Oregon Women for Agriculture is proud to announce the recipients of its Agriculture Youth Mini Grant Program, awarding funding to organizations and schools across Oregon to support agriculture related missions or special projects
This year’s grants support a wide range of innovative, hands-on projects — from school gardens and composting systems to podcasts, beekeeping, and STEM-based agriculture learning. Each project aligns with OWA’s mission of working together to communicate the story of today’s agriculture while investing in the next generation.
The program received a record-breaking 129 applications and awarded 15 recipients just over $10,000. Funding for this project is made possible by the “Fund-a-Need” at our annual auction, thank you to the supporters of this effort who make this program happen!
2025 Agriculture Youth Mini Grant Award Recipients
The following organizations were selected for funding, listed alphabetically:
- 4-H FunDaze Afterschool Program, Lincoln City — $499
Provides youth with hands-on learning in sustainable bucket gardening and willow propagation to explore agriculture, ecology, and environmental stewardship. - Ashbrook Independent School Green Team, Corvallis — $300
Establishes a school composting and worm farm system to reduce cafeteria food waste and support sustainable garden practices. - Banks Public Library, Banks — $600
Supplies youth participating in summer reading with materials to grow vegetables, connecting literacy with hands-on food production. - Creekside Community High School (Ag-Ventures Program), Tigard — $800
Supports high school students in creating agriculture learning kits for elementary classrooms to build leadership and agricultural literacy. - Enterprise Elementary School, Enterprise— $850
Funds raised garden beds to protect crops and expand hands-on plant science and sustainability education. - Jefferson County Middle School, Madras — $700
Supports a Farm to Table initiative where students grow food and prepare meals, learning the full journey from planting to plate. - Liberty Elementary School Parent Teacher Club, Albany — $900
Provides supplies and equipment to complete a school greenhouse and launch a hands-on garden education program. - Lundy Elementary School, Lowell — $488
Enhances a developing school garden with infrastructure and materials to expand agriculture education for elementary students. - Oakland FFA, Oakland — $630
Launches a student-led agriculture podcast to build leadership skills and share local agricultural stories with the community. - Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador Program, Statewide — $900
Upgrades educational presentation tools to strengthen statewide outreach and dairy education efforts. - OSU Extension – Benton County 4-H, Corvallis — $613
Funds production and distribution of an interactive biosecurity game to educate youth on animal health and disease prevention. - Phoenix School Farm and Garden Program, Roseburg — $790
Completes garden fencing and restores beekeeping activities to provide hands-on education in pollination and sustainable farming. - Polk County 4-H Program, Dallas — $600
Restores the Embryology Program by purchasing incubators and supplies for hands-on chick hatching and life science education. - Tillamook Junior High School Agriculture Program, Tillamook — $460
Installs worm composting systems to recycle garden debris and teach sustainable soil and food production practices. - Yamhill County Youth Services Center, McMinnville — $900
Expands the Learn to Earn program with greenhouse support to teach job skills, agriculture, and food donation stewardship.
Collectively, these projects will reach thousands of students and community members across Oregon. OWA is proud to support these programs and looks forward to
For more information about the Agriculture Youth Mini Grant Program visit the program webpage.