Homeless Garden Project
Address: Shaffer Road, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
We are a 3.5 acre organic farm on the West Side of Santa Cruz offering a 26 week CSA! We employ people experiencing homelessness to garden, and we also provide case management and job training! In May of 1990, the Citizens Committee for the Homeless, a Santa Cruz County nonprofit organization, began a new project by opening the gates of an organic garden on Pelton Avenue. The Homeless Garden Project would provide job training and meaningful work in a therapeutic environment. The Homeless Garden Project began as a place to provide sanctuary, refuge, and meaningful work within the healing space of the organic farm. Blossoming over time and furthering the project's benefits, the farm harvests have provided an opportunity to support our vision and community through our CSA program, farm stand, and crafts, which are sold at our local Santa Cruz stores & online. We are genuinely humbled by the profound transformations our trainees make in our job training program, and the generous support
CSA details
- Season
- May to November
- Share sizes
- Full shares
- Typical share
- vegetables, cut flowers
- Pickup / delivery
- on-farm pickup
- Payment
- Cash, Debit card/Credit card, Shopify
- Growing practices
- USDA-certified organic
How to sign up
CSA contact details and current share pricing are maintained on the farm's USDA Local Food Portal listing: view the full Homeless Garden Project listing →. Shares often sell out before the season starts, so reach out early.
Location
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Last updated by USDA: 2025-03-04 19:10:05