Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture

Locally and sustainably grown produce is often inaccessible and unaffordable for under-resourced communities. Arcadia was founded to address this supply and demand gap in the local food system by addressing all areas from production to distribution. Its five-acre fruit and vegetable farm grows healthy and sustainable food while a year-long Veteran Farmer Program helps to educate dozens of growers in ecologically sound methods – many have graduated to run their own sustainable farms. Partnering with local schools, churches, and community spaces to deliver food and agriculture education programs, Arcadia encourages young and old residents to try new fruits and vegetables and to start gardens. Mobile Markets stationed in low-income neighborhoods make culturally appropriate, locally grown food convenient and affordable. Good food improves public health, and the time is ripe to nourish our society.