Founded in 2022 by Isaac Zama, Asawana Farms is a Black-owned Southern Cameroonian/Ambazonian farm in Upper Marlboro growing organic African specialty vegetables for the Washington area. Part of the Watkins Park Incubator and a Maryland-certified Local Farm Enterprise, it also serves as a hands-on learning hub where students, families, and adults learn practical ways to grow food in small spaces while connecting African American communities with the Motherland through food.
State of Maryland Department of Agriculture Certified Local Farm Enterprise
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South Side Family FarmsSince 2014, South Side Family Farms has been a family-led community farming effort rooted in Columbus’s South Side, founded by Minister Aaron and Antoinette Hopkins after 35 years of living and raising their family in the neighborhood. Its urban gardens grow fresh food for underserved residents while creating places where neighbors learn about growing and caring for their health. The farm’s work is shaped by faith, food justice, and the Hopkinses’ focus on passing agricultural knowledge to younger generations.COLUMBUS, OH
ECO City FarmsECO City Farms is a nonprofit urban teaching and learning farm in Prince George’s County that grows organically produced food while training the next generation of urban farmers. Its farms turn food-scarce neighborhoods into productive community spaces, including a 1.5-acre Edmonston farm and a 3.5-acre Bladensburg site built on former apartment grounds. Alongside affordable produce sales, ECO runs hands-on farmer training, youth education, composting and an incubator for emerging farm businesses.EDMONSTON, MD
Oak Spring FarmFounded by Lisa Duff, Oak Spring Farm is a Freeland, Maryland vegetable farm now run by Erika Roan and Adam Mihalik, growing certified organic produce for a customizable CSA serving Baltimore-area families. The farmers emphasize flavor and careful timing, harvesting vegetables such as carrots and tomatoes at their peak and connecting each week’s share directly to the local community. Oak Spring has been certified organic since 2013 and joined the Real Organic Project in 2020.FREELAND, MD
Hansel Hill FarmFounded by first-generation farmers Brian and Vickie on two acres in 2019, Hansel Hill Farm is a Millersville urban micro-farm growing local food and raising animals while welcoming the community for hands-on farm experiences. The disabled combat veteran- and woman-owned farm uses natural, pesticide-free growing methods and turns its working farm into a gathering place through educational programs, seasonal events, and its local Harvest Hub.MILLERSVILLE, MD