Increasing Food Access and
Reducing Hunger Starts in the Community
At Route 1, we believe that farmer viability, food access, and community rooted infrastructure are the keys to strengthening local food ecosystems and ending the racial hunger divide across the globe.
By creating economic opportunities and supporting innovation for local emerging farmers we can create a more robust and resilient economy – one that also ensures enough healthy, nutritious, and culturally relevant food for all.
Our Mission
To increase food access and decrease the racial hunger divide by:
EMPOWERING
ENCOURAGING
EDUCATING
emerging farmers across the globe.
Our Vision
To strengthen adaptable, community-rooted local food ecosystems by aligning farmer viability, food access, and infrastructure into one coordinated system.
Our Beliefs
Driven by the key values of inclusion, integrity, innovation, courage, and community, at Route 1 we believe that—if given the right amount of support and resources—emerging farmers can:
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run profitable farm enterprises
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grow enough healthy, nutritious, and culturally relevant
food to address hunger in the community.
We also believe in the power of food to positively influence health outcomes by ensuring that all communities have access to fresh, regeneratively-grown food sources.
Our work inspires us to introduce youth to regenerative agriculture and educational and career pathways in agricultural production and processing.
