Central Texas Farm Incubator Collaborative at ACC
The Central Texas Farm Incubator Collaborative, a collaboration between Farmshare Austin, Austin Community College Agricultural Sciences, Hope Full Farm, and Urban Roots, provides advanced beginning farmers in the start-up phase of their business with access to land, infrastructure, mentorship, business training and marketing outlets to bridge barriers to starting and sustaining a farm.
Program Description
The Central Texas Farm Incubator Collaborative at ACC offers a 3-year lease of .15 – .25 acres of land. The purpose of this program is to increase the growing and financial skills of incubator farmers by providing low-cost land to lease in order to help build their agricultural business.
More information about the program is available here.
Application Information
Applications for 2027 are open July 1 – September 15, 2026
Important Dates
- July 1– Applications for 2027 open
- September 15 – Applications Close
- September – October 20 – Application Review and Interviews
- November – December – Acceptances announced, orientation & preseason onboarding for new incubators
- January 1, 2027 – Lease begins and the farmer may break ground.
