Our Mission
To work for justice by feeding our community—both body and soul. We feed the body by growing fruits and vegetables and raising bees. We feed the soul by building this farm together, forming a connection to each other and to the earth we are tending.
Misheni Yetu
Kufanya kazi kwa haki kwa kulisha jamii yetu kwa mwili na kwa Roho. Tunalisha kwa ku panda matunda na mboga na kuvuka Nyuki. Tunalisha Roho kwa kujenga shamba ihi pamoja, Kujenga upatanisho kwa kila mmoja na mmjona na kwa Dunia yote mzima.
Our Story
Early in 2020, the Women’s Empowerment Group of FAM Houston began dreaming about a place to grow fresh produce. Thanks to the support of local partners, a new community farm—Shamba Ya Amani—was established and continues to grow week by week. The farm is run by resettled refugees, immigrants, and local Houstonians with the hope that this agricultural endeavor will serve as a model for increasing food access and human connection.
Mapema mwaka wa 2020, kikundi cha Wa Mama wa Nguvu wa FAM Houston kilianza kuota juu ya mahali pa kukuza mazao safi. Shukrani kwa msaada wa washirika wa ndani, Shamba jipya la jamii— Shamba ya Amani— lilianzishwa na linaendelea kukua wiki kwa wiki. Shamba hilo linaendeshwa na wakimbizi, wahamiaji, na wakaazi wenyeji na matumaini ni kwamba shughuli hii ya kilimo itakuwa mfano wa kuongeza upatikanaji wa chakula na uhusiano wa kibinadamu.
about the farm
Our farmers tend their own dedicated raised beds, and these same farmers also make collective decisions about our ¼-acre community field—what to grow and how to harvest and distribute the crops. Women representing around 25–30 households have made commitments to growing food at the farm. As of summer 2022, we’ve expanded to sell some of the produce at market.
Shamba Ya Amani has flourished so that FAM Houston has been able to hire a team of part-time farm stewards who plant, weed, water, harvest, and prepare crops for market. They determine weekly tasks, encourage others to participate, and collaboratively plan the next growing season.
Our regular community volunteer days are Saturdays from 9 am–noon. You’re welcome to join us! Service hours can be earned for various individuals and groups.
HOW TO BUY PRODUCE & FLOWERS
We are inviting African, Asian, and Middle Eastern grocers in the area to buy special varieties, fresh and direct from us! Additionally, a team of apprentices are learning beekeeping and entrepreneurial skills in partnership with Houston Botanic Garden and Bee Mindful in Austin. Through a pilot program with Plant It Forward, we are selling beautiful mixed bouquets, as well as providing cut flowers to local businesses and restaurants.
For more details or inquiries, email our farm manager Kim Meyer: kim@famhoustontx.org
SPECIAL THANKS
Our community partners:
Land owned by: Alief Independent School District
Land managed by: International District
Farm Address
8401 Dairy View Lane
Houston TX 77072
(across the street from Youngblood Intermediate School)
Contact us
Bring a group of volunteers to the farm. Schedule a tour. Make a donation. Become a farmer. Purchase produce or flowers.
Send questions to info@famhoustontx.org