The Cream of the Crops
Seattle’s Nurturing Roots bets the farm on community, with shareable harvest, an educational center and a mission for healthy growth.
Imagine a small farm in a big city dedicated to growing food, fostering relationships and cultivating the next generation of able gardeners and healthy eaters. Now picture a not-for-profit, volunteer driven endeavor dedicated to health and healing, community and sustenance. Welcome to Nurturing Roots.
Founded in 2016, Nurturing Roots Farm is located on a city-sized block at Beacon Avenue South and South Graham Street in South Beacon Hill. Executive director Nyema Clark grew up nearby and remembers the site when it was just an overgrown pea patch. Today the working farm is filled with fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and chickens.
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