Key Takeaways
- Napa Green has been awarded a $3 million grant through the National Association of Conservation Districts’ Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) program.
- About $2 million of the total will go directly to local growers.
- Funds support cover cropping, compost and biochar, no-till farming, rotational grazing and hedgerow planting.
- The work is organized through customized Carbon Farm Plans for participating producers.
- Napa Green is targeting the elimination of glyphosate-based products across certified sites by the end of 2027.
Napa Green Secures Regenerative Funding
Napa Green, a nonprofit that advances climate-smart, regenerative agriculture in Napa Valley, has been awarded a $3 million grant through the National Association of Conservation Districts’ Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) program. About $2 million of the total is earmarked to flow directly to local growers, funding on-the-ground practice changes rather than administration.
“This is a perfect time to secure funding for Napa County farms and ecosystems. With all of the fallow land and producers eager for support, we are excited to invest this $2 million into the local soils, biodiversity, and communities and see the returns pay out for decades,” said Ben Mackie, Vineyard Program Director at Napa Green.
What the Grant Funds
The money supports practices including cover cropping, compost and biochar application, no-till farming, rotational grazing and hedgerow planting. The company organizes the work through customized Carbon Farm Plans, which map specific practices to each producer’s land and goals. In 2025, Napa Green says it helped more than 60 Regenerative Certified Vineyard Members eliminate glyphosate-based products, part of a broader goal to remove all synthetic herbicides across certified sites by the end of 2027.
How Napa Green Works With Growers
The company says its certification is built on more than 250 best management practices, and it works directly with vineyards and wineries to put them in place. Directing grant dollars to growers is meant to lower the cost barrier that often slows adoption of regenerative agriculture, especially where carbon-credit revenue has been slow to scale alongside on-farm practice change…