Fellowship

Growing Food

Building Community

Join us

We're an educational non-profit working to cultivate healthy communities through food and education. We envision a thriving network of collaborative, vibrant communities who value the connection between food and health.

AMI's fully sponsored 18-month Fellowship prepares and empowers individuals to become teachers and ambassadors for a more vibrant and accessible local food system. Fellows spend six months in immersive training (Phase I) and one year in non-profit service (Phase II).

Food Access

AMI is dedicated to training farmers and gardeners, bolstering the local food economy, and improving access to healthy, nutrient-dense food. Our produce is incorporated into educational and health promotion projects, donated to hunger relief, and is available for sale at local outlets.

Farm to Hospital

The AMI Farm at Augusta Health is a joint venture of AMI and Augusta Health to raise awareness about the importance of healthy eating and sustainable growing practices to promote health and wellbeing in the community. The farm is located in Fishersville, VA.

"I experienced six months of personal and botanical growth living atop Allegheny Mountain learning about the many intersections between food and community."

- Samantha Taggart, 2014-2015 Fellow