#BlackHistoryMonth2020 #MakingHistoryNow
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There’s a new farm in Seattle: YES Farm.
Yes Farm, a Black-led farm will grow healthy food for communities of color, while also engaging young people in nature, generating economic prosperity for Black farmers in Seattle, and promoting public health and social justice through increased access to healthy food.
EarthCorps is honored to partner with The Black Farmers Collective and community to help make this project a reality.
Last spring, EarthCorps helped create a restoration plan to transform the land from a weed-infested interstate greenway, into a productive urban farm. Once the plan was created, our crews got to work removing invasive grasses and blackberry. The crews prepared some areas for planting by using a no-till technique where they layered cardboard, mulch, and straw to add nutrients to the soil.
Since much of the existing soil wasn’t yet suitable to grow food, EarthCorps built eight raised garden beds, loaded with nutrient-rich soil and equipped with proper drainage to grow fruits and vegetables. Our crews also constructed gravel trails around the garden beds to give the community access through the farm, and to help suppress unwanted weeds.
This year, EarthCorps has a dedicated Yes Farm corps position to support community outreach, strategic planning, and facilitate more volunteer opportunities. Just this month, the EarthCorps volunteer team had the honor of kicking off the first volunteer event with the Black Farmers Collective, Rebuilding Together Seattle, and community volunteers to build a greenhouse.
Support Yes Farm by making a donation to EarthCorps. Your generous gift will go directly to supporting this project.
EarthCorps is grateful for the generosity of the RealNetworks Foundation and other funders who have made this partnership possible.
We could use a few more hands, sign-up today to volunteer and help support Yes Farm!
Ray Williams was raised in Seattle, and as a former high school science teacher, he has made it his mission to teach about food systems and the role they play in fighting for environmental justice for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities. He helped found the Black Farmers Collective which aims to build a more sustainable, equitable future for communities of color by improving food access, connecting communities, educating about health, and building a local food economy.
Hannah Wilson graduated from the University of Washington with a B.S. in Environmental Science and Resource Management in 2019 and is passionate about addressing environmental health for communities of color through fresh food, clean air and water, and access to green spaces. This year, she will be assisting Yes Farm in organizing more programming with volunteers, and in partnership with local schools, organizations, and the City of Seattle through her position as Outreach Specialist at EarthCorps.
EarthCorps envisions a global community of leaders who create a world where people and nature thrive together.
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