Growing Good food

Working together, CEI staff, interns, volunteers, and community partners successfully grew thousands of pounds of produce at Freetown Farm in 2021. Our primary growing space was the Grow It, Eat It Garden , from which 3,000 pounds of produce was donated to the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center, providing residents of their homeless shelter with fresh vegetables and herbs. Food was also grown in our Market Garden, Children's Garden; NAACP garden; and Climate Victory Garden.

Our garden Partners

Just as biodiversity strengthens natural systems, the diversity of human experience strengthens our efforts to create socially and ecologically healthy communities.  CEI is committed to honoring diversity, prioritizing inclusion, and working towards equity in all we do. Our partner gardens are managed by nonprofit organizations that use their space to aid in  their important social and racial justice work. ​

NAACP

HopeWorks

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