The 25th Acre Foundation
The land needs
who you could become.
We train veterans and career changers in regenerative agriculture without synthetic inputs and place them into working land across the Gulf South.
The model
Most agricultural training ends at graduation.
Ours ends with placement.
Not a certificate. Not a referral. A working position inside an operating network of independently run regenerative facilities.
Train
No synthetic inputs
Chemical-free practice. Topsoil-first systems. Cross-discipline skill building with practitioners who have built working farms from bare ground.
Place
Into working land
Graduates enter a growing network of independently operated regenerative facilities across the Gulf South. The structure exists before you arrive.
Steward
Toward ownership
The system is designed toward steward ownership. Practitioners build equity in the land they work. Continuity is the metric. Not employment.
"The problem is not that we lack people willing to farm. The problem is that we lack a structure that takes them from willingness to working land."
The 25th Acre Foundation
Proof of curriculum
Built by practitioners,
not consultants.
Instruction is led by Mark Shepard, founder of New Forest Farm. Over 25 years building commercially viable regenerative systems at scale. Author, practitioner, operator.
The curriculum is his methodology, adapted for regional deployment. No fertilizer dependency. Regional adaptation. Cross-practice integration. Shared flow space on working land.
The network
Where graduates go.
Graduates are placed into a growing network of independently operated regenerative facilities across the Gulf South. The Foundation trains and places. Each operation runs on its own once practitioners complete programs.
The Foundation funds formation. Commercial operations are independent. The network is expanding.
Proof of curriculum
Veterans. Career changers.
People ready to work.
You do not need an agricultural background. You need a willingness to commit to land-based work, relocate if necessary, and complete a structured training program under experienced practitioners.
The Foundation provides a training stipend, transitional housing, and placement into an operating network upon completion.
The land needs who you could become.
Veterans, career changers, and people ready for a working vocation on the ground.
