The ancestors rejoice every time we plant a seed.
Coyote Gourd Farms
Coyote Gourd Farms is an acknowledgement of Black folks who have made home in Tovaangar. The Coyote Melon is a sacred gourd of the Tongva people, who love and steward these lands surrounding and including South Central Los Angeles. As African people, the Calabash gourd is sacred to us as well, for within it sits the spirit, and it represents the world that holds us all. This marriage of the two speaks truth to a past, present and future where Black folk, as Natives stolen from our homelands, are in deep spiritual community with the peoples and other-than-human relatives whose homelands we are guest in.
In service of this deep and deepening relationship, we grow California Native seeds lovingly harvested by Tongva conservationist and dad, Nicholas Hummingbird, at Walqaqsh Native Seeds. We also learn from him and other Tongva folks about best practices for land “management”, plant care and rematriation of our other-than-human relatives. We also pay a Kuu’y Nahwa’a, a guest exchange, to the Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy.
Learn with us at a community event, join our CSA, and learn more about our 3 gardens across South Central!
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Coyote Gourd Farms - Inglewood
Coyote Gourd Community Farm is an extension of our work in the community, a fully functional small farm that grows Black and African diasporic produce and herbs for the community. We have secured land and are breaking ground in 2024!
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Coyote Gourd Farms - Compton
At our Compton growing site, we focus on field crops; grains, beans, okra, sesame, and garlic. We are located at Greater Watts Community Garden. To volunteer at this site, follow the link to fill out our volunteer form!
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Coyote Gourd Farms - South Central
We recently broke ground at our newest site on 65th and Western! We are currently waiting on soil test results and looking for 2025 volunteers! Here, we will focus on fresh fruits and vegetables: greens, eggplant, squash, sweet corn, peppers, and more. To volunteer at this site, follow the link to fill out our volunteer form!
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Community Supported Agriculture
Interested in fresh produce? CLick here to join our CSA program, support local agriculture, and get fresh African produce delivered straight to your door!
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Greens Not Grass Neighborhood Campaign
Greens not Grass is a neighborhood campaign, reflecting an international movement, putting the power to feed ourselves back into our hands, where it belongs. Greens not Grass holds the hope of our community.
we know the powers that be will not save us, so we must save ourselves.
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South LA Seed Circle
Come join a garden of growers as we swap seeds, stories, and learn together. Seed Circles meet once a month on Saturdays. Fill out our Volunteer interest form to join the mailing list. Click the link below to learn more about this year’s seed project, sign up to steward a seed for our collective better future.
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Upcoming Events
Check here to stay updated on what’s going on! And join the newsletter to get information on upcoming Seed Circles, workshops, plant exchanges, and other community events!
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Articles + Resources
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