Richmond's Shalom Farms celebrates its 15th anniversary

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WRIC 8 News reported that Shalom Farms in Richmond, Virginia is inviting the community to celebrate its 15th Anniversary Open House.

About Shalom Farms' Anniversary

The free event will be held at the organization’s home, 1311 Westwood Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227, on Sunday, July 21, 2024, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Families can enjoy farm tours, food trucks, kids' activities, a mobile market, complimentary refreshments, cooking demonstrations, and more during the event.

Sunday will also feature information booths from various community organizations and a brief program at 2:30 p.m.

A schedule of Sunday’s events and an RSVP link can be found on the Shalom Farms website.

Shalom Farms executive director Änna Ibrahim told 8News:

“This is a really cool opportunity to come and see how vegetables are grown, how a farm operates, and how the quality of the food that goes out to the community – how that is done.”

About Shalom Farms

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Shalom Farms is a nonprofit farm and food justice organization working for an equitable food system in Richmond, VA. With two production farms, dozens of partners, and innovative food access programs, Shalom Farms grows and distributes over 600,000 servings of certified naturally grown produce every year.

Since 2009, the nonprofit—founded by the United Methodist Urban Ministries of Richmond—has grown more than two million pounds of produce for the City of Richmond and runs more than 25,000 farmer’s markets in area neighborhoods.

Ibrahim said:

"This is a working farm in the heart of the city which is not something folks usually have the opportunity to see because farms are far away, and they’re not on a bus line, and they’re not five minutes away from your house.”

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The food grown at Shalom Farm is distributed through its network of programs and partnerships in communities with limited access to healthy food.