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Sowing Seeds of Change Urban Farm

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Sowing Seeds of Change Urban Farm

Our Urban Farm provides vocational training for young adults with disabilities and foster youth.

04/30/2026

Wellness starts from the ground up 🌱✨

At Sowing Seeds of Change, we believe caring for the Earth is also caring for ourselves—mind, body, and community. From nourishing soil to growing fresh, vibrant food, every small action plants a seed for a healthier future 🌼

Take a moment today to breathe, reconnect with nature, and remember: growth takes time, but every step forward matters 💚

04/28/2026

updating the farm season with some archives from our food ways event, thank you to everyone who showed up and participated in our flower crown celebration!

04/27/2026

Summer full of fun, food and skills. Join us for exciting farm to table entrepreneur program for youth aged 16-24. Learn to grow, cook up amazing dishes, and discover how to turn your Culinary creations into real business, all in one program. Support us in our journey of cultivating young chefs!!! Vote of us today using this link!! https://pbstanford.org/yppb2026/sms_signup

04/23/2026

As we wrap up Earth Day, it’s important to remember that Earth Day isn’t just one day—it’s every day. 🌎

This year is extra special for Sowing Seeds of Change as we celebrate our 5th birthday, so we’re marking it with 5 simple ways you can help protect our planet:

1. Support organizations that are constantly giving back and creating real change
2. Be conscious of the water you use
3. Use less plastic in your daily life
4. Choose more eco-friendly travel options
5. Save energy at home

Five years of growth, impact, and community—and five everyday actions to keep the momentum going. Here’s to continuing to sow seeds of change, one small step at a time 💚

04/23/2026

Happy Earth Day!!! 🌎💚🌱

We have some BIG news… Sowing Seeds of Change is officially a 501(c)(3) nonprofit!!

That means we’re now a recognized organization dedicated to serving our community, and all donations to support our work can go directly back into growing our programs, our farm, and our impact 🌿

It’s honestly amazing to think about how far we’ve come—5 years ago, this was just an abandoned parking lot… and now it’s a fully grown, thriving farm. And we’re not stopping there—we’re getting ready to grow into a second location!! 🌼

To every volunteer, supporter, donor, and friend—thank you for believing in us and helping us grow something so special. This journey wouldn’t exist without you 💚

5 years of growth, community, and change… and we’re just getting started 🌱✨

04/21/2026

Meet our Board 🌱✨
Next up, we’re highlighting Erin Mahoney—Board Member!

We are so happy to have her and welcome her to our board 💚

Over the last 15 years, Erin has planted, maintained and harvested gardens throughout Los Angeles County on behalf of Heart Beet Gardening, Santa Monica Unified School District, Palos Verdes School Gardens and Vanguard Community Garden. She is the Program Director for Grow2Zero Farms, a certified Master Gardener through UCANR, and a Certified Native Plant Landscaper through the Theodore Payne Foundation. Erin spent several years developing and teaching garden curriculum at the elementary, middle and high school levels before moving on to manage LA County’s Smart Gardening program and helping to develop and launch Long Beach’s Future Urban Farmers Academy. Erin is passionate about agroecological growing methods and the intersection of agriculture, nature and philosophy. In addition to continuing to support urban agricultural education in Long Beach, Erin is currently growing in the Ojai Valley and working with the Ojai Valley Green Coalition and other partners to expand regenerative gardening efforts in Ventura County.

More of our amazing board coming your way today + tomorrow 👀💚

04/21/2026

Meet our Board 🌱✨
Next up, we’re highlighting Alicia Durante—Board Member!

We are so happy to have her and welcome her to our board 💚

Alicia Duarte is a public servant and advocate for people impacted by systemic injustice. She works in homeless services to bridge gaps between the homelessness response system and the people who need it. Alicia learned of Sowing Seeds of Change after joining one of Long Beach’s Community Gardens during the quarantine, and was so moved by their mission that she reached out and offered to volunteer immediately. She has supported SSC off and on with grant seeking and looks forward to getting more involved with other aspects of the organization this year. Alicia lives in downtown Long Beach with her husband, nephew, two cats, and one Crested Gecko. Alicia likes to consider herself a gardener but has probably killed too many Calatheas to earn that title.

More of our amazing board coming your way today + tomorrow 👀💚

04/21/2026

Meet our Board 🌱✨
Next up, we’re highlighting Ehsan Zaffar—Board Member!

We are so happy to have him and welcome him to our board 💚

Ehsan is a civil rights attorney, social entrepreneur, and proud Long Beach resident. He serves as Founding Executive Director of The Difference Engine: Arizona State University’s Center on the Future of Equality, a venture studio that builds practical tools to combat inequality. He also holds faculty appointments at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law and School of Social Transformation.
Before launching The Difference Engine, Ehsan spent a decade as Senior Advisor on Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where he worked to protect the rights of vulnerable communities nationwide. He currently serves as a Commissioner on the California Commission on the State of Hate and sits on the boards of the ACLU of Southern California and Human Rights Watch’s Los Angeles Committee.
Ehsan is passionate about affordability, food access, and the belief that communities are not problems to be solved but entrepreneurs who see possibility. His connection to Sowing Seeds of Change grew from a shared conviction that equitable futures are built from the ground up … literally. He was drawn to the organization’s hands-on approach to youth empowerment, food justice, and neighborhood transformation in Long Beach, and is honored to support its mission as a board member.

More of our amazing board coming your way today + tomorrow 👀💚

04/21/2026

Meet our Board 🌱✨
Next up, we’re highlighting Dina Feldman—Co-Founder & Board Member!

We are so happy to have her and continue building alongside her 💚

Dina is an immigrant of Mexico, a graduate of UCLA, and Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) turned social entrepreneur and community builder. Dina is the founder of Feel Good Salsa (her former food brand) and Feel Good Kitchen LB. Her love for cooking led her to walk away from her career of over 20 years and starting her farmers market business in November of 2017. After experiencing a myriad struggles and challenges with securing a commercial kitchen for her business, she was inspired to help other businesses. This led her to starting the first shared commercial kitchen facility in Long Beach, Feel Good Kitchen LB, where she helps other small food start ups grow their food business. Her passion for doing good led her to co-founding Sowing Seeds Of Change Urban Farm where she can use her entrepreneurial spirit and network of connections, as well as her skills as a BCBA to enrich the lives of Sowing Seeds of Change participants.

More of our amazing board coming your way today + tomorrow 👀💚

04/21/2026

Meet our Board 🌱✨
Next up, we’re highlighting Renate Boronowsky—Board Member & Secretary!

We are so happy to have her and warmly welcome her to our board 💚

Renate is a community advocate with a passion for sustainability, food justice, and education. She brings experience in nonprofit development, grant writing, and partnerships to her role on the Sowing Seeds of Change board. Beyond her work with Sowing Seeds of Change, Renate supports Long Beach Community Compost, co-chairs the Green Team at Longfellow Elementary, and serves on the Long Beach Unified School District’s Climate Action Task Force. She also leads the Long Beach Compost and Food Waste Working Group and is part of the California Alliance for Community Composters.

More of our amazing board coming your way today + tomorrow 👀💚

04/21/2026

Meet our Board 🌱✨
We’re kicking off our first board member spotlight with our Executive Director & Co-Founder, Lindsay Smith!

Driven by a passion for sustainability, community, and education, Lindsay co-founded Sowing Seeds of Change in 2020 after leaving her career in special education. Through this Long Beach urban farm, she’s helped create opportunities for differently abled youth and those transitioning out of foster care—teaching everything from agriculture and culinary skills to entrepreneurship and life skills.

Beyond that, her work brings fresh food, education, and green spaces to the community through cooking demos, farmers markets, and food distribution programs. She continues to stay deeply involved in local food systems, serving on advisory boards, collaborating with organizations, and working as a horticultural therapist.

Her vision: to grow a healthier, more equitable community—right here in Long Beach and beyond 🌿

Stay tuned… more of our incredible board dropping today + tomorrow 👀💚

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620 San Francisco Avenue
Long Beach, CA
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Wednesday	9am - 1pm
Thursday	9am - 1pm

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http://sowingseedsofchange.org/

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