Story of the Week: Jones Valley Urban Farm
With the rise of the fast-food industry in recent decades and the availability of so much processed food in mass-market grocery stores, the distance between people and organic food is increasing. Sustainable farming and organic food movements are spreading across the nation as a reaction against the trend to be apathetic about where your food comes from, how nutritious it is, or how much it actually costs to get from the farm where it was grown to your local grocery store. Jones Valley Urban Farm is a part of this movement of back-to-the-basics local farming. JVUF is a non-profit organization based in Birmingham that exists to educate the community about healthy food and give people the opportunity to grow their own food the natural way.
JVUF’s vision is to “be a model sustainable urban farm that teaches youth and the Birmingham community about sustainable agriculture and nutrition through outdoor experiential education.” JVUF grows food at a variety of locations, including 3 acres of vacant property downtown and 7 acres of land at Mount Laurel. Their community garden rents 4×8 foot plots to 30 members who then grow their own organic produce and flowers on it under the guidance of JVUF staff. From the months of May through October, JVUF sells their food, flowers, and herbs to the public at the After Work Farm Stand and Pepper Place Farmers Market. JVUF is also involved in a Food Box program which provides family-sized boxes of fresh fruits, vegetables, and healthy recipes at low cost through a weekly subscription.
Jones Valley Urban Farm does much more than just grow and sell food. They also host a variety of educational programs that inform everyone from pre-schoolers to students to adults about gardening, sustainable farming, and nutrition. Their Second Saturday Education Series invites families, adults, gardeners, and anyone else who wants to play in the dirt to learn more about gardening! The next one is this Saturday, December 12, and the topic is Hunger in the Real World, so visit their website if you’d like more information on that class or any of their other great programs.
In an interview in the Tannehill Trader, Executive Director Edwin Marty shares his hopes of changing Birmingham through Jones Valley Urban Farm: “The vacant land all over Birmingham could be the very earth that feeds the people that aren’t getting enough fresh fruits and vegetables. And it could give those same people jobs and a way to make an honest living. Imagine if Birmingham grew 50% of all its own food!” It seems that JVUF is well on its way to making those hopes into realities as it continues to educate the community and promote healthy food in practical ways.
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Tags: community, garden, jones valley urban farm, nutrition, organic farming, story of the week, sustainability
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