Black-Woman-Led Sistas In The Village Farm Bringing Fresh Food To Chicago’s South Sid

by Atavia Reed via https://blockclubchicago.org/

Co-founders Mecca Bey and Nyabweza “Bweza” Itaagi began planting their Englewood farm in May. The duo hope to provide a place for peace and healthy food options in the community.

Kendrick Lamar is blasting through the speakers on the Sistas In The Village farm as co-founders Mecca Bey and Nyabweza “Bweza” Itaagi tend to patches of collards and okra. 

Since May, the founders have been working daily on their 1-acre plot at 5800 S. Ada St. through blazing heat and rain to grow a sustainable farm that will provide fresh food and a respite for neighbors in Englewood. 

Sistas In The Village started “in the heart of the pandemic” in May 2020 to sustain communities like Englewood that had limited access to healthy, fresh food when they needed it most, Bey said. 

In the past two years, Bey and Itaagi have moved to the Ada Street location and created an inclusive space that prioritizes physical and spiritual healing. Their work is just getting started, they said. 

Soon, neighbors will be able to visit the farm to shop for fresh produce, including watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers and potatoes. Families can feed one another…

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