Published in Fall 2023
Headwaters Farm is a 60-acre property on the outskirts of East Multnomah County near Gresham. The Headwaters Farm Incubator Program operates on this property. The business incubator is a robust, 5-year program that provides farmers with affordable access to land, and a variety of valuable farm resources to grow your farm start-up businesses. The Headwaters Farm Business Incubator Program provides tools and training to empower farmers to create successful farm livelihoods. The Headwaters program works to help farmers hone skills in managing farm systems and provides farmers with resources to help overcome common barriers for farm businesses.
The program includes:
• Access to land
• Infrastructure
• Farm & business knowledge
• Markets
• Capital
Details about these resources are available on the Headwater’s website: https://emswcd.org/farmincubator/
Apply now for the next incubator cohort! Application information is available here: https://emswcd.org/farm-incubator/application/
To qualify for the program, farmers should have three years of farming experience including one year in a farm managerial position. The incubator program can be a great next step for farmers who complete a beginning farmer program.
Headwaters Farm is owned and managed by the East Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District. Our mission is to support a farming economy that provides jobs and strengthens the local and regional food system.