TOA exists to prepare the next generation of farmers, ranchers, and agribusiness students for the future of organic agriculture in Texas.

TOA offers agricultural students an opportunity to learn small-scale farming, fruit and nut production, ranching of grassfed beef, ornamental horticulture production, landscape management and a host of other agriculture experiences. This program is offered to the serious student who wishes to learn about organic, sustainable, and regenerative agriculture.

TOA Learners benefit from a combination of hands-on and directed book learning. In-the-field learning is integrated with a targeted curriculum developed from best-in-class books. The instructional materials are based on decades of experience and delivered by instructors who want to meet students’ needs. Learners are given onsite instruction and study guidance to pursue learning that follows their interests. Each experience is custom-designed to that student's needs.

Learners can progress at the rate they choose; it is up to them to complete a course or finish a book. Those who complete their studies will be recommended to other landowners for positions at farms and/or ranches.

Learners keep 90% of the money they earn from growing, producing, and selling the crops and animals they raise.

TOA's home is at the Blue Rock Ranch, just north of Schulenburg, Texas.

TOA offers each farming Learner their own portion of land on which to practice, experiment and experience farming. This land is loaned at little cost to the student (10% of the value of any TOA produce they sell). When they graduate from TOA, that land becomes available to other students.

Ranching Learners can raise cattle on the Blue Rock Ranch, with a 10% fee for land management coming from the sale of any animal(s) that Learner raises and sells. In essence, Learners tithe back to the Blue Rock Ranch from their earnings in order to support future Learners and the TOA mission.

Think Organic Academy also offers many free classes to short-term Participants.

Participants who will benefit from TOA classes include beginning farmers, ranchers, landscape contractors, nursery growers, and others who want to learn small-scale business process and management. Hobbyists can greatly improve their skills. Environmentalists who wish to better understand how agribusiness operates are welcome.

If you are looking for a place to learn regenerative, sustainable, organic, and eco-agriculture, join us at Think Organic Academy.