The Refugee Collective’s 20 acre USDA Certified Organic Farm in Elgin, TX reconnects refugees from traditional farming cultures to land in their new communities. Refugee farmers learn production scale regenerative farming methods that are codified in our Resilient Farm Plan, the first of its kind in Texas.

Farmers earn a fair wage by contributing to several collective farm projects. The primary farm team grows fresh produce that is distributed through a weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, as well as to restaurants and wholesalers.  Our refugee food access program, Traditional Provisions, provides community farmers the land, supplies, and skills necessary to grow culturally desired produce for their communities while earning a supplemental income.

The farm is located on land that is a part of the Wilbarger Creek Conservation Alliance.  The Farm’s regenerative land stewardship approach aligns with the mission of the Wilbarger Creek Conservation Alliance to preserve working farms and ranches, open space, scenic views, water, and wildlife habitat in the Wilbarger Creek Watershed. Historically, the farm’s land is a part of the Littig Freedman Colony, where it was previously owned by Jackson Morrow, the first black postmaster in Texas.