Welcome to the Chester Agricultural Center

Our mission is to help grow an equitable and inclusive regional food system. We see a future where land is affordable to diverse, aspiring farmers, where food is accessible to all, and where we respect and steward the unique soils and ecosystem in our care.

Our mission and vision come alive through our work:

• Our farmland access program offers long-term, secure tenure to early-stage farmers, and includes the access to leased space in our wash/pack/cold storage facilities, greenhouses and storage barns

• All of our farms use organic, regenerative agricultural practices, sustaining the vital Black Dirt muckland soils we are situated on

• We strive for language justice through Spanish-English access to our daily functions, bilingual staff and farmer technical assistance

• We are a space for community convening: for learning, agricultural professional development and celebrations

• CAC and our partners are creating a housing model for farmers and farm workers, one which aims to balance the need for affordable housing with the desire for a carbon neutral project that can be a model for others to come