Seeds of Change: How Seattle Students Are Growing Community Through Urban Farming
“I found so much solace in gardening and farming, and I thought that it was an under-accessible thing to students on campus,” Martin said.
By Fatima Ali,
Then Spectator
October 15, 2025
Excerpt:
Founded in 2016, Yes Farm’s mission goes beyond growing produce. Its goal is to address food insecurity in Seattle, a city where access to food is still unequal.
“I think there’s a bunch of people in the community who had a dream of feeding people nutrient-dense food because of the displacement and [other challenges the community has faced],” Tajani Ruffin, farm manager at Yes Farm said. “So if people are gonna pass through, it might as well be a place that they could be nourished on their way through as well.”
Ruffin describes Yes Farm’s work as both practical and deeply personal, saying its mission is to provide culturally relevant produce while creating a shared green space for the community.
Partnerships have been essential to that mission. Ruffin explained that organizations like Byrd Barr Place, one of the oldest anti-poverty organizations in Seattle, help extend Yes Farm’s reach by purchasing produce and distributing it to underserved communities for free.
“Any unserved community, I feel like we have these partnerships that really pour into us as an organization and pour into the community, so we’re all getting fed in a way that’s fair,” Ruffin said.
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Source: https://cityfarmer.info/seeds-of-change-how-seattle-students-are-growing-community-through-urban-farming/
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