Esperanza Community Farms is a system-changing, sustainable community agriculture project focused on increasing food security and good health among families living in the Pajaro and Salinas Valleys, especially those from under-resourced communities. We cultivate fresh, pesticide-free, culturally preferred vegetables and fruit varieties, then deliver bi-weekly boxes of produce directly to members’ homes via a subsidized Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program. We work within the regional arts ecosystem and partner with organizations who wish to work jointly to localize the food supply chain. The CSA along with the Farm-2-Cafeteria (F2C) project and our strategic partnerships with small local farmers-of-color via the 7 PLus Organics Coop work interdependently to realize our mission.

Declaración de Diversidad, Inclusión y Equidad (DEI)

Esperanza Community Farms se compromete a fomentar un entorno acogedor, inclusivo y valiente que promueva relaciones reflexivas con nuestro personal diverso, voluntarios, socios comunitarios y clientes. Nuestro objetivo es diseñar e implementar estrategias que aborden las diversas barreras a los productos orgánicos frescos y locales y la justicia económica en la costa central de California. Con este fin, ofrecemos programas y experiencias que garantizan que la comunidad en general, independientemente del género, la raza, la edad, el estado migratorio y el estado socioeconómico, tenga una mayor equidad en materia de salud y justicia económica.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Esperanza Community Farms is committed to fostering a welcoming, inclusive and courageous environment that promotes thoughtful relationships with our diverse staff, volunteers, community partners, and patrons. Our goal is to design and implement strategies that address the varied barriers to fresh and local organic produce and economic justice in the CA central coast. To this end, we offer programs and experiences that ensure that the community at large, regardless of gender, race, age, immigration status, and socioeconomic status, has increased health equity and economic justice.

We are proud to have adopted the following DEI statement which guides our work at Esperanza Community Farms. And, we consider that a DEI statement is simply that, a statement. For that reason, our board and staff consider this a living declaration that will be updated as our team learns, grows and understands more fully how to make it more actionable in the short and long term.

Mission

Promoting consumption of fresh and local organic produce, and economic justice in the Pajaro and Salinas Valley’s, by supplying sustainably farmed produce for families and partners, especially traditionally excluded people.