Growing Forward Farmers Market- Local Refugees Selling Urban Garden Produce

Growing Forward Farmers Market- Local Refugees Selling Urban Garden Produce A mini-farmer's market featuring freshly grown, pesticide free produce grown by local refugees. Food and drink available.

Come and join us on Sunday mornings starting June 22 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and purchase your organically grown produce from refugee farmers. Middle-eastern iced tea -juleps and Somali meat-filled pastries (Sambusas) will be ready and fresh to enjoy. Louisville becomes home to thousands of refugees each year. Fleeing violence and persecution, many of them escape with little more than their agri

cultural skills, With the help of Catholic Charities’ Refugee
Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) participants plant and harvest a bounty of vegetables which are available for sale to the public.
100% of the proceeds go directly to the growers to help them
acclimate to their new country. The second annual Gleaning Project will accept your home grown
produce to sell at the Growing Forward Refugee Farmers Market to
benefit the refugees. Just bring your bounty to the market and we
will take care of the rest.

07/16/2017

Amina and the other refugees will not be at the market today. We will reopen next Sunday with plenty of wonderful and fresh produce.

06/24/2017

Because our Muslim refugees will be celebrating Eid, the market will be closed tomorrow. We will reopen next Sunday! Have a blessed and joyous Eid!

05/31/2017

The Growing Forward mini-Market is now open! We need you! Please remember that 100% of all proceeds are returned instantly to the refugees who grow the produce. Get great vegetables and do a good deed all at the same time! Shopping at the Growing Forward Market has always been about social justice :) Please come! Eating beautiful food can become an act of kindness. Please share and tell your friends!

Here is who we are;

Come and join us on Sunday mornings starting NOW from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm and purchase your organically grown produce from refugee farmers.

Fresh-made Somali meat-filled pastries (Sambusas) will be ready and fresh to enjoy.

Louisville becomes home to thousands of refugees each year. Fleeing violence and persecution, many of them escape with little more than their agricultural skills. With the help of Catholic Charities’ Refugee Agricultural Partnership Program (RAPP) participants plant and harvest a bounty of vegetables in urban settings around Louisville. These are harvested and made immediately available for sale to the public.

100% of the proceeds of our Market go directly to the refugees.

The 7th annual Growing Forward Gleaning Project, located at the Market, will also accept YOUR home grown produce to sell at the Growing Forward Refugee Farmers Market to benefit the refugees. OR- we will deliver it to the homeless. Just bring your bounty to the market and we
will take care of the rest.

05/20/2017

GREETINGS! The Growing Forward Market will open for the season TOMORROW, May 21! Small amounts of early season produce (usually greens) will be available! We will be open each Sunday from now on, barring weather or unforeseen circumstances.

09/11/2016

Sad News: A death in the family of the refugees who sell produce at our market will require us to be closed tomorrow. Please keep Ameena and Amir's family in your thoughts and prayers.

Refugee farmers and student assistants with produce from last week's sale. Kales, lettuce, chard, and many more deliciou...
06/10/2016

Refugee farmers and student assistants with produce from last week's sale. Kales, lettuce, chard, and many more delicious early spring great to eat plants! They will all be back next this Sunday!

06/10/2016

The Growing Forward Farmer's mini-Market is pleased to announce that our GLEANING PROJECT will once again be occurring this Summer! If your garden has an abundance of any produce, pick it and bring it to us at the Market on Sunday mornings (1960 Bardstown Rd, Louisville Ky, 40205 10-12) We will make certain that it is delivered promptly to a local homeless shelter, food pantry, or given to refugees/individuals who need food. Please tell your friends that we can help if they have too many tomatoes!

05/22/2016

GREETINGS! WE ARE BACK FOR THE SEASON!

Starting SUNDAY JUNE 5 the Growing Forward Farmer's Market will be back open for the Summer Season!

Please help us to spread the word about this tiny but wonderful mini-Farmer's Market! If you can't visit, please share or like so that the refugees can get more walk-up traffic. Your visit or sharing would be deeply appreciated! We need your love!

Why visit us? Farm fresh, pesticide free produce, grown by refugees from Catholic Charities is available every Sunday in front of St. Francis of Assisi Church. Student members of the St. Francis Committee on Conscience are always on hand to help you with your shopping needs. MEAT PASTRIES/SAMBUSAS (cooked on-site) WILL ALSO BE SOLD! 100% of all proceeds are returned immediately to the refugees. Your shopping can be stewardship.

LOCATION: 1960 Bardstown Rd Louisville, Ky 40205
HOURS: Every Summer Sunday 10:00 - 12:00 (unless it storms-rain can cancel this outside event)

The vegetables are in the prime of Summer! Join us SUNDAY from 9:30 - noon and see for yourself! We would love to have y...
08/08/2015

The vegetables are in the prime of Summer! Join us SUNDAY from 9:30 - noon and see for yourself! We would love to have you!
Don't forget we have Somali meat pastries, fresh free range Franciscan chicken eggs, and fabric items made by refugees from Catholic Charities' Refugee Sewing Project! If you can't come, tell a friend!

The vegetables are in the prime of Summer! Join us today from 9:30 - noon and see for yourself! We would love to have yo...
07/26/2015

The vegetables are in the prime of Summer! Join us today from 9:30 - noon and see for yourself! We would love to have you!
Don't forget we have Somali meat pastries, fresh free range Franciscan chicken eggs, and fabric items made by refugees from Catholic Charities' Refugee Sewing Project! If you can't come, tell a friend!

The Growing Forward mini-Farmer's Market is trying to GROW! But, we need YOUR Help! Aside from pesticide-free produce, f...
07/11/2015

The Growing Forward mini-Farmer's Market is trying to GROW! But, we need YOUR Help! Aside from pesticide-free produce, free range chicken eggs, and Somali meat sambusas, we are now offering fabric goods sewn by refugees from Catholic Charities Immigration and Migration Services. Adjustable kitchen aprons, hot pads, and change purses can be now purchased As with the produce, 100% of the proceeds are returned to the refugees.

How can you help! Please consider stopping by on Sundays between 10:00 -12:00! If you can't please tell a friend! Even the smallest of purchases creates a great amount of potential and hope for the refugee participants of these programs :)

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Louisville, KY
40205

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+15024566394

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