Burundi Farmers Leading New Urban Farm in Decatur
Decatur Metro | June 23, 2010
THIS is great.
Our Community Farm Project is located at 121 Sams Street in Decatur, GA. We are a start-up, urban farm led by experienced Burundi farmers who’ve come to metro-Atlanta as refugees and supported by a group of Burundi women, joining together to grow food, exchange farming knowledge, and to develop a greater understanding of farming practice in the ATLanta area. The farm will also provide the families who are often facing food security risks with healthy food for their tables.
Our Goal: Working in partnership with Susan Pavlin and Refugee Family Services, our mission is to provide these women with practical farm experience, workshops and trips to local farmers markets in order to create new opportunities in production, distribution and marketing.
Stop by their blog for recent updates and pics – including the one above – of their latest efforts and harvests.
Thanks to “For the Birds” for forwarding. (for, for, for!)
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How very cool. I love this idea of a community farm as a tool for learning about the production, distribution and marketing of food. Any idea if the Community Farm Project is a national organization with other outlets or if this is the only one?
That is great! I live right down the street from the farm and have been amazed by how it’s transformed the area. I’m incredibly impressed at how quickly it sprang up.
Wow, thanks for the info! I think my family’s various scout troops can learn a lot from this endeavor.
Is that the former Friends School playground?
Yes, it is the former FSA playground. I’m so glad that it is being put to a good use!