APPLICATIONS DUE MAY 16, 11:50PM
The Madrona Fellowship for Food System Leaders is a 12-month leadership development program that supports Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) working at the intersections of food, land, culture, and climate. The program begins in September 2025. Through seasonal gatherings, mentorship, and peer connection, the fellowship nurtures transformative leadership that is rooted in land, community, and collective care. Guided by the rhythms of the bioregion, it offers space for reflection, relationship, and regeneration.
For this year’s cohort, we are expanding the Fellowship’s geographic reach—from the Upper Willamette Valley to the Lower Salish Sea—growing a bioregional network of leaders grounded in place and relationship. The program now brings together Fellows across three regional hubs: Portland, Chehalis, and Seattle. All Fellows gather seasonally for land-based immersions at our central farm site near Chehalis.
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