Helping You Fund Your Mission
You’re doing important work—feeding communities, protecting the land, and making a real difference. But securing funding can be overwhelming. That’s where I come in.
I specialize in grant writing for farms and nonprofits, helping you access the resources you need to grow, sustain your mission, and build a stronger future. My goal is simple: to make sure you have the funding to keep doing what you do best.
My Experience & Expertise in the Field
In 2013, I founded Littleton Community Farm, a nonprofit farm dedicated to feeding the community and promoting sustainable agriculture. When I started, our budget was just $25,000. By the time I stepped away as Executive Director, we had grown to $175,000—all through strategic funding, smart grant writing, and careful planning.
I wasn’t just behind a desk. I wrote grants, created new income streams, worked in the fields, helped distribute CSA shares, ran hunger relief programs, and steered the farm’s strategic direction.
From 2015 to 2023, I helped transform a small farm into a thriving nonprofit. I also served as Vice Chair of the Nagog Hill Orchard Working Group, working with the Town of Littleton, MA, to secure stewardship for a 52-acre agricultural preservation property.
My background isn’t just in farming and nonprofit work—I also hold a degree in Economics from Simmons College in Boston, MA, and spent time managing large-scale staffing projects at Randstad On-Site at Bose. This experience gave me a deep understanding of financial sustainability and strategic growth—knowledge I now use to help farms and nonprofits like yours secure the funding they need.
I specialize in helping farms and nonprofits access funding for:
- Expanding programs & community initiatives
- Infrastructure & equipment projects
- Value added food processing equipment
- Long Term financial sustainability
- Transition to regenerative farm practice
- Implementation of national conservation practice standards
- Upgrades to energy efficiency and the adoption of alternative energy
Funding shouldn’t be a barrier to your mission. I’ll help you amplify your story in a way that funders can’t ignore.
Rooted in Agriculture, Committed to Community
I grew up running through the fields of a small, multi-generational farm, picking up green beans and tomatoes for my mother. That early connection to the land shaped my passion for agriculture and community-driven work.
Today, I live in Littleton, MA, with my husband, two teenage sons, and a home that boasts a flock of five chickens, two cats, beehives, one 4-H dairy cow and a few 4-H sheep that live down the street. When I’m not helping farms and nonprofits secure funding, you’ll find me hiking, biking, practicing yoga, or cooking up new ideas while listening to podcasts.
If you need funding to keep growing, I’m here to help.
- P.O. Box 717 Littleton, MA 01460
- + 1 978-431-0190
- info@rootandsprout.me