Southside Community Farm
Southside Community Farm (SCF) is an urban food space in the historically segregated Black Southside neighborhood of Asheville, North Carolina, which exists on stolen Cherokee land. Since 2014, SCF has been a BIPOC-centered space for neighborhood residents to enjoy healthy food and to connect with nature and each other, which is especially important in a neighborhood that includes four low-income public housing developments (Erskine, Walton Street, Livingston Heights, and Bartlett Arms) and which lacks basic access to fresh food. Our passion is building neighborhood food sovereignty through food distribution, environmental education, racial justice, and connection with the land. We also act as a hub of knowledge and community for people of color beyond the neighborhood limits who seek connection with land and each other. On our main farm plot, which is about half an acre, we grow a variety of vegetables, fruits, and herbal medicines using organic practices and sustainable agriculture techniques based in traditional African and Indigenous knowledge. We believe in growing food that’s good for people and our planet.
Contact: [email protected] find out more and donate to their farm https://southsidecommunitygarden.org/
Contact: [email protected] find out more and donate to their farm https://southsidecommunitygarden.org/