George Washington Carver Farms

Summary: Ujima has been actively working in St. Louis’ 11th Ward since 2018. These north city neighborhoods have been devastated by food apartheid and environmental racism. The toxic conditions create ecosystems filled with violence, poverty, crime, as well as detrimental effects to the community’s mental and physical health. This produces a greater sense of urgency around our mission of cultivating community through food justice, environmental stewardship, and youth empowerment. We are doubling down on our mission and work towards making an impact now and for future generations. George Washington Carver Farms is inspired by our ancestor’s legendary work. In his honor, we will continue to empower communities through agriculture, environmental stewardship, and art. This urban farm restores abandoned and unsafe land. It is a beautiful green landscape that creates space for fresh food, native plants, outdoor education, jobs, healing, and justice. 

• We organize and develop group projects to benefit marginalized communities, the community, to encourage leadership, character, compassion, and community service
• We provide courses, classes seminars, and workshops for  personal development, community development, professional development, agriculture, and environmental stewardship
• We provide people access to fresh foods, produce, cooking herbs, and flowers
• We provide people access to farming and agriculture, green infrastructure, and employment opportunities within farming, agriculture, and green infrastructure