Fundraising Update: Help us raise $20,000 in June!

We are currently fundraising to install a new building on the farm which will include a processing kitchen, bathroom, and hospitality space for our summer interns and guests. This space will help us increase our capacity to support our community with local, sustainably grown food year round and allow us to provide new educational opportunities for the community! Once our kitchen is up and running, we will be offering classes, workshops, and kitchen space for community members who want to create and market their own products!

We are SO EXCITED to announce that we've been selected as a recipient of United Way of Story County's 2026 Financial Empowerment Major Grant. United Way has generously awarded us $50,000 in funding for the equipment expenses and personnel costs necessary to furnish our processing kitchen, offer food preservation classes, and enable financial empowerment for our neighbors. With this crucial support from United Way, we will be able to direct the majority of our fundraising efforts to construction costs.

We are VERY fortunate to have received grant funding from the Franciscan Sisters of Dubuque and the Choose Iowa Program to begin construction, but with a total project estimation of $150,000 and construction scheduled for this month, additional financial support is needed! Now that the septic, plumbing, foundation, and floor are in, help us raise the walls and roof!

We need YOUR SUPPORT to complete construction! Please consider making a donation today.

Donate Online
VENMO
(OR www.venmo.com/Mustard-Seed-Community-Farm)

Donate by Check
Mustard Seed Community Farm
366 W Ave.
Ames, IA 50014

Donate to Our GoFundMe Campaign
GoFundMe

Here are some photos of the construction process!