How 3 women, $3,000 and 3 manure-filled cars changed a neighborhood.

This is a story about how a handful of people, a few tarps, and a few sedan loads of compost transformed a forgotten lot into a place where good things grow. Providing access to fresh produce free of charge for the neighborhood.

Learn more about Shift Our Ways Collective and support here: sowcollective.org

The lot, once forgotten is now a place for community, connection, and a whole lot of joy. Transformed from the kind of place you'd walk past without a second glance to a thriving urban farm.

Can’t wait for you to meet Steph from Shift Our Ways Collective. This is more than just a gardening story—it's about resilience, food sovereignty, food access, and access to green space - about building something beautiful. And sure, it wasn’t easy. But that’s the thing about doing something that matters—you can’t wait for ideal conditions or the perfect plan. You start where you are, with what you’ve got.

It’s about being the kind of person who says, “Yeah, I’ll shove a tarp full of manure into my sedan if it means something good might come of it.

Because good things do come of it. They grow. And in a world where a lot of people are quick to say “that’ll never work" sometimes all it takes is a few stubborn souls crazy enough to believe in the power of a veggie patch to say, "Well, what if it does?”

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