01/20/2022
Happy Birthday to our founder, Ms. Virginia Ward!
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The mission of Southwest Birmingham Community Farm is to enhance the quality of urban life and stren and is co-sponsored by Magic City Agriculture Project.
Southwest Birmingham Community Farm was founded by Project Hopewell, Inc. UPDATE! We are working to convert Southwest Birmingham Community Farm (SWBCF) into a financially self-sustaining organic farm. The Vision of Southwest Birmingham Community Farm is different from any other community plot around Birmingham. Our goal is to become a financially self-sustaining youth cooperative training center.
We will hire a farm manager and three youth from the Hillman Neighborhood. While working for Southwest Birmingham Community farm the youth will be given a chance to develop their agricultural and landscaping skills, along with their business and leadership skills. All produce not sold from Southwest Birmingham Community Farm will be donated to the community through Project Hopewell, Inc.'s food bank. We need a total 0f $5,000. We are currently at $2,933 in 3 weeks time! If you want to make this vision a reality, which will also create living wage jobs in the city of Birmingham, please donate here to our crowdfunding campaign:
Operating as usual
10/05/2020
This is beautiful! Shout out to Fountain Heights Farms!
01/22/2018
Photos from Small Farms Research Center - AAMU's post
10/25/2017
Revitalizing an Alabama neighborhood through urban agriculture - NACD
Revitalizing an Alabama neighborhood through urban agriculture - NACD
Guest column by Holly Lynne Killian In the southwestern part of Birmingham, Alabama, lies a seasonal high tunnel (also known as a hoop house) overflowing with fresh vegetables. Located in the neighborhood of Hillman, the high tunnel sits almost like a landmark in this small, tight-knit community. T...
09/08/2017
Photos from Southwest Birmingham Community Farm's post
03/23/2017
03/21/2017
Spring 2017
02/10/2016
Fannie Lou Hamer - Black History - HISTORY.com
"Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I'll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I'm not backing off." - Fannie Lou Hamer http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fannie-lou-hamer
Find out more about the history of Fannie Lou Hamer, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the...
01/28/2016
Harvesting Change: From Farms to the Nation's Capital
"...the status quo is wrong and inequitable... we won't stand for it and in working together, we can secure change." http://earthjustice.org/features/harvesting-change#
Speaking from the fields and in Washington, D.C., farmworkers brought their stories directly to policy makers. Their goal: to connect policy set in...
12/28/2015
Thank you to everyone who has supported us the past five years. The tornado has caused major damage to the community. If we have any new information about this project to report, we will.
11/23/2015
Four Ways Mexico’s Indigenous Farmers Are Practicing the Agriculture of...
Restoring health to damaged land and cultivating respect for the planet. http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/four-ways-mexico-indigenous-farmers-agriculture-of-the-future-20150810
How can we get the most out of our farmland without harming the planet? I traveled to rural Mexico to learn from indigenous farmers.
11/20/2015
The classic image of a farmer is a man. These stunning pics prove that...
"I started FarmHer to update the image of agriculture to include women." http://www.upworthy.com/the-classic-image-of-a-farmer-is-a-man-these-stunning-pics-prove-that-wrong
These pictures — and these women — are just so darn cool.
11/18/2015
'Agrihoods' Offer Suburban Living Built Around Community Farms, Not Golf...
Planned communities centered around gardening? Yes, please! http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/agrihood-the-cannery-davis-california_55ce205ce4b07addcb42d5b0
The model takes the idea of farm-to-table to the next level.
11/09/2015
CLICK HERE to support The Dynamite Hill-Smithfield Community Land Trust
LAST CHANCE to help this crowdfunding campaign! We will get any money you give, so please help us today! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-dynamite-hill-smithfield-community-land-trust#/story
Free The Land. Free The Commons. Smithfield Community, Magic City Agriculture Project, Birmingham,AL | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support...
11/02/2015
CLICK HERE to support The Dynamite Hill-Smithfield Community Land Trust
There's only 7 DAYS left to support this crowdfunding campaign! Due to flexible funding, we will be able to keep all proceeds, so don't procrastinate anymore. SHARE and GIVE TODAY! https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-dynamite-hill-smithfield-community-land-trust#/
Free The Land. Free The Commons. Smithfield Community, Magic City Agriculture Project, Birmingham,AL | Crowdfunding is a democratic way to support...
09/30/2015
Urban Communities Build Autonomous Food Systems
Food justice: Gardening as Resistance! http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?p=1140
In late July Unicorn Riot interviewed three members of Zintkala Luta: a Minneapolis-based educational nonprofit dedicated to offering youth and...
09/21/2015
The Ben Burkett Story: The Unlikely Journey of a Small Farmer
Video reflecting an extraordinary career in agriculture in Mississippi, the nation and internationally. https://youtu.be/JM7zHWey3DQ
The story of Ben Burkett, a Black Mississippi Farmer, is told in the video reflecting an extraordinary career in agriculture in Mississippi, the...
09/17/2015
Summer/Fall 2015
09/09/2015
Food Sovereignty
The 7 Principles of Food Sovereignty. https://youtu.be/9fYGCHoP-HY
Farm Together Now recently teamed up with the National Family Farm Coalition to make a video about Via Campesina's seven principles of food...
09/02/2015
Expanding the Reach of Food Co-ops | Grassroots Economic Organizing
Expanding the Reach of Food Co-ops. http://geo.coop/content/expanding-reach-food-co-ops
In this theme we collect a variety of articles that consider both the successes and the occasional failings of the contemporary food co-op...
08/24/2015
90 percent of our diets could be local -- but only if we nix Big Ag
"In fact, the global economic effects would be huge if we converted our country’s farm acreage to support a locally grown food system..." http://grist.org/list/90-percent-of-our-diets-could-be-local-but-only-if-we-nix-big-ag/
If we completely revolutionize our entire farm system, most of our diets could come from locally grown food, according to a new study.
08/14/2015
The New Food Movement Has a Problem with Race
"From seed to table, we have so many issues with our system." The New Food Movement's Race Problem. https://munchies.vice.com/articles/the-new-food-movement-has-a-problem-with-race
Natasha Bowens—farmer, activist, and author of The Color of Food—sees something missing in our new local, farm-to-table food culture: people of color.
08/10/2015
10 Financial Resources for New and Beginning Farmers
There are many resources—financial and otherwise—available to aid new and beginning farmers in the U.S. http://foodtank.com/news/2015/05/ten-financial-resources-for-new-and-beginning-farmers
In an effort to revitalize farming as a profession, many financing options are available to new and beginning farmers. Food Tank highlights 10 of...
06/19/2015
Our hearts and minds are with Charleston this morning.
06/09/2015
The Color of Food: Building Autonomy as African American Farmers
For Renard “Azibo” Turner, the solution for Black farmers is to find independence by working the land. http://civileats.com/2015/04/14/the-color-of-food-building-autonomy-as-african-american-farmers/
This is the first in a series of four excerpt from The Color of Food: Stories of Race, Resilience, and Farming. Read more about the book and the...
06/01/2015
2015 - Rain Catchment System Training
Our 2014 Fall Rain Water Catchment System Training. A big thank you to Sallie Lee, Rhonda Britton, and the The Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
05/18/2015
2015 - Spring
04/17/2015
Elders of Southwest Birmingham and central Appalachia coming together to discuss community building at the farm.
02/25/2015
2015 Best Planting Dates Calendar for Palo Alto, CA
Get personalized planting dates for your garden, and you can even setup and an email address for planting reminders!
Free personalized planting calendar! The $workingyear Best Planting Dates now covers more vegetables than ever—and stretches from spring through fall planting!
02/21/2015
How to Test the Germination Rate of Your Old Seeds - You Grow Girl
How to Test the Germination Rate of Your Old Seeds - You Grow Girl
I love to buy, collect, save, and trade seed, but I have to admit that I do not go about it in a particularly organized fashion. While I am careful about w
02/21/2015
When To Start Planting Your Garden
When To Start Planting Your Garden
Even though we just hit March, I’m already starting to think about gardening this year. Produce prices continue to climb and the drought in California this year is sure to adversely affect produce ...
02/11/2015
"…the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. Food is the moral right of all who are born into this world." -- Norman Borlaug
02/01/2015
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