UnCommon Farms Foundation

Growing Stronger Together: Supporting Families, Education, and Farming

When farmers come together, great things happen. Our farmer members and other contributors use the blessings of agriculture to positively impact lives and rural communities around the world. We forge ahead with our vision to fill voids and strengthen roots through our core programs: Essential Needs, Educational Assistance and Disaster Relief.

From supporting supplemental school lunch programs to providing basic needs to villages in Kenya for agricultural self-sufficiency, our focus is to passionately empower and inspire hope with generosity and humility. UnCommon Farms Foundation provides five scholarships annually for trade school and college bound students. And when disaster strikes a member family or a community, we provide compassion and assistance to help them through their struggles.

We are grateful for the ongoing commitment of resources by our members that provides the opportunity to improve the lives of those we serve.

UnCommon Farms Foundation

Growing Stronger Together: Supporting Families, Education, and Farming

When farmers come together, great things happen. Our farmer members and other contributors use the blessings of agriculture to positively impact lives and rural communities around the world. We forge ahead with our vision to fill voids and strengthen roots through our core programs: Essential Needs, Educational Assistance and Disaster Relief.

From supporting supplemental school lunch programs to providing basic needs to villages in Kenya for agricultural self-sufficiency, our focus is to passionately empower and inspire hope with generosity and humility. UnCommon Farms Foundation provides five scholarships annually for trade school and college bound students. And when disaster strikes a member family or a community, we provide compassion and assistance to help them through their struggles.

We are grateful for the ongoing commitment of resources by our members that provides the opportunity to improve the lives of those we serve.

Our Programs

UnCommon Farms Foundation uses agriculture as a vehicle to positively change the lives of families and communities around the world. By applying our farming expertise, we ensure everyone we help has access to nutritional food, immediate relief after disasters and the tools they need to be self-reliant through our three programs: Care, Hope and Seed.

CARE is UnCommon Farms Foundation’s disaster fund. It is readily available and easily deployable so that relief can be quickly provided to those suffering from sudden catastrophes. UnCommon Farms Foundation is part of the community of UnCommon Farms: during tough times, community and family can be counted on to provide CARE. We extend this philosophy to all families and communities that are suffering from catastrophic events, from natural disasters to sudden illnesses.

The bare essentials for survival must be met before any other issues can be faced. The starving person’s primary focus is, of necessity, feeding his or her family. We help people struggling with such critical needs through HOPE. We view this as just a first step in a plan to create self-sustainable communities through education, training, and the necessary tools to meet their future needs.

We believe that investments in education are investments into the future. Through SEED, we provide scholarship and internship opportunities for students pursuing a career in agriculture, as well as provide training and tools for communities to use agriculture to become self-sustaining.

Giving Back Through UnCommon Farms Foundation

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Disaster Relief

When natural disasters strike, UnCommon Farms Foundation provides swift relief. By partnering with organizations such as the Arkansas Rice Depot we make sure that communities impacted get the food and products they need to start rebuilding.

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Education

Investing in education is investing in the future, which is why we offer a variety of scholarships and internships for students pursuing a future in agriculture. Students working towards degrees in agriculture-related fields or trade schools are eligible for scholarships, as well as our internship program where students can spend up to three months on a host-family farm.

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Clean Water

We have partnered with Life’s Heart to help in their mission to give families in Kenya the chance to be self-sufficient by digging wells and providing the communities with banana trees to cultivate. Thanks to this partnership, many Kenyan communities now have access to clean water and an income-producing crop.

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Agriculture

We are committed to family farmers. When there is a devastating event or untimely death, we work to provide physical efforts and investments of equipment to help the impacted family complete their harvest. If a child is in need of support, we will also establish education funds to keep them on track.

Scholarship Opportunities

Our UnCommon Farms Foundation Scholarships have been created to support academics and agriculture for the next generation. These scholarships are designed to be awarded to individuals who possess those characteristics necessary to positively impact our world through agriculture.

Note: Ag Career and Ag Accounting recipients are eligible for a "Follow-Up" Scholarship up to three additional years or up until time of graduation, whichever comes first, as long as all requirements are met per the yearly follow-up application.

A description of each scholarships available below:

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Ag Career Scholarship $1,000

Applicants must be high school seniors accepted into an accredited college for an agriculture-related field. This scholarship can be renewed yearly for up to three years if requirements are met and updated documentation is provided.

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Ag Accounting Scholarship $1,000

Applicants must be high school seniors or graduate students accepted into an accredited college for degrees in agricultural accounting, economics, or financial fields. This scholarship can be renewed yearly for up to three years if requirements are met and documentation is updated.

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Ag-Related Trade School Scholarship $1,000

Applicants must be a high school senior accepted into an accredited junior college or trade school for the year and must be going into an agriculture-related field of study. This is a one time award.

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Environmental Scholarship $1,000

Applicants must be a high school senior accepted into an accredited college, junior college or trade school for the year and must be going into a conservation-related field of study such as Wildlife Management, Environmental Sciences, Conservation, etc.

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"Follow-Up" Scholarship Renewal Applications

Applicants must be prior Ag Career or Ag Accounting Scholarship recipients, enrolled at an accredited college, and pursuing ag-related careers. Eligible for renewal up to three additional years or until graduation, whichever comes first, if yearly requirements are met. Deadline: August 1st annually.

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100% of your donations go to help change or save a life.

UnCommon Farms Foundation uses agriculture as a means to help fight hunger, offer support following catastrophic events and provide education and training to promote self-sufficiency. Thanks to your tax-deductible donation, we are able to make a difference in rural communities around the world.

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