SUSU COMMUNITY FARM INC
Programs
Box of Resilience CSA
SEE SCHEDULE OBOX OF RESILIENCE CSA - THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA PROVIDED 55 SHARES OF LOCALLY GROWN, CULTURALLY RELEVANT AFRICAN AND DISPORIC PRODUCE TO NEARLY 200 FAMILIES FROM THE GLOBAL MAJORITY IN WINDHAM COUNTY, VERMONT, EACH WEEK FROM JUNE TO OCTOBER. THESE SHARES WERE DISTRIBUTED AT NO COST, TOTALING 1,045 BOXES OF FOOD, MEDICINAL HERBS AND KITCHEN STAPLES LIKE EGGS AND BREAD OVER 20 WEEKS. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO ADDRESS FOOD INSECURITY AND STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS TO CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT FOODS WHILE SUPPORTING COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS. IN ALIGNMENT WITH SUSU'S VALUES OF COMMUNITY AND SOLIDARITY, THE CSA PROGRAM ALSO INCLUDED FOOD PROCUREMENT FROM LOCAL FARMS AND FOOD PRODUCERS, ENSURING A WELL-ROUNDED, COMMUNITY-ORIENTED SHARE. THIS APPROACH HELPED CREATE A SOLIDARITY ECONOMY, WHILE ALSO FOSTERING RESILIENCE THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH OTHER LOCAL FARMERS AND FOOD GROWERS.THE PROGRAM WAS ENHANCED BY THE CREATION OF A NEW HALF-ACRE PLOT OF GROWING SPACE, ENABLING THE FARM TO EXPAND PRODUCTION AND MEET THE INCREASED DEMAND. THIS WAS COUPLED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF IRRIGATION SYSTEMS TO ENSURE CONSISTENT WATERING, ESPECIALLY GIVEN FLUCTUATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, THE FARM INVESTED IN BUILDING A 36X48 FOOT SOLAR POWERED HOOP HOUSE TO IMPROVE CLIMATE RESILIENCE AND EXTEND THE GROWING SEASON, AS WELL AS A 16X32 FOOT RECYCLED WINDOW GREENHOUSE TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION OF HERBS AND SEEDLINGS. A KEY FOCUS OF THE PROGRAM WAS REBUILDING AND ENRICHING SOIL HEALTH BY RESTORING FALLOW FIELDS, EMPHASING REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES THAT IMPROVE THE LAND'S LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY. OTHER INVESTMENTS IN LAND MANAGEMENT INCLUDED REMOVING DEAD TREES THAT THREATENED GARDENS AND BUILDINGS, FURTHER SAFEGUARDING THE FARM'S INFRASTRUCTURE AND AGRICULTURAL INTEGRITY.THE BOX OF RESILIENCE CSA NOT ONLY PROVIDED CRITICAL FOOD ACCESS BUT ALSO STRENGTHENED COMMUNITY HEALTH, WELLNESS, AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE, LAND-BASED APPROACH TO FOOD JUSTICE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$582.2KYouth To Liberation Pipeline
SEE SCHEDULE OYOUTH TO LIBERATION PIPELINE - FOCUSES ON EMPOWERING YOUTH THROUGH HANDS-ON LEARNING AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. SCHOOL VISITS BY LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCHOOLS ALLOWED CHILDREN AGES 12-19 TO LEARN ABOUT AFROINDIGENOUS FARMING TECHNIQUES, PERMACULTURE, AND NO-TILL METHODS, EMPHASIZING THEIR ROLE IN CLIMATE RESILIENCE. THE VERMONT VILLAGE SCHOOL ENGAGED WEEKLY, BUILDING AND MAINTAINING THEIR CHILDREN'S GARDEN AND VOLUNTEERING ON THE FARM WHILE PARTICIPATING IN EMERGENT NATURE-BASED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM CREATED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AND INTRODUCED OPEN PLAY, A LOW-INTERVENTION PLAY-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-12, FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND CONNECTION WITH NATURE. THESE PROGRAMS REPRESENT SUSU COMMUNITY FARM'S DEEP COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY, HEALING, AND SUSTAINABLILITY, OFFERING HOLISTIC, IMPACTFUL EXPERIENCES THAT ADDRESS BOTH IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND LONG-TERM TRANSFORMATION.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$46.7KTrauma Conscious School of Liberation
SEE SCHEDULE OTRAUMA CONSCIOUS SCHOOL OF LIBERATION - BROUGHT TOGETHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO THE LAND, OFFERING INTERACTIVE, EMBODIED PROGRAMS THAT HELPED INDIVIDUALS HEAL AND GROW TOGETHER. THE PROGRAM CONFRONTED TRAUMA AS A MEANS TO CHALLENGE AND OVERCOME BIASES THAT HINDER THE CREATION OF THRIVING, MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITIES. THIS WAS ACHIEVED THROUGH LONG-TERM AND SHORT-TERM INITIATIVES SUCH AS:THE GRIEF GARDEN - THE GRIEF GARDEN IS A TRANSFORMATIVE, ELDER-LED SPACE AT SUSU COMMUNITY FARM WHERE COMMUNITY MEMBERS GATHER TO PROCESS GRIEF AND LOSS THROUGH LAND-BASED REFLECTION AND EMBODIMENT. THIS THERAPEUTIC INITIATIVE INTEGRATES NATURE-BASED HEALING PRACTICES, OFFERING A SAFE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT TO CONFRONT PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE GRIEF. BY FOSTERING HEALING THROUGH CONNECTION TO THE LAND, THE GRIEF GARDEN SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS IN THEIR JOURNEY TOWARD EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING AND RESILIENCE, WHILE ALSO STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY BONDS. THIS PROGRAM IS A VITAL OFFERING FOR HEALING AND RESTORATION WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.UNBODYING WHITE SUPREMACY - THIS PROGRAM IS A HEALING AND EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVE DESIGNED TO CONFRONT AND DISMANTLE THE HARFUL EFFECTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY ON INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES. THROUGH EMBODIED PRACTICES, DISCUSSIONS, AND GROUP WORK, PARTICIPANTS EXPLORE HOW INTERNALIZED BIASES AND SYSTEMIC OPPRESSION MANIFEST INTHE BODY AND MIND. THIS PROGRAM FOSTERS PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE HEALING, CREATING PATHWAYS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO UNLEARN AND TRANSFORM OPPRESSIVE BEHAVIORS, AND BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE, EQUITABLE, AND THRIVING MULTIRACIAL COMMUNITY. IT IS A CORE PART OF OUR COMMITMENTS TO JUSTICE, LIBERATION, AND COMMUNITY WELL-BEING.FOOD AS MEDICINE CLASSES - THESE NO COST CLASSES EMPOWER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO EXPLORE THE HEALING PROPERTIES OF FOOD THROUGH HEANDS-ON LEARNING AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICES. PARTICIPANTS GAIN PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO INCORPORATE MEDICINAL HERBS AND NUTRIENT-DENSE FOODS INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES TO SUPPORT HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.. THESE CLASSES EMPHASIZE THE CULTURAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FOOD, BRIDGING ANCESTRAL WISDOM WITH MODERN WELLNESS PRACTICES. BY FOSTERING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND PROMOTING HOLISTIC HEALTH, FOOD AS MEDICINE PROVIDES TOOLS FOR INDIVIDUALS TO HEAL AND THRIVE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITIES.SUSU SANGHA YOGA - OFFERS DONATION-BASED, ACCESSIBLE, RESTORATIVE YOGA ROOTED IN INDIGENOUS ANIMIST WISOM AND SOMATIC PRICIPLES. HELD TWICE A WEEK AT SUSU COMMUNITY FARM, THIS COMMUNITY-CENTERED PRACTICE FOSTERS PHYSICAL, EMOTHIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING. BY INTEGRATING MINDFULNESS, BREATHWORK, AND GENTLE MOVEMENT, SUSU SANGHA YOGA PROVIDES A SPACE FOR INDIVIDUALS TO RECONNECT WITH THEIR BODIES AND THE LAND, PROMOTING HEALING, RELAXATION, AND COLLECTIVE RESTORATION. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PERSONAL GROWTH, HEALING FROM TRAUMA, AND THE BUILDING OF RESILIENT, CONNECTED COMMUNITIES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$109.3K
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