June Chapter Meeting--Regenerative Urban Community Farms with Shift Our Ways Collective

Restoring land goes hand in hand with restoring relationships—with the earth, with each other, and with ourselves.

In 2020, a group of women in the Valley came together with a shared vision: to transform neglected spaces into places that could grow produce and feed people while creating a sense of community and connection. Together they cleared a lot, rebuilt the compacted soil, and began the slow, steady work of regeneration—both of the land and of the community around it. Through composting, mulching, and regenerative practices, they replenished the soil with life, and began to grow organic, pesticide-free produce to share freely with their community. 

What started as a small act of mutual aid has grown into The S.O.W Collective Backyard Farms, where 100% of the harvest is donated to community members who need it most. In addition to their farm sites in Reseda and Arleta, S.O.W. Collective has helped install garden beds in schools and around the community, donating seeds, tools, starter plants, and trees,  and creating a neighborhood-scale food system rooted in care and reciprocity. Along the way, their hands-on workshops, composting and gardening classes, family gathering days, and festivals have made their sites into joyous community hubs.

Join us on June 9th to hear from Shift Our Ways (S.O.W.) Collective co-founder Stephanie Gomez about their local regenerative farms and how it all began. If you've ever wanted to be part of growing and feeding your community, now's your chance!

Register here for the Zoom link.