Farm & Food Sovereignty

Resilient Roots Farm

Resilient Roots Farm is an intergenerational community farm in Camden, New Jersey that provides high school internships.

It is located at 29th Street and Cramer Street in East Camden, New Jersey.

If you would like to volunteer at the garden, please contact minh.tran@vietlead.org.

 

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Resilient Roots 2020: Growing Our Minds Zine  

August 14, 2020 — Showcase art project for our summer food justice internship!

 

Co Phuong is our elder grower who loves to teach our youth how to cook and farm. Watch her youtube to learn more about how to grow and cook Vietnamese vegetables and dishes.

Our Work

NJ Healthy Community Network Blog (NJHCN): Resilient Roots

The New Jersey Healthy Communities Network’s Community Grants Program brings together local, regional, and statewide funders, leaders and partners to support communities in implementing healthy eating and active living strategies to advance environment, policy and system changes.

Access to land contributes to healing and self-determination.” Grid Magazine, 2017

Lan Dinh explains the issue with land dispossession and how VietLead is contributing to making land more accessible.

Reimaging Resistance: Community is Power (Philly We Rise, 2017)

“All we really do is look to our ancestral and cultural ways to find the answer.”

Camden's Elder Garden unites Vietnamese community (ABC Visions, 2017)

“A garden in East Camden is connecting Vietnamese elder refugees to their homeland, while teaching the younger generation about their roots.”

 

 Funders

Community Planning and Advocacy Council | UAIP