Oppression feeds on exhaustion. Freedom takes root in rest. The 16 leaders awarded this year’s Castanea Fellowship are keeping alive a bold vision for how we should farm, fish and feed society. But they do so under unprecedented attack on …
Food, Land, and Liberation
Register Here!A virtual conversation series on re-building systems for our collective liberation As a fellowship rooted in supporting the power and movements of leaders in the food system, one of our main mandates is to cultivate and uplift the good …
A Recipe for Liberatory Leadership
by Krysten Aguilar An hour before sunrise on the island of Kauai, two dozen food and farming justice leaders gathered in the inky twilight of March’s new moon, wading silently, waist-deep into an ocean bay tucked alongside a sacred salt …
Cohort 4 Informational Webinar
Join us for an informational webinar about Castanea Fellowship’s open applications for our fourth cohort (2025-2026). We will share general information about Castanea, our application process and timeline, a sense of the fellowship experience, and have time for Q&A. We …
Applications for Cohort 4 Are Now Open!
Applications are now open for the next cohort of Castanea Fellows! If you’re looking for an opportunity to deepen your leadership and root your work for food justice in joy and community, this opportunity is for you. Applications are open …
2023 Castanea Update
Cohort Three Opening Retreat – May 2023 2023 is proving to be a year of meaningful connection, learning, and restoration. Our third cohort of Fellows came together for an opening retreat in May, at the Barn at Boyds Mills in …
Castanea Fellowship Selects 24 Visionary Food Justice Leaders for its 2023 Cohort
The Castanea Fellowship today announces its 2023 cohort, 24 of the boldest leaders transforming our country’s food web. The cohort includes farmers, chefs, community organizers, entrepreneurs, storytellers, policymakers and more from across 14 states, territories and tribes, drawing from the …
Application deadline September 16th!
What does the Castanea Fellowship have to offer leaders and the food system space? A fellowship that is rooted in liberatory leadership and power & movement building. A diverse cohort of visionary changemakers in the food system. An experience grounded …
Welcome Our 2022 Cohort Selection Committee!
We’re honored to have such a dynamic community dedicated to helping us select the next cohort of fellows. Coming from diverse fields and different parts of the country, we’re lucky to have such an inspiring group of leaders working alongside …
How do we build power together? With food, with laughter, and with deep personal connections
If we’re going to build a new and better world, we need spaces that allow us to show up as our whole selves and that allow us to create joy in food system movements. At Castanea, liberatory leadership means co-creating …