Mentees:
We're bridging the gap between fresh food access and ambition
We're on a mission to co-create fresh food freedom accessible to everyone. By networking the spokes of the local food hub wheel in our region, mentees get firsthand, transparent exposure to expertise of seasoned farmers, chefs and agriculture business professionals eager to fortify local food supply chain in LaSalle County. OhmS offers a closed-cycle mentorship bringin powerful methods and impactful insights directly to you for immediate practical use.
MENTOR combined yrs experience:
178 yrs
Completed Mentoring Seasons
# of Local DAF Farms
5
125+
Culinary Arts
FoodPreneurs
Farmers
From cooking for a tribe to training as a Michelin star Chef, we seek mentors willing to implement a zero tolerance policy for synthetic chemicals in food. If you are a chef eager to dedicate a year to leading an Intensive of creating simple recipes with base ingredients grown by our farmer network, inquire within!
Perhaps you're yearning to reconnect with canning techniques and family recipes. Or maybe you're a passionate baker looking to support local farmers in your signature market offering. From canning to drying to freezing and ready-to-go meals, we seek passionate makers dedicated to the OhmS local food pledge.
Hoping to get your edible blooms into jams & jellies - or- want to turn your bumper crop tomato harvest into a signature salsa for off season sales? More than 125+ Midwest USA regenerative farming families supply our accelerator kitchen with fresh, densely nutritious food and you can, too!
Our advantages
Experiences, creativity, resilience
Be inspired
Get connected
Enjoy yourself
We want to give you the help and support you need to discover if a farming vocation is for you. It's a tough track, both mentally and physically. The reward lush with purpose, meaning.
Here, you’ll find the teachers, the tools, the guidance, the connection, and the courage to create your own unique path along this journey. There is room for everyone and, at OhmS, all are welcome.
Discover the work that excites you most and build it seed by seed into something both meaningful and original. Each session puts how you 'feel' about farming first. Joy is the ultimate goal.