South Side Family Farms – Seedlings of Change. Plants for Progress.

Empowering communities by broadening access to fresh food and farming

Feed your family for only $45/week

Become part of our mission to broaden access to healthy foods for low-income, communities of color, by purchasing a share of our harvest! Supplies are limited for our 10-week holistic wellness CSA, so sign up now to secure a 25-pound box of produce and everything you need to cook delicious meals every week!

OUR MISSION

Our future depends on the seeds we sow today. Founded in 2014 as a community garden, South Side Family Farms has grown into urban farming. We work side-by-side as Columbus South Side neighbors to cultivate a community of wellness that heals our bodies, souls, and minds. Together through our urban farming gardens we address food insecurities and provide safe havens for discussion, learning, and reflection. We encourage all to walk in the faith of planting to bring forth fruit and nourishment.

Our goals are to:

increase access to fresh produce and generate awareness of its health benefits among our underserved neighbors
educate agricultural best practices for growing food systems and how to include these foods to diminish chronic health diseases
create sustainable economic avenues in agriculture through entrepreneurship amongst black and brown communities
educate, encourage and inspire youth towards agrarian professions and livelihood
provide safe environments for community connection and collaboration
demonstrate STEM based climate resilient and regenerative agricultural practices

CULTIVATION

COLLABORATION

CONVERSATION

It is our passion to serve our community in Planting Seeds of Progress. We produce plants – fruit on the vine – as agents of change towards better food access, equity, quality, and fair food. We want to sustain and equip generations going forward through knowledge transfer and learning to grow food and food systems.

The first step to becoming a successful beekeeper is to learn as much as you can about the bees themselves. Considering all the variables that may affect your honeybees, you may see something different every time you get into your hive. In order to make appropriate management decisions, beekeepers must be flexible in their ability to figure out why bees are behaving a certain way, and how certain actions may impact their well.