La Finca del Sur: Making of an Urban Farm, 2008-9.

All the information seen here are from 2009 documentation, much of it like the farm has evolved and grown over the 10 plus years.

Please check out the wonderful La Finca del Sur official website.

We are grateful to so many people and organizations that gave life to La Finca. Mr. Vincent Russo the community gardener who’s vision was to find the fallow land as to start an urban farm. Cleo Silver director of FABB working alongside Rey Leiner and Bridget Llanes who’s work were key to incorporating the youth’s visions and needs for an urban farm. Ash Richards who’s big heart and amazing organizing mind helped nurture those seeds into a living farm. The community gardeners who stepped up to be one with the land: Nancy Surun, Karen Washington, Michelle Johnson, Regina Ginyard, Demetrio Surun, ….. to be continued