TMI Ventures INC - Hayfork is Rising
Hayfork, California · Trinity County

Hayfork is Rising.
Help Us Build It.

California's poorest county. A USDA-designated food desert. A community that has survived wildfires, poverty, and decades of being overlooked - and a team that refuses to let that be the whole story.

#1
Poorest County in CA
22% poverty rate
122K
Acres Burned Nearby
McFarland Fire, 2021
15.6K
Trinity County Residents
Every one matters
0
Grocery Stores Nearby
USDA food desert
Our Mission

Local food. Real jobs. A future, grown here.

TMI Ventures INC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building a food-security and economic-opportunity hub in Hayfork, California. We grow fresh produce locally, train and employ residents, and reinvest every dollar back into Trinity County.

We're not a charity passing through. We live here. We're building something that lasts.

The Reality

Fires. Poverty. No fresh food.

Hayfork has survived repeated wildfires while facing the lowest incomes and longest grocery distances in California.

July - Sept 2021
McFarland Fire
122,653 acres burned. Hayfork served as the main evacuation center. Smoke reached the San Francisco Bay Area.
August 2021
Monument Fire
Highway 299 corridor. Community meetings and resource coordination happened in Hayfork.
September 2025
Cedar Fire
Post Mountain near Hayfork. 100+ acres burned. Evacuations were lifted, but the pattern continues.
Get Involved

Three ways to stand with Hayfork.

Every dollar, every hour, every skill makes a real difference here.

Donate

Every dollar stays local. Fund grow kits, training, and infrastructure directly.

Give Now

Volunteer

Local to Hayfork or helping remotely - we need hands and hearts.

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Donate Skills

Grant writing, web dev, marketing, agronomy - your expertise builds us up.

Share Skills
Giving Tiers

Choose your impact.

Every level funds something tangible. 100% local.

$10
Seedling
Funds 1 grow kit for a Hayfork household.
$25
Grower
Provides fresh produce for a family for 1 week.
$100
Steward
Sponsors a community garden plot for one full season.
$250
Harvest Partner
Funds a micro-grant for a local grower or producer.
Phase 1 - Grow Kits

Fresh food, grown here.

Packed right on Highway 3. Buy a kit for your home, or donate one to a local family who needs it.

🌿
Micro Greens
🌱
Sprouts
🌽
Corn
🥒
Cucumbers
🫐
Green Beans
🍉
Watermelon
🎃
Squash