if you’d like to nominate a quantification methodology.
"To do things the way you’d like to, it’s a question of having the right resources or right equipment. When you’re starting a business you sometimes don’t have that, which is why I really appreciate Zero Foodprint’s grant program. It’s the most approachable and helpful one that I’ve come across."
Verónica at Brisa Ranch
Funded Projects
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A flavorful farm growing diverse Asian vegetables.
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An agave farm run by former plant scientists.
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A vegetable farm started by beginner farmers
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A values-driven farm with a wide array of produce
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A farm offering hands-on regenerative training.
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A family-run regenerative meat operation.
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An innovative culinary garden growing community.
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Compost increases microbial activity
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A regenerative ranch that proved the possibilities.
