5 Loaves Farm

5 Loaves Farm is so much more than just the growing and selling of crops.

1. It is about investing in the earth, building healthy soils that will last for decades.
2. It is about investing in a community of neighbors, growing the food that is unique to them, bringing them something special that was grown just down the block.
3. It is about investing in the youth of our neighborhood, knowing that the skills, work experience, and encouragement we are giving them are worth infinitely more than the paycheck they receive each week. 
4. It is about investing in work that we know is greater than pulling weeds for hours in the hot sun, greater than transplanting green onions in the cold spring rain, greater than getting up early every Saturday morning to harvest before the farmer’s market.

And it is because we love the Lord and we love the world. We love the earth and the commission we have been given to care for it. We love our neighbors, both those down the street and across the world, the old Italians of our neighborhood, and the young Congolese children.

So as you donate this year, know that you are participating in something radical. It’s something simple, yet it’s a radical statement. It’s saying, you care more about giving than taking, about investing more than you reap, about diversity over efficiency.

5 Loaves Farm is a community hub on Buffalo’s West Side, using once-vacant properties as a living classroom where we provide jobs for local youth, spiritual nourishment to our neighbors, and access to healthy, sustainably grown food.