The Umoja Community Garden Project provides the local community with healthy, nutritious vegetables, fruits, and herbs grown without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other substances which have been proven harmful to one’s health and the earth that sustains us.
The Hunger Coalition created the UMOJA COMMUNITY GARDEN to supply produce for their Community Outdoor Farmer's Market. The Hunger Coalition has coordinated the Community Outdoor Farmers Market since 1991. They operate four outdoor market sites. The market sites are set up once a week beginning in June through October. The Hunger Coalition works in collaboration with the WIC (Women, Infant, Children) program. WIC issues $30 worth of fruit and vegetable coupons to eligible women and children, to be redeemed at our Outdoor Markets. Our outdoor farmers markets allow us to reach low-income families by taking produce into communities. More than 2,500 families benefit from these Markets.
Skills:
- Assisting with youth volunteers
- Creating weekly task list
- Playing in the dirt and tending to the land
- Coordinating a monthly check-in with Hunger Coalition Staff
Supplies we provide during visit
- Gloves
- Water
- Straw Hats
- Hand Garden Tools (Transplanter, Weeder, Trowel, Cultivator, Square Hoe, Triangle Hoe)
SERVICES
- Supplying local markets with fresh produce
- Offering youth training opportunities on the farm
- Community education through farm tours
Garden Work Schedule (August thru November; February thru May)
- Weekdays – Mondays and Wednesday from 5 to 7 pm
- Weekends - Saturdays from 11 am to 1 pm
Natural Urban Farms
- We grow fresh produce using urban agricultural practices for maximum freshness.
Produce Supplier
- We supply local markets and restaurants with natural produce that is nutritious and abundant.
Edible Landscaping
- We will teach you to grow your own food at home. Through edible landscaping we can transform existing flower beds at homes, churches, schools and public parks into sources of beauty and nutrition.
Land Use Consultations
- We are interested in diverse ways of producing natural food all over the globe. We are open to consult public and private interest in developing unique land use solutions.
