Mina Aria and Anatjuan Adams
Mina Aria and Antajuan Adams, New Roots Urban Farm, St. Louis, MO: Mina Aria and Antajuan Adams run New Roots Urban Farm on reclaimed urban land, providing healthy local food plus urban farming resources and education for their low-income North St. Louis community. Recently devastated by fire, the farm is being revitalized and expanded, with a greenhouse and outdoor kitchen, chickens, and bees.
In addition, New Roots Urban Farm was awarded an additional grant of $5000 from the Invested Faith Special Project/ Emergency Assistance Fund as a way of helping the farm recover from the damage caused by the recent fire.