Building Community One Alley at a time

Our project focuses on neighbor reclamation of neglected common spaces to build soil, increase urban food sovereignty and access thorugh numerous  scattered community garden projects in the International District and beyond. Working on fostering neighbor relationahips, rainwater harvesting to decrease groundwater use, and to incubate neighbor driven positive impact solutions in our community.

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Food sovereignty​

Right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems.

" Food sovereignty is a food system in which the people who produce, distribute, and consume food also control the mechanisms and policies of food production and distribution. This stands in contrast to the present corporate food regime, in which corporations and market institutions control the global food system. Food sovereignty emphasizes local food economies, sustainable food availability, and centers culturally appropriate foods and practices. Changing climates and disrupted foodways disproportionately impact indigenous populations and their access to traditional food sources while contributing to higher rates of certain diseases; for this reason, food sovereignty centers indigenous peoples."