Gather with MESA
We invite you to invest in the skills, networks and hope that sustains farmers worldwide.
As we plan for 2026, MESA needs your help keeping hearts and programs open.
Your generosity supports:
Immersive, experiential, cross-cultural programs that pair experienced regenerative farmers with emerging agroecology leaders
Mini-grants for farmers building community food sovereignty around the world
Need-based scholarships for agroecology certificate course participants
Through 2025, all donors who support MESA are entered to win one of (2) $250 gift certificates and (2) $50 gift certificates to Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds!
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When the U.S. Embassy closed one door, MESA opened another. Ibrahim M. is a former Sierra Leonean child soldier turned agroecology leader. We tried to bring him to the U.S. as a ‘SAGE’ Steward this year - but global politics forced us to reimagine partnership.
MESA is supporting Ibrahim and Sierra Leone’s Kola Nut Producers Association to grow climate-smart coffee and community resilience.
Click here to meet Ibrahim and see how MESA keeps agricultural connection alive across borders.
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Every seed Wisdom cultivates in Tennessee grows learning he will carry home to Ghana. Your gift helps more farmers like Wisdom transition from conventional to organic farming methods and vision farm futures connected to a global agroecology community.
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A few hundred dollars. Countless ripples of change. From cacao fields in Peru to a new CSA hub in Sri Lanka, MESA alumni are turning small grants into tangible (and tasty) impact in hometowns and fields around the globe.
Keep up with stories from MESA fields near and far:
Gather with Gratitude
Thank you to the generous team at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds! We are fortunate for Baker Creek’s long-term commitment a U.S. farm host, a MESA organization partner, and for sharing their love of heirloom seeds with you!