Mission

Tri Cycle Farms’ mission is to grow community through soil as we steward food awareness, education, and empowerment. We envision a world with food security, sovereignty, and sustainability for all.

Category

Family Support

Additional Information

Food recovered from local grocery stores such as Whole Foods Market as well as food grown at the farm, is allocated using our Tri Cycle Farms’ Thirds Share Initiative in which we share a third of what we grow with volunteers, give a third to food pantries and community meals, and sell a third to sustain the farm and demonstrate the economy of food. At Tri Cycle Farms, volunteers share in each harvest and work to grow food for our community.  Produce is donated to Sunday Supper, a weekly community meal prepared at Trinity United Methodist Church, and offered to those who come to us in need. To ensure the sustainability of our programs, produce and herbs are also sold at the Crossroads Farmer’s Market, as well as to local restaurants.  The Grow & Share Everywhere! Program is our initiative to see thriving gardens throughout the community. Through tool sharing, crop mobbing, and informational support, we want to assist with the development of other urban farms, community gardens, and home gardens. Tri Cycle Farms collaborates with knowledgeable local teachers and farmers to offer garden, food, and holistic health classes to the community. Some are hands-on workshops while others are classroom-style, and some charge a small fee while most are donation-based, but we invite all to come share in the knowledge and wisdom. Some examples of our education based events include: How to build a hoophouse or start seeds Native plant and herb identification and foraging walks Mushroom inoculation Cooking and nutrition, including food preservation like canning and dehydrating Using herbs in tinctures, soaps and extractions Creating bird houses or other crafts from forest and garden debris or plants