The Hattie Carthan Herban Farm seeks support to continue our ramp up efforts of the apothecary and outdoor kitchen area as well as to help replenish resources in order to continue offering free purification, grounding meditation helpers and key healing resources to people working to care for the Earth and to share and regenerate through ancestral food,soil and herbal practice. As stipulated in the food justice manifesto - "we are committed to being a social movement which does not requires activists to sacrifice their economic wellbeing, health care or personal safety for the greater good. We are the greater good." From its community inception in 2012, The Hattie Carthan Herban Farm has always been about the health and wellbeing of our ecosystem, its members, neighbors and all those finding themselves at the intersections of our societal systems. For almost a decade we've used grassroots methods to remediate and revitalize an oil strewn lot aka brownfield into a thriving community space where all can gather to repair, heal and regenerate through plant and sound ancestral healing practices.

During these difficult times, where many of us are feeling worn and weathered, our bodies and minds crave restoration. Especially our marginalized folks who have been failed by the political and economic systems, community driven healing work is necessary. As we move into the winter month of unknown dealing with a global pandemic, the herbal farm finds itself in a position to address the deep wounds that have been suffered by the Bedford Stuyvesant community. It is no secret that the black and brown communities have been hardest hit and that resources are quite limited at this time. Bedford Stuyvesant now boasts 46% Black, 17.9% Hispanic, 3.2% Asian, 30.1% White (FurmanCenter.org). The CDC estimates that Black and African Americans are estimated to be hospitalized from the virus at a rate of 4.7 times more than other racial groups (cdc.gov).

In addition to the human impact, the environmental impact must also be considered as they are related. Herbal medicine is not just for the care of humans but also supports the health of our livestock and pollinators. Support given to this Project helps contribute to the Earths needs and will help the people working on the farm to develop competency in ancestral embodied herbal practice, mycelium farming and vermiculture We ask that you give anything that you can for the fortification of our transformational work. In 2020, the Hattie Carthan community food projects tripled its community compost intake to 4 tons after government composting operations shut down citywide. Our community work received well deserved recognition for its pioneering role with spiritual farming and Healing from The community food funders working group of funders https://communityfoodfunders.org/2020/06/hattie-carthan-2020-champions-a.... Funds received from this campaign will help us compound on COVID healing justice support for our physical and human infrastructure. Thank You.