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Transplanting Traditions Workday

September 23, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

Free
tour group in field at Transplanting Traditions farm

Join us at a community workday at Transplanting Traditions Community Farm. Sign up on Facebook, or just show up.

We’ll have a tour (9 to 9:45 AM) and learn about the farm, and then help complete major farm projects alongside community members and farmers: painting a new barn, mulching pathways, and weeding. Bring your friends and family!

Transplanting Traditions began as a project of the Orange County Partnership for Young Children to adapt refugee farmers from Burma to farming in North Carolina. It has turned into a community space for the families who farm there and the entire refugee community. Farmers grow crops like snake gourd and water spinach that are native to Burma, as well as medicinal plants. Growing their own healthy food insulates the families from food insecurity and prevents illness. The growers share the farm’s abundance with others in the community through donated CSA shares, distribution by PORCH, and direct gifts. Having familiar foods, especially as a new arrival, is a comfort and a way to preserve cultural heritage.

Watch a video about the farm, here.

Location: 2912B Jones Ferry Road, Chapel Hill. Click for more details.

Details

Date:
September 23, 2017
Time:
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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