{"id":68744,"date":"2026-09-01T13:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccof.org\/?p=68744"},"modified":"2026-09-01T13:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T20:46:02","slug":"this-organic-month-support-organic-farmers-through-the-ccof-foundation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccof.org\/es\/news\/this-organic-month-support-organic-farmers-through-the-ccof-foundation\/","title":{"rendered":"En este Mes de lo Org\u00e1nico, apoya a los agricultores org\u00e1nicos a trav\u00e9s de la Fundaci\u00f3n CCOF"},"content":{"rendered":"

This Organic Month, we’re celebrating the farmers, professionals, and communities who make organic agriculture possible. The CCOF Foundation advances organic by supporting the people and communities who care for the land. We offer intentional education, financial support, and growth opportunities for organic professionals, assistance for transitioning farmland to organic, and financial relief for farms struck by natural disasters.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how your support of the CCOF Foundation creates lasting change:<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Together, we can empower farmers to grow organic agriculture, which in turn creates a more prosperous, resilient world. Your donation to the CCOF Foundation ensures that organic farmers have the resources and support they need to grow organic.<\/p>\n

With your help, we can continue to support the farmers who are making an impact in organic agriculture.\u00a0By investing in organic farmers this Organic Month, you are supporting healthy soil, clean water, and thriving rural economies.<\/strong>\u00a0Join us in building that future\u2014farm by farm, community by community.<\/p>\n

Donate today<\/a>\u00a0to help the CCOF Foundation keep building a world where sustainable and wholesome organic is not the alternative\u2014but the everyday way we grow, eat, and live.<\/p>\n

Donate Today<\/a><\/p>\n

From scholarships to disaster relief, CCOF Foundation grants meet farmers exactly where they are. Get to know a few of the people your support has helped along the way:<\/p>\n

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Future Organic Farmers<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
\"\"(Yunuen Silva, CCOF Future Organic Farmers Grantee)<\/em><\/strong><\/figure>\n

Future Organic Farmers provides $5,000 scholarships to students and early career farmers for organic-focused studies in college or vocational programs. Since 2014, when the CCOF Foundation was formed, it has provided nearly $1.2 million to students working toward futures in organic agriculture.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the CCOF Foundation\u2019s Future Organic Farmers grant, Yunuen Silva<\/strong> has a clear vision for success: \u201cThe goal of Silva Family Farm is to use regenerative and rotational grazing methods…to increase our soil health and make an overall impact on the land. I will be involved with setting up the farm, from helping set up production systems to becoming our Director of Marketing and Communications.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silva enrolled in ALBA\u2019s Farmer Education Course (a year-long, college-accredited program designed to help aspiring farmers gain the skills to start organic farm businesses), where she consistently ranked among the top students in the course.<\/p>\n

She also co-founded a 501(c)3 organization called Ayudantes de la Tierra, which aims to lessen the struggles of migrant fieldwork by providing tools and aid to farmworkers and their families. \u201cIt is such a blessing that [my father and I] get to contribute to the organic sector as part of the 4% of Latinos with landownership throughout the entire United States,\u201d she says. \u201cThis farm is generational wealth.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Organic Transition<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
\"\"(Joanna Vargas, Organic Transition Grantee)<\/em><\/strong><\/figure>\n

The Organic Transition program provides three-year grants of $10,000 per year to farmers transitioning their land to organic production. Grantees receive multi-year funding, peer-to-peer support, and technical assistance with agronomy, business, financial literacy, marketing, and market development. Since its formation in 2014, the CCOF Foundation has provided more than $1.8 million to farmers transitioning land to organic.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a third-generation farmer, Joanna Vargas<\/strong>\u2019s roots run deep. Originating in Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico, her family has cultivated farmland for decades. Driven by the desire to uphold and advance her family\u2019s organic legacy, Vargas established Monarca Farms in Bakersfield, CA, where she produces livestock, pears, avocados, vegetables, and agave. She is inspired by her grandparents, from whom she learned traditional farming wisdom.<\/p>\n

Vargas now seeks to transition all of her farm\u2019s acreage to organic production, with the assistance of the CCOF Foundation\u2019s Organic Transition grant. “By integrating traditional practices with modern techniques, I aim to honor my ancestors’ legacy while contributing to a healthier, more sustainable future,\u201d Vargas says. \u201cThis grant enables me to further my knowledge and implement organic practices more effectively, ensuring that our family\u2019s farming tradition thrives for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hardship Assistance<\/strong><\/a><\/h2>\n
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The CCOF Foundation offers organic farmers and ranchers direct financial disaster assistance grants, ranging from $5,000 to $20,000, for hardship related to extreme weather or climate impacts. It<\/strong> has provided more than $5.4 million to organic producers facing hard times since its founding.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“We are so deeply grateful for this grant! It will be a key factor in our farm’s survival. Blessings to all of you who made this possible.\u201d<\/p>\n