Seeding Power

Agroecology isn't just a set of sustainable farming practices — it's a movement for land, climate, and community justice, led by farmers, Indigenous peoples, and grassroots organizers around the world.

Institutional philanthropy has taken notice. Funding for food systems and climate adaptation is growing. But much of it still flows through top-down channels that sideline those doing the deepest, most transformative work.

Seeding Power is a Proximate editorial series spotlighting the disconnect — and the opportunity. Through stories, interviews, and analysis, we’ll examine how funders can align their strategies with the lived realities of agroecological organizers, and what it looks like to fund food systems from the ground up.