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Teaching wellness through urban farming

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Sonia Flunder-McNair

One of the most special things that Sonia has been involved in is transforming a neglected park into a USDA-registered urban farm.

Good Cookin’
March 10, 2026

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What is an urban farmer? Just ask Sonia Flunder-McNair. She is an urban farmer, herbalist, educator, community organizer, and director of public health in Ohio.

Urban farming is cultivating, processing, and distributing foods, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, and even livestock, with a city or suburban area. An urban farm might be found in a creative space like on a rooftop, in a vacant lot, or even set up indoors, maybe vertically. The intent is to decrease food insecurity, reduce environmental impacts, and foster community engagement.

Says Sonia, “I lead urban farming, wellness, and education initiatives that teach youth and adults how to grow food, use herbs for healing, and create value-added products.” She connects agriculture with wellness, entrepreneurship, and community development in the vicinity of Toledo, Ohio.

Even though her work is based in Ohio, Sonia’s values and love for homegrown food and traditional cooking comes from her roots in Shreveport, Louisiana. She says she has “Southern foodways!”

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