Love Is Love Cooperative Farm
Mansfield, GA
Love is Love Cooperative Farm is a unique collective of first-generation farmers, comprising a multigenerational, multi-ethnic, multi-racial, multi-class group. They believe in the strength of unity to grow food, plants, and flowers at scale for wholesale markets and direct-to-consumer sales. Their ownership structure is democratic and non-hierarchical, building upon the foundation of an existing certified organic farm business. Inspired by the cooperative efforts of various historical groups, including African American farmers since the Civil War and Indigenous American cultures, Love is Love aims to establish a resilient, equitable, worker-owned cooperative farm.
An apprentice at Love is Love Cooperative Farm will engage in all aspects of organic vegetable and cut flower production, including seeding, planting, irrigation, cultivation, harvest, post-harvest handling, and marketing. They will receive training in food safety practices, equipment maintenance, and cooperative organization principles. Additionally, apprentices will learn about CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) management and distribution, gaining valuable hands-on experience in sustainable farming practices and cooperative business models.